All we can say is WOW - Guest speaker Prof Madhukar Pai gave a phenomenal talk on the "Covidization of research: what are the risks" in which he raised several issues related to focus-driven research in response to pandemics such as #Covid19.

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Key points that Prof Pai raised included:
-repurpose of funding towards #Covid19 research taking funds away from other research focus areas
-the alarming pivot in research expertise in response to the #Covid19 pandemic and its impact on health research

-the loss of public trust in science as a result of the constant conflict in scientific opinion as it relates to #COVID19SA
-issues associated with pandemic-driven research efforts as it relates to non-pandemic crisis research and the impact thereof

A recording of Prof Pai's talk will be made available in the coming weeks. We highly recommend that you take the time to watch this presentation when it becomes available. We will post the link in this thread for those interested!