While not downplaying our current careful situation, I think we've got a lot to be optimistic about in 2021, if we can think globally 🌍 & act appropriately 💉😷
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this interview with @fabiennekatrin: '1 year of #SARSCoV2'
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this interview with @fabiennekatrin: '1 year of #SARSCoV2'
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blick.ch/schweiz/epidem…
On conspiracy theories:
"Unfortunately, conspiracy theories have become very dominant in the pandemic. I can understand: [they often] provide much simpler explanations. We scientists should learn from this, to make what we say more accessible and understandable."
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"Unfortunately, conspiracy theories have become very dominant in the pandemic. I can understand: [they often] provide much simpler explanations. We scientists should learn from this, to make what we say more accessible and understandable."
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On mutations:
"If many people have already been infected, it is an advantage for a virus [to evade] this immunity. A year ago that would not have been of any use to the virus. But now... we just have to be aware that the pandemic is not static. It is constantly changing."
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"If many people have already been infected, it is an advantage for a virus [to evade] this immunity. A year ago that would not have been of any use to the virus. But now... we just have to be aware that the pandemic is not static. It is constantly changing."
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On why continuing to reduce cases is important:
"It's a win-win scenario. In the worst case, variants [increase] cases - but we start with a lower case number - a better position. In the best case, the cases go down, the variants have no effect - & we can relax measures."
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"It's a win-win scenario. In the worst case, variants [increase] cases - but we start with a lower case number - a better position. In the best case, the cases go down, the variants have no effect - & we can relax measures."
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And on my reasons for cautious optimism as we move through 2021:
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