Scapegoat or Savior: Controversies within science and politics

'Within the pandemic, scientists move increasingly into the limelight. Their findings are more and more mixed and represented by their persona, which causes a wide polarization of attitudes towards certain scientists, some celebrate them like the saviors, some blame them for the entire pandemic. Christian Drosten, a German virologist who has studied the family of the coronavirus ever since 2003, is experiencing this exposure to public opinion now stronger than ever.'

For the Global Health class, UCF student Pauline Fehrmann wrote the article Scapegoat or Savior? Controversies within science and politics. Read the full article in the Campus Fryslân blog.