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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. Venk Murthy‏ @venkmurthy 18 Nov 2020

      Brave and on point defense of the Danish mask study from @VPrasadMDMPH. Be wary of those who will censor science.https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/vinay-prasad/89778 …

      14 replies 39 retweets 156 likes
    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      Worth noting that there's some nuance buried in the weeds of the paper. The compliance recording was not great, and if you correct for test characteristics it probably was substantially underpowered to detect the main effect

      1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      I.e. depending on the sensitivity and specificity that you use (manufacturer's vs verification), correcting for the test characteristics of the serology tests used in the study reduces the incidence of COVID-19 to 1.4-1.7%

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      Health Nerd Retweeted Per Damkier

      And on the recording of compliance issue i.e.https://twitter.com/Per_Damkier/status/1329155396464996354?s=20 …

      Health Nerd added,

      Per Damkier @Per_Damkier
      Replying to @EpiEllie
      There appears to be quite a quantitative gap between "exactly as described" and "no, not at all". Which is apparently fully covered by the category "predominantly as described"... https://twitter.com/Per_Damkier/status/1329153425741926400?s=20 …
      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      None of this is a reason not to publish it, of course, but I do think that they are weaknesses worth considering when talking about the research

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    6. Braden MacBeth‏ @Mythoclast_BM 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      I think it shouldn't have been published because... it's dumb. It's a mask. It covers your face, where the germs come out. We don't need a trial for this.

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @Mythoclast_BM @venkmurthy @VPrasadMDMPH

      Disagree. It is perhaps questionable to run a trial that asked a question that is unimportant (it was never likely that we would detect a 50% reduction in infections due to masks), but once you've run it publishing is the only ethical option

      8:47 PM - 18 Nov 2020
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