Lieven Annemans was added to the advisory body not so long ago. It was well known that due to his critical evaluation of certain corona measures, he had not immediately gained popularity with the other experts. Marc Van Ranst, among others, disappeared as an effective member of the expert group.
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Annemans always asked to pay sufficient attention to the welfare of the population. Critics and opponents have accused him from the start of his appointment for minimizing the impact of the virus. Annemans himself emphasized that his position was much more nuanced than many of his colleagues made it appear.
At one point, Annemans found that “the corona pendulum had blown”. He also explicitly warned against the negative side effects of overly strict measures where the government risks exaggerated fear and foert reactions: “It gets just dangerous when too many people say ‘Foert, I don’t care anymore. I don’t believe it anyway. You should avoid such reactions ”.
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