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> Scientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard It's interesting to phrase this as "views." I'd prefer to see all relevant data.

• philosopher1234 6y ago
  It seems like interpretations (views) of data from seasoned professionals who are much more familiar with the context than the general public are also valuable
• mataug 6y ago
  My guess is that views here translates to hypothesis. Sometimes Scientists could have a gut feeling, and this may not have data to back it up. I think its still important to talk about it, while acknowledging that we're discussing a hypothesis, and not a proven fact.
• dnautics 6y ago
  You're out of luck, the data are still relatively sparse, (understandably) collected under duress, and (understandably) without controls. Just about anything predictive (and many descriptive things too) any reputable scientist says will be slightly better than informed speculation. The ethically sound scientists will disclose the level of caution their suggestions for policy entail, and there will be plenty of very talented scientists who will raise a furor on the grounds that the layperson cannot be trusted to take socially responsible action without an exaggerated threat over their heads.