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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 6 Mar 2019

    "When I was a child, we didn't have as many vaccinations and I'm fine" = survivorship bias Sure, you're fine, but the people who aren't can't tell you that because THEY DIED

    5:26 PM - 6 Mar 2019
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    • Miranda van Tilburg TheHealthPolicyGroup ckrusei Aaron W. Gehr Tommi Härkänen Victoria Becheva Dalin T. Pulsipher, PhD Dr. Karen Cross Dr.Giovanni Checcucci Lisi
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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 6 Mar 2019

        You see this argument a lot because it's easy to make unless you've got a handy necromancer to raise the dead

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      2. Allen Cheng‏ @peripatetical 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        pic.twitter.com/vUVBpKYbsR

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @peripatetical

        Clearly an argument in favour of vaccinating aircraft

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      1. Sentient Quantum Fluctuations l ⧖‏ @QuantumHawk666 6 Mar 2019
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        The titanic wasn't that bad - the handful of survivors 😒

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      1. PenguinMama‏ @tearsofgrace14 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @GidMK @OhioMomoftwo

        I hate when people use that arguement for anything. You are exactly right!

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      2. Matthew Dalby‏ @MatthewJDalby 7 Mar 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        My ancestors lived through the black death of medieval times without any plague vaccine and they were fine.

        3 replies 2 retweets 22 likes
      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 Mar 2019
        Replying to @MatthewJDalby

        Omg you're right we should all get the plague I hear buboes are super fun

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      2. Ozymandias Q. Jones XXXIII⅓®‏ @Void0Reason 7 Mar 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        Similar for seat belts, safety seats, bicycle helmets...

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      3. Ozymandias Q. Jones XXXIII⅓®‏ @Void0Reason 7 Mar 2019
        Replying to @Void0Reason @GidMK

        Someone posted something on FB about all the dangerous things we did as kids, and how we coddle kids now... I noted the huge difference in child mortality rates.

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      1. Mike Rosenberg‏ @marosenbergCO 7 Mar 2019
        Replying to @GidMK @ADAlthousePhD

        The oldest recorded woman died at age 122, quit smoking at 117... Smoking increases longevity! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment …

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