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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 31 Mar 2020

    Everyone's confused about masks and #COVID19, so I wrote a lot of words on all the evidence and what it means for the general public in these troubled times: You Still Probably Don’t Need A Mask For COVID-19https://link.medium.com/l7ACYQcLj5 

    6:37 PM - 31 Mar 2020
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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 31 Mar 2020

        One of the best parts about writing this article was finding dozens of stock photos of people completely misusing masks unintentionally, which made it really easy to see my arguments Also, I'm sure it'll get on your goat @cherryblack and @trentyarwood

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      2. Lana Sinapayen‏ @sina_lana 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        I don't understand the section "Masks Probably Don’t Prevent Infections In Community Settings". If the point of masks is to prevent you from infecting other people, how would monitoring the person who wore the mask allow for the above conclusion?

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @sina_lana

        This is part of the confusion I think. That's why I had point 3 first - there's not really much evidence about you wearing a mask to protect others, but there's quite a bit of evidence around wearing a mask to protect yourself

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      2. Kamil Slowikowski‏ @slowkow 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        Kamil Slowikowski Retweeted Jeremy Howard

        https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1242894378441506816 …

        Kamil Slowikowski added,

        Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward
        The Czech Republic went from zero mask usage to 100% in 10 days, and in the process they halted the growth of new covid-19 cases. How? They made their own! They didn't need government help; they did it themselves. It's time for #masks4all. See why: https://youtu.be/BoDwXwZXsDI  1/
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      3. Campaign Against Phony Autism Cures‏ @AgainstCures 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @slowkow @GidMK

        That’s a myth

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      1. Jim Zbiegien‏ @DevilJZ 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        @ScottGottliebMD Dr. Gottlieb, any thoughts?

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      2. Anna‏ @eatnik 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        I think I'm missing something in point three... "If you wear a mask, and then cough or sneeze, you don’t spread droplets." Ok. "However, this isn’t the primary way that these diseases make their way around the community." 1/?

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      3. Anna‏ @eatnik 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @eatnik @GidMK

        "More likely is someone coughing into their hand and then touching surfaces. Or coughing directly onto those surfaces." This seems to contradict the previous points in the paragraph. What's the distinction between spreading droplets, and spreading droplets onto surfaces? 2/2

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      2. Grͬaͣndͩрⷬaͣ Wrͬiͥnᴋⷦleͤs͛‏ @grandpawrinkles 31 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        The word "probably" makes me a little nervous.

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      3. a social distance aficionado‏ @marcusmeurs 1 Apr 2020
        Replying to @grandpawrinkles @GidMK

        Then it's probably a good idea to minimize interaction with scientist. They have a thing for probabilities 😁.

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