German ‘star virologist’ targeted in tabloid campaign

Using critical comments about a preprint, Bild launched a front-page attack on Christian Drosten. Scientists fear this will chill academic discussion of preliminary results

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June 2, 2020

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June 10, 2020

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Christian Drosten, director of the Institute of Virology at Berlin's Charite hospital, is pictured after a press conference in Berlin on March 26, 2020, to comment the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

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Target: Christian Drosten has helped to steer Germany’s pandemic response

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