Sweden vs. New Zealand, with Taiwan in the lead

Is the Covid pandemic and our collective responses to it best framed as health vs. the economy? That is, are countries forced to make a horrible trade-off between:


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/covid-19/2020/12/11/sweden-vs-new-zealand-with-taiwan-in-the-lead/