Friday, 24 July 2020

Lancet says scapegoating China for pandemic ‘not constructive’

‘Prestigious scientific journal The Lancet has praised aspects of China’s response to Covid-19, while pushing back against political rhetoric blaming the country for the pandemic.

‘An editorial published on Friday for the journal’s latest edition acknowledged that China had been “widely criticised for its role and responsibilities during the pandemic because of censorship, transparency, and human rights concerns”, but said the rest of the world could still learn from its disease control successes.’

Read here (South China Morning Post, July 24, 2020)

Download The Lancet editorial PDF here

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)