Interview
Dr Fauci: follow the science
- Qualified young people may refrain from entering public service if they witness the treatment of Dr. Anthony Fauci and his colleagues.
- Death threats against scientists holding science-based opinions are predicted to remain common rather than rare in the current environment.
- The trend of threatening scientists and their families is expected to interfere with normal discourse, including agreements and disagreements.
- Society is hoped to find a way to exit the environment where expressing a disagreeing opinion results in threats.
- Significant societal divisiveness is expected to continue influencing public health issues through political ideology both domestically in the United States and globally.
- Unlike previous health crises such as HIV, Ebola, and Zika, profound political differences are expected to persist where completely untrue claims are accepted by large numbers of people.