Irish Examiner view: The end of Nphet is not the end

Ireland's National Public Health Emergency Team is being stood down but effectively its work goes on 

On their way into one of Nphet's innumerable Covid-19 briefings, Liam Woods, Tony Holohan, Philip Nolan, Ronan Glynn, and Karina Butler were among the scientists and medics who became household names in Ireland. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins

The members of Nphet, not least Dr Tony Holohan, have over the past two years gone from being praised for their leadership to being vilified for it.

Neither responses were necessary. Scientists advise to protect lives, not to gain adulation or notoriety. And their advice has saved lives.