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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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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 20 Aug 2020

      Health Nerd Retweeted Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.substack.com

      The obvious answer is that it's always been more complex than "masks do/don't work" and the absurd dichotomization of the question by both sides is going to end badlyhttps://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1296255802932629505 …

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      Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.substack.comVerified account @JordanSchachtel
      If masks work, what the actual hell is happening in Los Angeles, where masks have been compulsory and the population has fully complied with the mandates. Chart by @ianmSC, who is a solid follow. pic.twitter.com/AC0NrcSQgN
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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 20 Aug 2020

      I imagine there will be many examples soon of places where mask mandates were enacted that nevertheless had large outbreaks. There will probably soon be research arguing that they are useless This wouldn't be such a big issue if they hadn't been sold as a silver bullet!

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 20 Aug 2020

      It's just an annoying aspect of how the discourse is framed. If you argue MASKS WORK ALWAYS AND TOTALLY, then you'll inevitably be tripped up

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 20 Aug 2020

      I mean, the IHME model has, for weeks now, argued that masks could save 10,000s of lives in the U.S. I wonder if they'll reconfigure that to a more realistic estimate

      4:40 PM - 20 Aug 2020
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        2. Michael Edwards.‏ @MichaelPaulEdw1 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          A huge part of the problem is people instinctively dichotomize issues.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Carl Strydom‏ @cdjstrydom 21 Aug 2020
          Replying to @MichaelPaulEdw1 @GidMK

          You first need a trigger and second, someone to pull it

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        1. Andreas Prucha  🔴 🟡‏ @AndreasPrucha 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          "[...]However, starting today, if 95% of the people in the US were to wear masks when leaving their homes[...]" Question is: Did that happen?

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        1. Spire‏ @SpireSec 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          And still no rct that demonstrates masks work...

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        2. Richard EB‏ @EscoboomVanilla 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          We're having issues communicating this effectively. There's an automatic splitting (medical term}/false dichotomy that automatically happens.

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        3. Richard EB‏ @EscoboomVanilla 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @EscoboomVanilla @GidMK

          Also, physical distancing, which masks cannot supercede. Nb As soon as I see/hear "social distance" vs the preferred term physical distancing, I know the author hasn't done the deep reading.

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        1. Paul Henry Tremblay‏ @PaulHenryTremb1 21 Aug 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          IMHE was completely wrong in predicting that deaths would be 0 by June. Rather than learn, they came out with this ridiculous prediction.

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        1. Mikaela Olsen‏ @MikaelaOlsen18 21 Aug 2020
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          It seems so simple. Mask wearing will lessen new infections by an unknown amount depending on many factors. Then the prevention paradox kicks in and only the 1000 new infections are seen instead of the 2500 ones of which 1500 never happened. So tired of the stupidity.

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