I am a scientist by education, banker at JPMorgan for a few years, then mature PhD student in Chemical Biology at Oxford under the supervision of Christofer Schofield (FRS) and Peter Ratcliffe (Nobel laureate in medicine in 2019). Founder and tech investor focusing on media and education. I care about science, learning and Democracy which are good bedfellows.
Nicholas, I have been enjoying (if that is the right word) all the Coronadaily updates. On this most recent one, you touch on the desirability of avoiding a kneejerk reaction against Trump in relation to the WHO saga. If I may, I will comment on the slight mismatch in your article: you talk of Trump on the one hand, and the WHO on the other, whereas in fact your argument correctly addresses possible mis-steps on the part of the WHO leader, Dr Tedros. This perhaps risks taking the failings (alleged or real) of the leader of the WHO and tarring the whole organisation with them, while recognising that under the leadership of Dr Brundtland the WHO played a key role in getting China to open up about SARS. Perhaps one should compare the USA and WHO, or Trump and Tedros, but not Trump and the WHO. Anyway, thank you for your work and your thoughtful daily insights. Jolyon
Nicholas, I have been enjoying (if that is the right word) all the Coronadaily updates. On this most recent one, you touch on the desirability of avoiding a kneejerk reaction against Trump in relation to the WHO saga. If I may, I will comment on the slight mismatch in your article: you talk of Trump on the one hand, and the WHO on the other, whereas in fact your argument correctly addresses possible mis-steps on the part of the WHO leader, Dr Tedros. This perhaps risks taking the failings (alleged or real) of the leader of the WHO and tarring the whole organisation with them, while recognising that under the leadership of Dr Brundtland the WHO played a key role in getting China to open up about SARS. Perhaps one should compare the USA and WHO, or Trump and Tedros, but not Trump and the WHO. Anyway, thank you for your work and your thoughtful daily insights. Jolyon