Feeling a bit despairing I found myself googling "when will the pandemic end". Didn't find anything cheering, but did turn up some old articles that really haven't aged well.
e.g.
How will the COVID-19 pandemic end? A virologist explains
"We may be approaching a saturation point in terms of coronavirus infections in some of the worst-hit countries."....said this virolologist, back last April.
Going on to say
"...in the countries that are most affected, like Italy and Spain - there will be saturation, because according to predictions, up to 40% percent of the Spanish and 26% of the Italian population are or have been infected already. "
To me that just seems to demonstrate that you can find an "expert" to say whatever you want to hear. This sort of thing makes one cynical about claims to 'expert status' in general. Am I missing something here?
e.g.
How will the COVID-19 pandemic end? A virologist explains
"We may be approaching a saturation point in terms of coronavirus infections in some of the worst-hit countries."....said this virolologist, back last April.
Going on to say
"...in the countries that are most affected, like Italy and Spain - there will be saturation, because according to predictions, up to 40% percent of the Spanish and 26% of the Italian population are or have been infected already. "
To me that just seems to demonstrate that you can find an "expert" to say whatever you want to hear. This sort of thing makes one cynical about claims to 'expert status' in general. Am I missing something here?