How covid spreads: narratives, counter-narratives and social dramas. Our paper for BMJ to inform the UK's covid-19 inquiry. So far, all the things we claimed in this paper have been borne out in the inquiry. This is an international scandal. www.bmj.com/content/378/...
Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues explore why inaccurate narratives about the mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 emerged early in the pandemic and shaped a flawed policy response, with tragic consequen...
I greatly enjoyed this piece, and by "enjoy," I mean that I was impressed by its depth, rigor, comprehensiveness in including theories of social and political science in the assessment.
Full of admiration for the whole team! Your truth and skills mean a lot.
Funny enough in November 2021 when I caught covid-19 the Danish track and trace was going bananas about droplets and how me touching surfaces in a shared space could transmit the disease to the people I was sharing a flat with at the time.
Excellent paper But you forgot to mention this casualty of the misinformation around SarsCov2 spread www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian Dr Daniel Reardon ended up in hospital after inserting magnets in his nostrils while building a necklace that warns you when you touch your face
Good to see "that tweet" from WHO immortalised in the literature
Yet these false narratives have stuck. Remain astounded that I am often in a minority when wearing a mask at work in hospital. The belief it is not airborne, that we must roll up our sleeves and live with it ingrained in minds of many.