Thread by @drlennardlee

1/x 🧵Worried to be thrown into a big Berlin protest #whs2022. I am here for #immunocompromised patients and learn about better covid prevention. Now there’s protester glued to the buildings, shouting 😡 at the 3500 conferences attendees about climate change. Police have arrived.

https://twitter.com/scientistrebel1/status/1581696353029083136

2/x This all is not good. Global collective approaches are essential. People must talk. Leaders must talk. Then there should be action. When people don’t feel there is transparency and have to protest, something has gone DEEPLY wrong.

3/x There must be DEEP trust and transparency in leaders. We must bring the public with us and explain the pros and cons. There should not be closed doors. These are key messages that the @IAPartnership are pushing and trained us to deliver. Protests=failure

4/x I know from the #forgotten500k why this is important. There is almost robust clinical support to protect the #immimocompromised. But it was not communicated well enough and not actioned. Patients want protection and #evusheld. They want a pilot before Christmas.

4/x In Germany, the @WorldHealthSmt have pioneered live streaming for open democracy. There is transparency here. I am looking forwards to talking to more about protecting cancer patients@and vulnerable. Message here is clear- the pandemic isn’t over. Lessons still to be learnt.

5/x It all points to why you must have acknowledged experts who can speak from experience and trust. We also need open leaders. I hope those outside will remain peaceful. Hopefully 🤞🏻I can get home safely without conflict. 😬

Thanks for the messages... got home safe 🙂. Got to meet many interesting people. Was a bit scared. Thanks staff for keeping us safe.