Hannah Mestel, MPH, MBA
@hannahsays.bsky.social
Parent, public health advocate, and science communicator dedicated to making health information accessible and useful. Usually knitting on Zoom calls.
Reposted by Hannah Mestel, MPH, MBA
❌ "during the pandemic" — please don't use it.
Here's the WHO chief, today:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us ... The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
✅ "during the pandemic's emergency phase"
www.who.int/director-gen...
2/4
Here's the WHO chief, today:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us ... The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
✅ "during the pandemic's emergency phase"
www.who.int/director-gen...
2/4
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 10 December 2024
www.who.int
December 11, 2024 at 4:48 AM
❌ "during the pandemic" — please don't use it.
Here's the WHO chief, today:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us ... The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
✅ "during the pandemic's emergency phase"
www.who.int/director-gen...
2/4
Here's the WHO chief, today:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us ... The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
✅ "during the pandemic's emergency phase"
www.who.int/director-gen...
2/4
Fair point!
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Fair point!