Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds

[Phys251]

Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds

Harassment of researchers and public health officials during the pandemic has become a growing concern and a focus for professional organizations.

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The survey, which has not gone through a peer review process, found that 38 percent of those researchers had experienced harassment of some kind. Before the pandemic, 71 percent of respondents said they received less harassment or no abuse at all.

The lack of peer review does raise a question mark, but it's still worth noting just how classless the anti-vaxxers are against research scientists.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds

Harassment of researchers and public health officials during the pandemic has become a growing concern and a focus for professional organizations.

www.nbcnews.com

The lack of peer review does raise a question mark, but it's still worth noting just how classless the anti-vaxxers are against research scientists.

I would have guessed higher.

 

[Helix]

Meanwhile, a number of them are alive in large part because of the hard work of the scientific research community. 2020 wasn't an easy year. I pulled more all nighters that year than in all of my years of school. That's nothing compared to what nurses and doctors did, though.