I agree. And I am not trying to shift blame. But at the same time, our govt policy has been HORRID.
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I don't know what else they could have done except plowed through the J&J data.
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No. The double talk from the CDC for months hurt. Then, the masks/don't mask/mask debate has made people think that even they don't trust the vaccines. And other than that, what exactly have the Feds done? I have seen very little actual action.
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Replying to @Neoavatara
Anybody who refused to get vaccinated because of CDC messaging inconsistencies is 100% responsible for their decision.
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Replying to @AstorAaron @Neoavatara
Do we 100% blame some dude who pumps gas or mows lawns for a living for basing his decisions, not on the science, but on whether he trusts the people pronouncing scientific conclusions?
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The problem has always been a total inability to articulate risk by the CDC They feared saying what was true (seniors are at significant risk, minors at statistically zero risk) For fear the masses wouldn’t take precautions to protect the at risk Produced 2 bad things (1/2)
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1. It ensured that a significant minority of ppl (ie the 30% of vax resistant we see today) would refuse the edicts when it was clear (by April 20) we were lied to 2. The CDC can’t backtrack and admit masks are useless (doubly so for vaxxed & minors)
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CDC is a clunky institution that has to centralize a message for disparate audiences. At some level people have agency to decide what makes sense given the facts out there.
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I totally agree
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In many ways CDC has an impossible task. They made several unforced errors that made their job even harder. But even if they had been pitch perfect, there is a limit to what they could have accomplished with messaging.
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We should have more humility about what this kind of messaging can accomplish. But that ought to lead to CDC & other public health agencies being more honest & consistent & less convinced that nobody can see the wires they're pulling.
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Yes I agree they should be as transparent as possible. I think they may have gone overboard on that end with the J&J pause, thinking it would improve trust in the CDC. Maybe it did in the long run. But it sapped the momentum for vaccination too.
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