What Cost Scientific Illiteracy in Time of Global Pandemic?
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چکیده
This paper traces the course of ongoing pandemic as it was reported in some established world media well scientific journals. The author has been following various sources since practically begining Europe and here will try to assess role actual practice scientists, politicians other actors throughout pandemic, from its China at close 2019 till end February 2021. key questions addressed this are: Why events unfolded they did, with so many misguided decisions by (as experts times), much misinformation fake news missed opportunities for decisive life-changing action? What is reason behind prolonged intervals silence communication chain? And what cost insufficient familiarity science – facts, methods or means time global pandemic? main thesis that level knowledge times basic litteracy witnessed highest places political power called conspiracy theorists, costed us all too lives lost an unforseeable suffering come. responsibility shared between virtually must be given due consideration, cases even courts justice, if we are learn valuable lessons future public health, economy and, indeed, survival humanity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: In medias res
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1848-6304']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46640/imr.10.19.3