Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
Don't mistake "peer review" as any sort of gold standard. It does not guarantee that the research is the truth
Originally Posted by
neville_nobody
Not everything is black and white and not all scientific research or government data is 100% honest.
When you are claiming, without the relevant medical qualifications, that the scientific derived consensus on this pandemic is incorrect you had better provide some very, very solid evidence and be prepared to have it stand up to massive amounts of scrutiny. Otherwise you really are just sprouting conspiracy theories.
and it does not guarantee that vested interests are not at work
One could say that some pilots who want things to get back to how they were before this happened have a vested interest in minimising and downplaying any risks associated with the pandemic or just outright claiming it's a hoax and claiming all restrictions that affect their income like border closures are pointless. Therefore they are more susceptible to fall for pseudoscience and propaganda.
I understand the hardships plenty in this industry are facing. That's why we need to listen to the medical experts and follow their advice (social distancing, remote quarantining, mass uptake of the vaccine) in order to get back to normal as soon as safely possible.