The Danger of a Single Threat by Peter Redfield - "A pandemic carries many stories, only some of which involve the virus"

Title:
The Danger of a Single Threat

Author:
Peter Redfield

Published:
Society for Cultural Anthropology (culanth.org), Fieldsights, 22 May 2020
https://culanth.org/fieldsights/the-danger-of-a-single-threat

From the article:
This pandemic moment has certainly inspired an outbreak of crisis commentary. Between orders to shelter in place and anxious demands for information, it comes as no surprise that people traffic in frenetic updates and insights, rumors and theories. Facing a potential threat, who would not want a recipe for safety? At the same time, fragmentary data and the evolving storyline of a novel pathogen undermine quick conclusions. Beneath expert pronouncements, charts and graphs, things remain partly predictable and yet discomfortingly uncertain. Prescriptions for action and potential critique abound, not always in sync.

Opinion (STAT, 27 April 2020) - Scientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized

Title:
Scientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized

Authors:
Vinay Prasad & Jeffrey S. Flier

Published:
STAT, 27 April 2020

From the opinion piece:
"When major decisions must be made amid high scientific uncertainty, as is the case with Covid-19, we can’t afford to silence or demonize professional colleagues with heterodox views. Even worse, we can’t allow questions of science, medicine, and public health to become captives of tribalized politics. Today, more than ever, we need vigorous academic debate."

To read this article:
https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/27/hear-scientists-different-views-covid-19-dont-attack-them/