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WHO deserves a ton of blame. For one, they refused to call it a pandemic and actually pressured experts who disagreed to take back what they said and then calle
by electriclove 7y ago
WHO deserves a ton of blame. For one, they refused to call it a pandemic and actually pressured experts who disagreed to take back what they said and then called it a Pandemic the very next day.
https://twitter.com/RizaHawkeye8/status/1241415090097684480 https://twitter.com/RizaHawkeye8/status/1241415090097684480
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoUm, I've not been watching the WHO that closely, but didn't they state clearly their definition of a pandemic, and say [not a direct quote] "it's not yet a pandemic but might well become one", and then when it did pass their definition they called it a pandemic. Seems reasonable, forthright, and scientific. What did you want instead? Every epidemic to be called a pandemic?
- electriclove 7y agoIt was obvious to many experts (see tweet for one example) that it was a pandemic. These experts were frustrated that WHO was not recognizing it as one. My opinion is that WHO should have called it pandemic much earlier and raised the alarm much earlier.