Public trust in science has built up strongly during the Covid-19 pandemic, but if there is no breakthrough over the next six months on a vaccine this could be quickly undermined, according to Prof Luke O’Neill. He believed the leading US immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci – “the great hero” for many – had pertinent advice for scientists in the form of three rules. While scientific literacy in Ireland was at an all-time high, scientists could not be neutral. “They have to counter the fake stuff, especially if it harms people”, he said. The webinar, Science in the Headlines: Communicating Covid-19, was hosted by the Celsius Group in Dublin City University.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2020 17:29 UTC