Really enjoyed writing this piece, on COVID-19 and the need to convey uncertainty, with my pal @MWStory!https://unherd.com/2020/10/how-the-experts-messed-up-on-covid/ …
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Something we didn't mention in the article was the phenomenon of people who'd vehemently & harshly criticised the use of masks who now have mask display pics and/or mask emojis in their Twitter names. Funny old world.pic.twitter.com/kAFqBJnH88
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Replying to @StuartJRitchie @lymanstoneky
I mean "defer to the CDC" was a reasonable position in March
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Fun fact: no.
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It would have been incorrect, but a reasonable mistake.
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No, it wasn't. CDC blocked anyone from developing tests when they failed to create a working one. CDC declared xenophobia the greater threat and that the flu is worse. The exhibited no understanding of how a contagious disease works.
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