Viewpoint Science Needs to Engage With Society: Some Lessons From COVID-19: Recent experiences toward communicating science to the general public.

The article examines alleged shortcomings of scientific communication with society at large during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author contrasts communication with the general public with research dissemination as well as criticizing the level of science education among the public and postulating the interdisciplinary knowledge of the scientific community allegedly required for effective pandemic response