I write to commend you on one of the more thoughtful blogs on COVID-19 that I have read. I've been modeling, and writing about, SARS-CoV-2 since March of 2020, and following the literature closely. Your assessment and practical advice seem spot on. Thank you.
I think my only criticism is your one sentence polemic about the FDA, the CDC, and WHO. While I don't know anyone at the WHO, I have many colleagues at both the FDA and the CDC. The FDA and the CDC respect science, respect data, and respect regulations. They were villified under the previous administra... (read more)
I think no one is denying that good people with good intentions and ethics work at the FDA and CDC.
But I’m not sure where to go with that? Support them no matter what? What incentive would they have to improve if we took that approach?
Hopefully the kind of criticism here is valuable feedback about how their policies are playing out in the real world, even if it’s not optimized for charitability. There’s a lot of people with relevant experience and perspectives that feel unheard here, Tara Haelle (Zvi mentions elsewhere) is one excellent example. https://twitter.com/tarahaelle/status/1478531929351860225?s=20
I write to commend you on one of the more thoughtful blogs on COVID-19 that I have read. I've been modeling, and writing about, SARS-CoV-2 since March of 2020, and following the literature closely. Your assessment and practical advice seem spot on. Thank you.
I think my only criticism is your one sentence polemic about the FDA, the CDC, and WHO. While I don't know anyone at the WHO, I have many colleagues at both the FDA and the CDC. The FDA and the CDC respect science, respect data, and respect regulations. They were villified under the previous administra... (read more)