There's other evidence of neurological symptoms as there has been since January, and this is real work. The bigger issue here is they put this behind a paywall. I think that's crap.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
The practice of press releasing early research in the midst of a public health crisis is an extremely worrying trend. It damages public trust in science at a time when that is dangerous. This study just shows that it can replicate inside cells in a lab, not inside patients.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
it is indeed evidence, and when this is added to the evidence of neurological symptoms it seems very important to release this information. there's no such thing as a scientists web for coronavirus really because it's happening too quickly. agree that there is manipulation.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
There are other ways to communicate with fellow scientists that aren’t a public facing news outlet. There are journals, bulletins, email lists. This was press released by a comms department.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
I have an MSc in science communication and I used to work in a comms department, I’m 98% sure that’s how it went down. It’s not as egregious as other examples of small/preprint/speculative studies hitting the headlines but it’s part of a concerning pattern.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
looks like real work but i'm super annoyed that it's hard to find the actual study. OTOH given the madness that is getting through to the government or anybody & the insanity that is people YOLOing through this pandemic I don't think they're wrong for attempting a press release
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Replying to @DanielleFong
That’s the point - there is no study for anyone to read yet. That’s what a preprint is. It’s still in peer review and hasn’t been published. Peer review could still find major flaws but it’s too late because the headline is already out there.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
I found this from a few weeks ago. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/05/20/johns-hopkins-study-coronavirus-effects-on-the-brain/ … Maybe it was a pull / embargo something rather than a push. Could be that some info on what it was leaked and media is hungry for clicks because all media is under economic threat.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
I mean sure that complicated and unlikely thing could have happened...or the simple and obvious thing could have happened and the FT article that reads like a lightly edited press release that’s the follow up to a previous press release is exactly what it looks like?
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Yeah.
having dug now for 15 minutes for the actual study on this and finding nothing, I share some of your frustration. Thanks for bearing with me. The fact that the study isn't actually available before the press release is definite bullshit, the only question is what kind.
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