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‘You can’t keep secrets’: Norman Swan on vaccine hesitancy, celebrity and annoying the government – Sydney Morning Herald
The ABC’s Norman Swan has been a central character in Australia’s understanding of COVID-19 and has made predictions that have ranged from prescient to pessimistic….
At the same time, Swans analysis irks others who see him as alarmist, and puts him on a collision course with the Morrison government. His detractors protest he is not an epidemiologist and doesnt have access to official data. Early in the piece, people close to Morrison described Swan as dangerous.
Its true Swan is not an epidemiologist. He trained as a physician but has been a journalist most of his life. Still, he is widely praised in the field as having excellent access to expert sources and…
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