Curr Biol 2020[Jul]; 30 (13): R737-9 PMIDC7309907show ga
The global COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge not only for health systems but also for science communication. To protect public health, science had to obtain knowledge about the new disease at record speed and efficiently communicate it to political leaders, health professionals and the general public. Communication failures and the rise of misinformation have cost lives. Michael Gross reports.