Daily quote by COVID-19 pandemic

• Another major lesson from COVID-19 is the importance of transparency, Adalja said.
  "I think what we see now is this distrust between infectious disease physicians, public health practitioners and the general public, because what happened is politicians injected themselves into this," he said. "People may not actually be receptive to the protective actions that are being recommended by public health officials."
  • Amesh Adalja as quoted by Simrin Singh in “World leaders are gathering to discuss Disease X. Here's what to know about the hypothetical pandemic”, CBS News, (January 17, 2024)