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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

Sydney, New South Wales
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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 Dec 2020

    Truly bizarre that people are still calling for herd immunity through natural infection - i.e. millions getting sick and dying - WHEN WE HAVE VACCINES Ridiculous. Total nonsense

    8:46 PM - 10 Dec 2020
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      2. Kevin McQ‏ @realmcq 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        People should vaccine and not herd.

        1 reply 6 retweets 12 likes
      3. Undafiend|Foundation‏ @undafiend 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @realmcq @GidMK

        This is really good. Even searched to make sure you coined it. (You did, right?)

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Thomas Crow‏ @scicrow 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        I think it shows how messed up our perception of risk is. We'd rather hand out huge risks to many others than take on a small perceived risk to ourselves. And it is perceived, because the vaccine's side effects arenowhere near as threatening as the disease, even for the healthy

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      2. Dr Kate Gregorevic‏ @DrKGregorevic 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        But Sweden

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      3. Zessshy‏ @Zessshy 11 Dec 2020
        Replying to @DrKGregorevic

        pic.twitter.com/PIWktZIxco

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      2. onisillos sekkides‏ @onisillos 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        One thing I’m keeping my cynical eye on is the idea that vaccination could be used to bolster “wild” herd immunity - ie, use limited supplies to vaccinate the more vulnerable and allow natural transmission to otherwise continue

        6 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Anthi Agrotou‏ @anthiagr1 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @onisillos @GidMK

        You would still lose people or cause long covid in large numbers. Not a good idea.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Maid Mario‏ @ehmglubber 10 Dec 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        At this point I can only conclude that people are just using this as an excuse to do what they want to now, rather than hold off several more months while the process of mass vaccination takes place.

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      1. o rly?‏ @Reasonableques3 10 Dec 2020
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        It’s an ideology Gideon. It always was. Now it is becoming clear

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      1. Damjan Vlastelica  💉 💉 😷 📉 📊 🎨 🖌️ 🇦🇺 🇷🇸 🇪🇺 🌍 🚴‏ @DamjanVlastelic 10 Dec 2020
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        Wow. Who is actually saying this? Haven't seen this mentioned . What nonsense

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