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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 Oct 2020

    There's no possible way anyone could've predicted the massive outbreak of COVID-19 in the White House and executive of the United States except by checking the news at least once in the last 10 months

    8:53 PM - 6 Oct 2020
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      1. Josh Brennan, MS, MPH  🎗‏ @JTBrennan8 6 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        It’s not karma, it’s a consequence of ignoring the science.

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      2. Nurit Baytch‏ @NuritBaytch 6 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        it does raise questions about their testing strategy. were they really testing everyday, and if so, what tests were they using? you’d expect some false negatives but it seems a bit unexpected for it to get this out of control since twice-a-week testing is the strategy for unis

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      3. Undafiend|Foundation‏ @undafiend 6 Oct 2020
        Replying to @NuritBaytch @GidMK

        Well, whatever testing frequency they *claim* can't be trusted, right? (Doesn't mean they weren't telling the truth, but how could we ever know?) That "testing for me, but not for thee" policy we assumed they were using might have been our own form of magical thinking.

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      1. Andreas Prucha  🔴 🟡‏ @AndreasPrucha 6 Oct 2020
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        But... But... they are all FAKE-NEWS Trump says. And the non-fake-news (FOX & Co) told him, that it's no big deal and everyone could go back to normal.

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      1. Christian Trahan‏ @Chris_Trahan74 6 Oct 2020
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        Can't stop laughing. Thanks for this.. didn't saw it coming!

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      1. Jason Kindrachuk, PhD‏Verified account @KindrachukJason 6 Oct 2020
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        To quote Hal Holbrook’s character Deep Throat: “The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand”

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      1. Hoyt‏ @Hoytster 6 Oct 2020
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        Did you notice that they gave the President vitamin D? But what do *they* know, at Walter Reed? Just teasing. 😁😄🤣

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      1. The_Skeptical_Scientist ⚗️ 💉 🔬 🔭 ⚖️‏ @TheSkepticalSc2 7 Oct 2020
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        Hey @TwitterSupport @Twitter verify this!☝️

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      1. L‏ @ldhm00 7 Oct 2020
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        Yep, was just a matter of time. Its actually pretty amazing it took this long.

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