Confronting Covid Revisionism: A Dialogue on Pandemic Severity and Public Health Expertise
By
Science Matters - Joshua Weitz
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Summary
A dialogue between two Georgia Tech professors (Greg Gibson and the author) confronting revisionist narratives that seek to downplay the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic and undermine public health institutions. Written five years after their collaboration on an asymptomatic testing campaign for the university's Fall 2020 return to classes, the article pushes back against efforts to diminish the pandemic's impact and dismantle public health expertise.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFive years later much has changed. There are new epidemic threats and a concerted effort to undermine public health experts and expertise, abetted by revisionist takes on Covid's severity.
Greg approached me earlier in the summer after th
helping to design, build, and implement an asymptomatic testing campaign in advance of the return to classes in Fall 2020
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