look i am normally on the side eye train but yes, it is actually a big deal woodward held that info back and it absolutely would have made a difference in a lot of public health contexts.
and as usual, @mattbc already has a very good thread up explaining this and some of the fall out from it https://twitter.com/mattbc/status/1303878670348693504?s=21
i will also say: i do not like to talk about my work until it’s mostly done or something to show for it but there were a few initiatives i was pulled into that got squashed because people didn’t think this was urgent enough at the time