Oh dear. I didn't read the post that had incited such confusion on here from a fellow scientist because I think polemics against fellow scientists is unmerited but I am beginning to get a hint that she slandered me (which happened before on a hypothesis our group had that reduced
viral #inoculum reduces severity of disease). I will take a small break from Twitter now as I have so much work. But please remember this. Scientists usually write academically and their "fame" is very circumscribed within academic circles & they usually don't get listened to
by anyone else! So, it is tempting and exciting to become "famous" in a pandemic and be listened to by so many. And any scientist right now is as lonely and miserable as anyone else during COVID-19 because we are all human and connection is a part of human existence. So, that
loneliness is relieved by likes and retweets and all of that, but it does not get to the fundamental issue, which is that we all greatly desire to go back to a life post-vaccination that does not involve these measures. The longer this goes on, the more scientists get to be in
the limelight, but we are all lonely without human connection. It is so part of our humanity! So please know that we will get back to normal post-vaccination (when 70% or so have been vaccinated) and look forward to and plan for that day! It is close, depending on us getting
better logistically on mass vaccination. I love how human everyone is on my particular twitter feed. What a lovely bunch of friends who desire human connection and will work hard to get us back there! I am taking a break from Twitter for a week my friends. See you soon.
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