Thread by @dgurdasani1

>60,000 deaths in the UK, with 595 deaths reported today. And rising excess deaths each wk.

Where are the COVID-19 deniers, and 'herd immunity' proponents now, when the impact of their disinformation campaigns is being felt?

We warned against this repeatedly, but were ignored.

We've all received so much abuse about 'fear-mongering', 'fake' predictions, fake tests etc.

The sad truth is not only was all this completely foreseeable, it was foreseen, and recommendations made to prevent it. But nothing was done.

Instead the govt chose to listen to people like Heneghan, and Gupta, and now we have the ERG, and Farage taking this on further.

All while we have to helplessly watch while entirely preventable deaths occur.

And we may have a vaccine soon. This is a cause for optimism, but also brings home how each an every death was preventable if only government had listened to the scientists screaming from the rooftops.

And if only some scientists had not been complicit in what is grossly unethical and negligent research practice, which has, and will cost tens of thousands of lives. We really need to rethink the structural deficiencies in UK academia, that allowed this to happen.

I can't even begin to describe how painful it has been to watch this entirely predictable disaster unfolding whilst being able to do absolutely nothing, feeling like a complete failure, and mourning the huge loss that's been with us all of this year. I'm outraged & heartbroken.

I know we're not supposed to be emotive, as scientists, and communicators, but this is really hard.