Thread by @AimeeKGunther

Excited to tune into such a rockstar plenary! #CSPC2020

https://twitter.com/DeNovo_Fatima/status/1328383238331621376

Mona Nemer🇨🇦:
Trilateral exercise with UK, US a few years earlier helped as Chief Science Adviser a new role in Canada: "It may start as a health emergency, but it may not stay that way"👀
#CSPC2020

Rémi Quirion🇨🇦⚜️: Especially in Canada, with healthcare being a provincial responsibility, close communication between national and provincial science ministers are important.
Also the increasing science advice to municipalities are a positive development during this pandemic 👍

Jean-Francois Delfraissy🇫🇷:
▪️Timing, different expectations between politicians, scientists, public service for when good science will arrive
▪️Without doubt, there can be no good science. Hard to communicate
▪️Urgent advice not accepted as quickly as it should have been

Krishnaswamy Vijay🇮🇳:
📍Keep multiple messages at forefront: don't forget social distancing, etc because a vaccine may be coming!
📍IT backend, supply chain... all the forthcoming challenges of rolling this out! #CSPC2020

Juliet Gerrard🇳🇿:
▫️NZ had extra time before the virus landed, able to observe, tap into science advice network
▫️Good leadership from the PM. Go hard, go early!
▫️Good relationships between scientists w/in the country
▫️Clear, aligned communication from PM, press
#CSPC2020

Mona Nemer🇨🇦:
Trilateral exercise with UK, US a few years earlier helped as Chief Science Adviser a new role in Canada: "It may start as a health emergency, but it may not stay that way"👀
#CSPC2020

I resonate with Mona Nemer's reiteration of the importance on good, strong relationships between various science advisors. This is all well and good but it is important to formalize the structure at some point.
#CSPC2020