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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 Apr 2

    Health Nerd Retweeted Jonathan Howard

    The simple answer is almost always no Those who advocate for "herd immunity" through natural infection are rarely willing to take the risk on themselveshttps://twitter.com/JHowardBrainMD/status/1377989241775521799 …

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    Jonathan Howard @JHowardBrainMD
    Simple question: have you sought to purposely infect yourself with covid to contribute to herd immunity? Have you encouraged your younger family members to get infected? https://twitter.com/PhilWMagness/status/1377671713329184774 …
    10:55 PM - 2 Apr 2021
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    • Count Sheep🦇🏳️‍🌈💉💉 Laura McCall #NoMassInfection Lorena Cruz JC Pansie Andreas Prucha 🔴🟡 Melissa loves dogs Katrin Rabiei, MD PhD Joanna Teglund🇵🇱🇸🇪 😷🪟 #ZeroCovid
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      1. Sarah‏ @MsGanoosh Apr 2
        Replying to @GidMK

        Whenever someone makes that argument to me I ask them to pick which loved one they’re willing to infect for the “good” of herd immunity. Unsurprisingly they never seem to answer the question. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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      1. Waiting for them anti-bodhis to build up‏ @kenanalytics Apr 2
        Replying to @GidMK

        I don't understand why they don't infect themselves. We know everything that can be possibly known about the virus and long term effects of infection....

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      1. 猫好きな人‏ @ValoisDuBins Apr 2
        Replying to @GidMK

        Interestingly, it was a key assumption in anti-lockdown approaches that other people would be willing to take such risks and not instead withdraw at least partially from economic activity. Economists, to their credit, were generally agreed letting a disease run riot was bad.

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      1. Tara‏ @EndemicPrepared Apr 3
        Replying to @GidMK

        Exactly! I’ve told some to Make yo’Self useful & take part in one of those get infected trials & atleast make effort towards science & humanity. Responses I’ve had = Crickets🦗 Predictable 😒pic.twitter.com/xvLeVjNAJW

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      2. Mallory Harris‏ @malar0ne Apr 3
        Replying to @GidMK

        Kulldorff, Levitt, and Bhattacharya were invited by DeSantis to teach in-person in Florida since Stanford & Harvard were fully remote. https://alachuachronicle.com/governor-desantis-roundtable-experts-advocate-for-normal-life-for-young-people/ …pic.twitter.com/py9WKZ8lA7

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      3. Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH‏ @GYamey Apr 3
        Replying to @malar0ne @GidMK

        Did they go teach in person?

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      2. Somewhere‏ @Somewhe90258382 Apr 3
        Replying to @GidMK

        I was exposed to Covid in Feb 2020 along with my 50 co workers. Me and my family had symptoms within 10 days of exposure, some mild, some like a 1 week flu, tight chest for 3 weeks. We didn't go to the hospital, tests weren't available. WA state won't collect Covid antibody data

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      3. Somewhere‏ @Somewhe90258382 Apr 3
        Replying to @Somewhe90258382 @GidMK

        It seems that many don't actually listen to people who were actually exposed to covid and didn't require hospitalization. I'd be happy to take an antibody test if anyone would actually record the results in a database used by researchers or policy makers.

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      1. Heretic of Science‏ @hereticscience Apr 3
        Replying to @GidMK

        I'm more worried about people who seem to deny that natural immunity exists; not that there are those who purport that it is somehow preferable to vax immunity.

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      2. M Gabriela M Gomes‏ @mgmgomes1 Apr 3
        Replying to @GidMK

        I was hopeful this mumbo-jumbo about "herd immunity advocates" had ceased. Haven't seen it in months.

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      3. LIndenArden‏ @inden_l Apr 3
        Replying to @mgmgomes1 @GidMK

        You don't believe in 'Herd immunity advocates"? Or you don't think it is fair to point out that advocates are not participating in the risk they advocate?

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