COVID-19 Why we are right to be scared, and what we can do about it. A thread.
Who the hell am I? I’m a former Army officer who runs a charity these days, and isn’t a scientist. 1/15
So, look after each other, particularly those who are less able and more at risk.
Look after yourselves, your own mental as well as your physical health.
Follow the science.
Wash your hands.
15/15
This is even more important than if you have a following for reasons other than your epidemiological expertise, so, some simple advice:
Shut the fuck up, you are scaring people.
People like Piers might have a voice, but they’d kill us all if we listened to it. Mute them.
13/15
The teams behind the Chief Scientific Advisor are extraordinary.
They are genuinely the world leaders in their fields, and they are ridiculously good at their jobs.
They aren’t googling the answers, or parroting a line that they just heard from a pushy presenter on TV.
7/15