Quote tweets of this from various sinophobes strike me as deranged nonsense.
Richard Horton makes a clear argument for extricating Chinese scientists from the state apparatus.
Few of the responses to it appear to engage with what he’s said.
Richard Horton makes a clear argument for extricating Chinese scientists from the state apparatus.
Few of the responses to it appear to engage with what he’s said.
https://twitter.com/aaronbastani/status/1358829755446030339
Full interview here. I found Horton a really informed, accessible guest on the whole topic of Covid.
Horton’s point here a straightforward one. Had Covid 19 emerged in India or much of sub-Saharan Africa the effects would have been much worse. That it happened it China, and East Asia more generally, slowed down spread and allowed a scientifically advanced country to sequence >
The genome incredibly quickly. Next time humanity may not be so lucky.
If we can’t examine important aspects of this pandemic such as that we will not be able to prepare for future pandemics (which are inevitable, distinct coronaviruses or otherwise).
If we can’t examine important aspects of this pandemic such as that we will not be able to prepare for future pandemics (which are inevitable, distinct coronaviruses or otherwise).
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