Please do read the article and not merely the title for this one. It’s actually quite thoughtful, and from someone qualified to write about it.
Science to some extent; the omicron variant to a larger extent. But a variant could have equally been more damaging and gone the other way. Science and luck. For now.
>There are now clearly three camps of scientists voicing opinions on what is happening and what to do in the coming weeks. This can be confusing for the public.
The first group still seem to see the virus as the same deadly one of March 2020, despite the massive scientific progress in managing it, and they suggest extremely cautious measures. The second say they’ve been right all along in that mass infection is unavoidable; this is the “let it rip” group. They ignore the dramatic difference that mass vaccinations and treatments have made – avoiding serious illness from Covid-19 now is wholly different from 2020.
The third group – where I sit – have evolved their position as the data and tools, namely vaccines and therapeutics, have also evolved to transform Covid-19 into something more akin to other infectious diseases that we control and manage. My analysis has consistently responded to the latest evidence.
Do scientists normally engage in this reddit level of strawman shithousery? “Ohh yeah those scientists urging caution *totally* think the virus hasn’t changed at all, unlike myself who does science.”
Well if the Guardian is publishing this sort of opinion then it really is time to move on and live with it.
Fair play Devi, last person I expected to read that from. Actually a well written article.
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Please do read the article and not merely the title for this one. It’s actually quite thoughtful, and from someone qualified to write about it.
Science to some extent; the omicron variant to a larger extent. But a variant could have equally been more damaging and gone the other way. Science and luck. For now.
>There are now clearly three camps of scientists voicing opinions on what is happening and what to do in the coming weeks. This can be confusing for the public.
The first group still seem to see the virus as the same deadly one of March 2020, despite the massive scientific progress in managing it, and they suggest extremely cautious measures. The second say they’ve been right all along in that mass infection is unavoidable; this is the “let it rip” group. They ignore the dramatic difference that mass vaccinations and treatments have made – avoiding serious illness from Covid-19 now is wholly different from 2020.
The third group – where I sit – have evolved their position as the data and tools, namely vaccines and therapeutics, have also evolved to transform Covid-19 into something more akin to other infectious diseases that we control and manage. My analysis has consistently responded to the latest evidence.
Do scientists normally engage in this reddit level of strawman shithousery? “Ohh yeah those scientists urging caution *totally* think the virus hasn’t changed at all, unlike myself who does science.”
Well if the Guardian is publishing this sort of opinion then it really is time to move on and live with it.
Fair play Devi, last person I expected to read that from. Actually a well written article.