COVID-19 has made epidemiologists and virologists of us all! Actually, there are two main reason that I have resisted adding my two pence's worth. Firstly, there is so much information out there about it that I feel like I would be just needlessly adding to it. Secondly, does anyone care what I think?
Now from my perspective as someone trained in molecular biology, I feel I should know more about this than the average person, but I realise I know a lot less someone specifically trained for this. But is there anyone who has trained for this?
How science is covered in the news is very important. The majority of people are only exposed to science when it hits the headlines. It is a form of scientific out-reach. Even if you consider yourself to be scientifically literate, the chances are that you pick up new developments from a news outlet, be that catching it on TV, a national paper or a specialised scientific magazine. Now I am not a journalist, and I am not going to demonise how journalists report the science. They have their own pressures and demands which as a non-journalist I cannot appreciate, but that doesn’t stop me considering the repercussions of their work.
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