Heard two Tory MPs say, "We& #39;re going to be living with the virus longer than we expected" on the radio this morning. This is a new narrative to avoid culpability for mishandling Covid that should not go unchallenged. Many warned we were in for a very long haul 1/
Coverage by @glichfield of the Imperial report in March warning of severe restrictions for "at least 18 months" until a vaccine is available https://twitter.com/glichfield/status/1239912304713641984?s=20">https://twitter.com/glichfiel... 2/
Further coverage from the FT of the same report: Even once a country’s lockdown is "complete", some restrictions must remain until the vaccine. https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1240631035991412736?s=20">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd... 3/
Me in early April, looking at the bleak long-term scenarios the government had to face https://twitter.com/Ananyo/status/1247181831721684992?s=20">https://twitter.com/Ananyo/st... 4/
Paper in @ScienceMagazine from mid-April: warning of recurrent outbreaks perhaps out to 2025 https://twitter.com/Ananyo/status/1250063236331974657?s=20">https://twitter.com/Ananyo/st... 5/
Here& #39;s @antonioregalado in late-April quoting virologist @MattFrieman “I don’t know when this goes away, and if anyone says they know, they don’t know what they are talking about.” https://twitter.com/Ananyo/status/1255138572161564674?s=20">https://twitter.com/Ananyo/st... 6/
Finally in June. Do (re)read the excellent thread by @JeremyFarrar https://twitter.com/Ananyo/status/1275799020859019264?s=20">https://twitter.com/Ananyo/st...