Eric Feigl-Ding

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Born28 March 1983
Alma materHarvard University
Member of"Team Worst Case Scenario", Soros Fellows/2008
Influential zero-covid Twitter voice who "rose to e-prominence during the pandemic as an extreme fear monger"

Eric Liang Feigl-Ding is an American public health scientist who "rose to e-prominence during the pandemic as an extreme fear monger"[1]. He was formerly a faculty member and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Activities

Eric Feigl-Ding worked as chief health economist for Microclinic International. His research has primarily focused on obesity, nutrition and cancer with advocacy focused on those issues and "biosecurity".

COVID-19

In early January 2020, Feigl-Ding warned about COVID-19 and called for "preparedness". His call went viral on Twitter and was quickly recognized by the news media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Feigl-Ding's Twitter posts on the matter have been popular. He has commented on the pandemic and mitigation efforts in various media, urging action. He has been called an "alarmist attention-seeker".[2]

He is a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow,[3] and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.[4] The later reference being removed from Wikipedia on 5th December 2021.[5]


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