Thread by @SusiAnsujali

@HoarseWisperer This new gif gave me comfort and made me smile:

Meet Germany’s Dr Fauci —

Prof. Chritian Drosten.

The world’s leading expert on emerging new viruses who invented the testing on SARS in 2003 (even beat the CDC to it), leading adviser to Chancellor Merkel on coronavirus.

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@HoarseWisperer

https://twitter.com/susiansujali/status/1243554689112776704?s=21

The gif shows him in one of this week’s near daily pressers in Berlin.

It conveys all he stands for that propelled him to near stardom those last weeks.

Calmness, compassion, a hopeful look on life, humor, yet seriousness, focus... and much more.

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@HoarseWisperer He’s been doing daily 30-40min podcasts with science journalists on coronavirus for a month which are a main source of public information on this pandemic in Germany.

Basically, he’s the one steering us through this storm (as German MSM put it) with calm expertise.

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@HoarseWisperer He’s measured, realistic, open, honest - and never hesitates to add to an earlier statement or walk it back if he gets new info, or even admit that there’s stuff he simply doesn’t know.

Him winking in this presser - seemingly totally relaxed - gives me hope and comfort.

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@HoarseWisperer Hope that we’re in good hands.

That the experts are on it.
That they’ll crack this thing.
That in the end we’ll pull through.

And that there’s still reason to smile.

Because they got this.

5/5

@HoarseWisperer PS: Don’t ask me why this week somehow narrowed down to this gif.

Maybe I’m just fangirling b/c I love people with knowledge, a good head on their shoulders, with an insightful & measured POV & knowing how to put this expertise into layman’s terms.

Reminds me of some Hoarse...

@HoarseWisperer In other, more profane, news -

we got a new sofa. 😀

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(cuz I botched up this bloody thread 🤦‍♀️)

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