Advisers doing their best to keep up with Covid-19 evidence, say top epidemiologists
SA’s Salim Abdool Karim says differences among scientists are not personal
08 October 2020 - 18:50
The public needs to understand that the advice from scientists guiding governments’ response to the coronavirus pandemic is continuously changing in response to evolving knowledge about the disease, the leading epidemiologists advising Sweden and SA agreed on Thursday.
While the governments of the two nations have taken different approaches to the disease, both have faced criticism for their efforts to strike a balance between saving lives and disrupting society...
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