Australia's peak medical and public health associations have backed the chief medical officer advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic, saying conflicting advice from some medical commentators was contributing to public uncertainty about the response.
"In times of bushfires we did not second guess the advice of the chief fire and emergency services commissioner. In times of public health emergency, we should not be second guessing the chief medical officer," the email to members said.he was worried "a variety of sources" were undermining public health officials' advice to government and creating panic, arguing "there's a level of expertise and understanding" needed to give the best advice.
Tania Sorrell, director of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, said high-profile commentators such as Dr Swan, who is not an epidemiologist, should be careful with their comments.
maybe if he didnt just promote Morrisons incorrect info earlier and actually acted on advice from the World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) there might be more trust.
Oh puleeaazzee! The guy is towing the political line!
The government's actions are not working. Positive case numbers doubling every 3.5 days would say they are failing, so it's right to call them out.
Coronavirus, We can’t confront anything today without exaggeration and hysteria. We seem to love alarmism. Dr. Drew Pinsky: Coronavirus Panic Must Stop, Press Needs to Be Held Accountable for Hurting People
Everyone wants to be an expert because there doesn’t seem to be one around.
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