Because surgical masks are looser, they aren’t intended to block airborne particles. They’re mainly for large droplets, like what comes out your mouth or nose when you sneeze. 14/pic.twitter.com/KYoxepRhEY
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Disagree.
Not everyone is aware that this is disinformation and @DocMCohen has performed a public service by disseminating timely, accurate information in an accessible thread.
Sounds like we're getting the old "debunking this stuff is too easy to be worth anyone's time" trope again.
Do you know anyone who was initially pro-vaccine who then converted to antivax after hearing antivax propaganda? Ever known anyone who’s ever known anyone like this? I’m going to guess no. Again, just a hunch. People who believe this sh*t are committed to believing sh*t
One of major mistakes science advocates have made is assuming that misinfo/dysinfo campaigns disseminate only through self-contained bubbles and never break through to the wider world. Anyone who still thinks this way needs to pay more attention to the anti-vax movement.
Yup. The #COVID19 pandemic has been a master class in how disinformation breaks through to wide audiences. Hell, that "Plandemic" video was full of seemingly "stupid disinformation," and it went super-viral!
Even if those people never see it directly, it gives ammunition to the people in the front lines who themselves may not be experts but try to educate the vulnerable to misinformation.
Exactly. My friend (a PhD nurse) & I often share accurate info like Dr Cohen's on our respective facebook pages, because we have family & friends, NOT on #MedTwitter, who can use the "ammunition" with THEIR families (or who are prone to believing disinformation...)
Your kidding right? The US is in a Viral Pandemic, and lies and misinformation have added to the death toll! Oh I get it! "Vodka" refers to a russin Troll or consumer of Russian disinformation.
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