I also don't like unjustified scapegoating and, yes, of course pandemics have their fog of war. But, also, I spent months trying to counter claims by experts that masks were *actively* harmful or would engender false sense of security—both with no evidentiary or logical basis.
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I think you're right. WHO needs somehow to become more independent, a revision of the charter might be needed but seems like that opens up lots of opportunity for mischief.
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I get the worries, and yes it is under attack, but in my view, circling the wagons around failures makes the organization more vulnerable to future mischief. Similar to what Jeneen sent out.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/why-world-health-organization-failed/610063/ …
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The key issue isn't apportioning blame but keeping public trust—especially important because the agencies or the government we would normally trust aren't operating as they should. Unfair burden, perhaps, on the public health community but it's the time and it's the job. /fin
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Big thing is too that Trump, Johnson, Orban, Bolsonaro, Modi, all are institution-killers, they will work actively against us at this moment.
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