Thread by @IanScoones, #COVID19 (1/3) To address uncertainties, "Is ‘the science’

Ian Scoones

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#COVID19 (1/3) To address uncertainties, "Is ‘the science’ – and so the advice – broad enough?" https://www.ids.ac.uk/?p=57856 .">https://www.ids.ac.uk/... We now know that in the UK it wasn& #39;t - https://bit.ly/2znq5V0 ">https://bit.ly/2znq5V0&q... @IDS_UK @stepscentre

Who's who on secret scientific group advising UK government?

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) is advising cabinet on coronavirus response

https://www.ids.ac.uk/?p=57856

(2/3) #COVID19 As Paul Richards @SSHAP_action argues, communities must think like epidemiologists and epidemiologists must think like communities...". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52268320">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl...

Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa

Communities in Africa must be consulted about lockdowns, argue Alex de Waal and Paul Richards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52268320

(3/3) …. given the rapid adoption of physical distancing etc., the former has happened, but modellers have not been engaging with communities and practitioners enough https://bit.ly/2Y70mum .">https://bit.ly/2Y70mum&q... This is a big gap, made worse by narrow science advice networks. #COVID19

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