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'What’s unusual about the COVID-19 pandemic is not so much that there have been conspiracy theories and rejection of conventional science by the nonscientist public (both of which have been traveling companions of the scientific enterprise since its beginnings); rather, what makes this “infodemic” distinctive is that it’s the first during which the public has had direct access to much of the science itself.'
@cyrilpedia It's also unusual that certain scientists ( some of whom had been credible pre-pandemic) also rejected conventional science, often allying themselves very publicly with right-wing media, politicians, & organizations (e.g., Great Barrington Declaration, Brownstone Institute).