It is the duty of infectious disease epidemiologists advising governments to err on the side of caution. They advise on (or rather warn about) the risks of worst case scenarios, and they never decide on policy; politicians do.
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelists-scientists-circled-wagons-over-coronavirus-threat via @timeshighered

Anyone with relevant expertise and/or insights should feel free to express their views on how society should deal with major issues such as the #COVID19 pandemic. Though, this comes with a responsibility, in particular for those who hold an influential position in society.
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#COVID19 is a 'super-wicked' problem. There is no easy solution and no silver bullet, only tradeoffs between measures that can make the global long-term situation slightly better, or worse. Anyone who claims otherwise does not have a good understanding of the problem.
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It would be helpful if more scientists and politicians accepted the complexity of the #COVID19 pandemic, and stopped pretending they hold 'the one solution'. All this empty sloganeering, on all sides of the debate, hinders the adult discussion which we need to engage with.
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