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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @hot_rod_co @elonmusk

      No one benefits if people with platforms allowing them to reach millions are spreading demonstrably false information and public health guidance.

      27 replies 143 retweets 1,998 likes
    2. RS Tanner 🚘‏ @hot_rod_co 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk

      Then challenge the facts and not the credentials.

      46 replies 3 retweets 216 likes
    3. Elon Musk‏Verified account @elonmusk 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @hot_rod_co @angie_rasmussen

      Yes, Angela, please show us the graphs/data that prove your point

      112 replies 25 retweets 587 likes
    4. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      Dr. Angela Rasmussen Retweeted Elon Musk

      Sure. Here was your original tweet:https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1277507826529660928 …

      Dr. Angela Rasmussen added,

      Elon MuskVerified account @elonmusk
      Replying to @geekwire
      There are a ridiculous number of false positive C19 tests, in some cases ~50%. False positives scale linearly with # of tests. This is a big part of why C19 positive tests are going up while hospitalizations & mortality are declining. Anyone who tests positive should retest.
      40 replies 183 retweets 1,651 likes
    5. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      There are not a "ridiculous number of false positive C19 tests", at least not if you are talking about the qPCR test (antibody tests are a different story, but those are not the tests in question here). Here's an EUA for a representative qPCR test: https://www.fda.gov/media/136151/download …

      17 replies 106 retweets 1,708 likes
    6. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      These tests are highly specific, meaning a low rate of false positives. The bigger issue with qPCR diagnostics is sensitivity, or false negatives. The currently used qPCR tests are in this range.

      13 replies 58 retweets 1,439 likes
    7. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      Furthermore, hospitalizations are not decreasing. They are a lagging indicator and patients testing positive take time to progress to severe disease after diagnosis. Here's today's latest ICU occupancy from Arizona's DOH. ICU bed usage has been steadily increasing.pic.twitter.com/DC2eL4ei1U

      37 replies 85 retweets 1,411 likes
    8. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      Deaths lag further behind hospitalization and ICU admission. Here are the COVID-19 deaths in Arizona. While not on a consistent upward trajectory, they have trended upward and judging by ICU occupancy, that trend will likely continue.pic.twitter.com/RN5DmTT82C

      8 replies 77 retweets 765 likes
    9. Dr. Angela Rasmussen‏Verified account @angie_rasmussen 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @elonmusk @hot_rod_co

      So in summary: 1. qPCR tests are highly specific and don't have a false positive rate near 5%, much less 50%. 2. Hospitalizations are not decreasing. 3. Deaths will likely increase in the next few weeks as time passes and the cases diagnosed earlier in the surge get sicker.

      48 replies 149 retweets 1,329 likes
    10. c0nc0rdance‏ @c0nc0rdance 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @angie_rasmussen @EpiEllie and

      I am trying not to get angry at Elon Musk and his cultish followers, but the difficulty level increases with each comment I read. He clearly doesn't understand anything about analytical test performance.

      2 replies 2 retweets 25 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 2 Jul 2020
      Replying to @c0nc0rdance @angie_rasmussen and

      Indeed. It’s embarrassing how poor his understanding is and infuriating how he portrays his ignorant speculation as brave questioning of scientific dogma.

      8:42 PM - 2 Jul 2020
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      • Spank Wrassle GML Brian Lang CWebb0412 vrulg Katja Kravtchenko Setheus 🍻🍺🦇🦇🪚🪚 c0nc0rdance
      1 reply 2 retweets 21 likes
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        2. c0nc0rdance‏ @c0nc0rdance 2 Jul 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @angie_rasmussen and

          What I'm coming to realize: He has a rare variant of Nobel Disease. He's surrounded by cult followers that believe he's some sort of prophet of tech disruption, and he's high on the smell of his own ego, believing he has the power to rethink all conventional knowledge.

          1 reply 1 retweet 21 likes
        3. Frances Acorn‏ @AcornFrances 3 Jul 2020
          Replying to @c0nc0rdance @gorskon and

          Winner winner chicken dinner

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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