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    Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

    COMMENTS on WHO walk back: The WHO just walked back their statement on asymptomatic people rarely spreading so far they’re now emphasizing how dangerous people without symptoms can be.

    7:29 AM - 9 Jun 2020
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      2. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        First of all I need to say this is exactly what they should do. Clear up a statement as soon as possible. Thanks for that. But this is such a mistake that I’m not sure how or if WHO pronouncements can be covered now.

        34 replies 199 retweets 1,760 likes
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      3. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        They walked back their statement first by saying it can be transmitted asymptomatically, then said 40% of spread can be asymptomatic. And fell back to the obvious— which is way too early to know.

        7 replies 156 retweets 1,068 likes
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      4. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        So why did the WHO express such certainty? Today we heard the following: -that wasn’t a WHO opinion -they had contradictory studies -they have only one small non-peer reviewed set of observations

        2 replies 120 retweets 847 likes
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      5. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        -please read our footnotes from prior statements so you can tell we don’t mean what we say And of course there’s the obvious— -symptomatic people sneeze & cough more -symptomatic people are isolated & we are seeing the largest global spread right now

        5 replies 80 retweets 749 likes
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      6. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        -pre symptomatic is when a lot of virus shedding happens (as they said) -can’t tell pre symptomatic from asymptomatic ppl -they refined the use of “very rare” to mean they were just talking about one set of non reviewed data -meanwhile humans interpret very rare to mean VERY RARE

        7 replies 166 retweets 1,067 likes
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      7. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        There are 4 contradictory studies on the matter And most importantly showing certainty was way out of proportion. To be fair US reporting oversimplified it too.

        2 replies 81 retweets 691 likes
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      8. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        I’m inclined in general to be on the forgiving side when people admit mistakes. Particularly in the heat of science. But here it’s hard to be understanding.

        7 replies 80 retweets 898 likes
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      9. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        First of all, stop expressing certainty when you don’t have it. Second, stop speaking at press conferences if you’re not speaking for the organization.

        3 replies 164 retweets 1,345 likes
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      10. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        Third, the time for the correction was YESTERDAY. Fourth, public health communication isn’t ancillary to public health. It is the central component in battling it.

        10 replies 146 retweets 1,289 likes
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      11. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        To understand this better, listen to this conversation with Chelsea Clinton about the WHO and public health communications. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-bubble-with-andy-slavitt/id1504128553?i=1000475171890 …

        6 replies 90 retweets 528 likes
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      12. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        -We’ve been here before. When the WHO said antibodies don’t mean immunity, they had to walk it back and say they meant they haven’t been able to study it yet after panicking many people.

        4 replies 80 retweets 669 likes
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      13. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        WHO hasn’t shown as much regret as they have explained to us we don’t know how to interpret them.

        7 replies 50 retweets 573 likes
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      14. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        We are going to have to follow the messy scientific process of 2 steps forward, 1 step back. We will end up learning things which contradict what we believed. Scientists can’t be blamed for sharing what they know when they know it ...

        6 replies 73 retweets 635 likes
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      15. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        But much much more humility & care should be expected from WHO. In the meantime if I were a reporter I would never source them until I fact check them.

        20 replies 137 retweets 1,020 likes
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      16. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉 Retweeted World Health Organization (WHO)

        If you missed the WHO press conference and want to see it, it is here. https://twitter.com/who/status/1270347893061214208?s=21 …https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1270347893061214208 …

        Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉 added,

        World Health Organization (WHO)Verified account @WHO
        Live on #COVID19 transmission with @DrMikeRyan & Dr @mvankerkhove. #AskWHO https://www.pscp.tv/w/ca41SjI2MTAyMHwxdkFHUnJhQk1nUkdsJWwS0EqiFd5Td6ZZF587shtgk7jkUcAK4HXOERSGOeg= …
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        6 replies 63 retweets 367 likes
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      17. Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉‏Verified account @ASlavitt 9 Jun 2020

        Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉 Retweeted Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉

        If you missed the whole flap from yesterday, here is the walkthrough. Pre-walkback. https://twitter.com/aslavitt/status/1270135499659923458?s=21 …https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1270135499659923458 …

        Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉 added,

        Andy Slavitt  🇺🇸 💉Verified account @ASlavitt
        NEW: The WHO made a surprising announcement that asymptomatic people w COVID rarely spread it. I’ve talked to 4 reputable scientists, the White House, and the WHO. I believe this was an irresponsible statement even though it was based on legitimate observations. Thread here.1/
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