As thanks for his public commentary on COVID-19 over the last two years, Professor Greg Dore has been called a war criminal, a propagandist and a “hateful misogynistic c**t”.

He has even been accused of pushing public health measures in a desire to prevent disruptions to the AFL season.

At a coffee shop near St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, he tells Australian Doctor that he is considering quitting or at least scaling back his Twitter account because of the abuse.

“Twitter is not a platform that promotes nuanced discussion and discourse,” he admits.