Comicomment: Scientists are not puppets of the U.S.

（ECNS）–Scientists worldwide are under tremendous pressure from the United States and some have already opted for silence, giving political agenda and biased media reports a bigger influence in shaping public opinion.

COVID-19 is not a political issue, and scientists are not puppets of the United States. Is coercing and inducing scientists for political purpose a new carrot-and-stick approach of the U.S. in the age of pandemic?

A better and friendlier environment is needed for scientists. Let science, not politics, prevail in the fight against the pandemic.