Well, it's a scientist in a different field. More importantly, it's by a scientists that doesn't engage with the technical arguments made by those actually in t

Well, it's a scientist in a different field. More importantly, it's by a scientists that doesn't engage with the technical arguments made by those actually in the field, so it's unclear what exactly the label "scientist" brings. If a physicist criticises recommendations by epidemiologist without reference to the theory of how diseases spread, should you count that as disagreement from the consensus of how to fight infectious diseases?