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Why can’t some scientists admit they got it wrong in 2020? Devi Sridhar

As Britain slowly emerges from the pandemic, after two bruising years, Covid camps are one of the lasting legacies. What I mean by Covid camps are people or groups with particular pandemic positions taken early on that they then continually reinforce by selectively sourcing information, building a base of followers who organise around that position and defend it viciously.

It’s unsurprising: similar camps developed around Brexit and other key issues. However, the emergence

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