Commentary: Did COVID-19 cause pediatric hepatitis? Skepticism helped find an answer
Two qualities a first-class science journalist and a first-class physician must have are patience and a skeptical nature. If a new disease appears somewhere, the journalist and the physician need the skepticism to reject easy explanations of the source. As it has been said of war, first impressions are often wrong. The public may lose interest in the disease if it disappears, but the professionals, knowing the disease may reappear, must be
