Thread by @freddiesayers, An entire, long, news story in @thesundaytimes by @Jonathan_

An entire, long, news story in @thesundaytimes by @Jonathan__Leake writing up our @unherd interview with Neil Ferguson without a single credit or reporting the source.

No wonder faith in MSM plummeting - that’s some low grade hackery https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-modelling-chief-epidemic-in-retreat-but-only-if-we-keep-our-distances-pxt2qqmrv

Coronavirus modelling chief: Epidemic in retreat but only if we keep our distances

Tough social-distancing measures will have to remain in force for at least a year if the UK is to gain control of the coronavirus, according to the latest research by the government’s pandemic

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-modelling-chief-epidemic-in-retreat-but-only-if-we-keep-our-distances-pxt2qqmrv

“The warning was issued by Professor Ferguson”... did he issue a press release @Jonathan__Leake ? interview here: https://unherd.com/thepost/imperials-prof-neil-ferguson-responds-to-the-swedish-critique/

Imperial's Prof Neil Ferguson defends lockdown strategy - The Post

Earlier this month, Swedish epideomiologist Johan Giesecke claimed that the UK was wrong to implement its lockdown measures, and singled out Professor Neil Ferguson’s Imperial study for being too...

https://unherd.com/thepost/imperials-prof-neil-ferguson-responds-to-the-swedish-critique/

Article has now been updated to include a ref in par 4 - thanks @Jonathan__Leake

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