Irish Examiner view: Open and transparent Garda corruption probe is vital

If, as conventional wisdom suggests, nature abhors a vacuum, then social media thrives on one, as the thousands of DIY professors of epidemiology offering free consultations — and that’s more than they are worth usually — on Covid-19 confirm. 

In the absence of, or often despite, well-founded medical advice, they exploit the opportunities uncertainty and flux offer to undermine and challenge.