Tim Drayton wrote:At a time when the mainstream media is censoring all views that deviate in any way from the narrative around Covid it is promoting non-stop and material containing dissenting views is taken down from the internet, it is good to see the Cyprus Mail permitting views that differ from the orthodox to be voiced in the following interview with Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Open University of Cyprus, Dr Elpidoforos Soteriades, who got his degree in epidemiology at Harvard:
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/10/26/no-m ... spreading/
This:
I think no one would argue that we should follow a policy for herd immunity, because herd immunity is not the result of government policies, rather, it’s a natural phenomenon.
and this:
While it’s absurd to claim that we are following policies to pursue herd immunity, it’s equally wrong to enforce such strict policies to try to prevent herd immunity from occurring naturally.
are probably the only smart statements among the 3000+ replies in this thread.
I do believe that this virus is so unpredictable that I will do my outmost to shield myself - and take reasonable measures to to so (work from home, avoid crowds, use a mask when being exposed)
I do believe that a reasonably effective vaccine will be available at some times - and I am willing to taking it, not fearing to become a Bill Gates zombie
I do believe that most governments did not enforced policies out of some hidden agenda, most of them were just shitting their pants from the scaremongering
I do believe that some governments (but a very few) are using the crisis to enforce policies that are totally off. Cyprus and western European countries not being among them
I do believe that the scaremongering and the pandemic in some cases were equally bad
I noticed that this thread stayed dormant for more than a week. Let's let it rest in peace now.
