So, no, Science isn't widely available let alone accessible. It's not because *trained* people know where to find it- it's were *everyone* knows how to find it. You know what google throws up wrt Science???
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Replying to @BettinaRyll @gorskon
I shall spare you the rant on jargon- and stupid medical jokes 'don't mix up my degree
blah' but if we don't teach people how to search and help them find real information, IMO we got no right to complain about people not knowing. WE MADE SURE THEY DIDN'T FIND US.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @BettinaRyll
Again, we are talking about two very different things here.
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Replying to @gorskon
You cannot expect a magnificently educated population the day you need them to be educated. Without putting in the serious background work? Surely you agree there is no short-cut to knowledge....unfortunately.
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Replying to @BettinaRyll @gorskon
And as I'm at it- this anti-vaxxer talk is just now better. Labelling everyone who is worried about a new vaccine 'anti-vaxx' is just
. Vaccines are drugs. Drugs come with benefits and risks. That's why we got pharmacovigilance experts- those worriers about drug safety.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @BettinaRyll
Good thing, then, that that’s not what I do—or anyone else I know. I’ve spent a whole lot of time and verbiage on how to identify antivaxxers, how to distinguish them from the vaccine averse or concerned, and how to approach each. You’re attacking a straw man.
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Replying to @gorskon
I just think we should drop the TERM all together. Because, frankly, if you were not watchful about a first vaccine against a corona virus ever with a new MOA that got trialled and approved in record speed then I'd think you just didn't understand much about drug development....
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Replying to @BettinaRyll @gorskon
Having concerns and asking questions about
#COVID19 vaccines does not make one antivaccine. But there are antivaccine activists working to create and spread misinformation to those with concerns. Dropping the term may make them harder to point out.1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes -
Not warming those with questions and concerns about antivaccine activists can make them more easily victims of antivaccine efforts.
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Replying to @doritmi @BettinaRyll
Also, antivaxxers are very good at falsely representing themselves as “not antivax” but rather just “concerned.” The difference is that antivaxxers are not reachable; the vaccine adverse are. That’s why it’s so important to distinguish between the two.
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Antivaxxers are conspiracy theorists, and all antivax beliefs (not “concerned,” antivax) are rooted in conspiracy theories. Hard core antivaxxers are no more reachable than QAnon believers. You can only inoculate the susceptible against their disinformation.
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Replying to @gorskon @avenueminga and
An interesting thread, demonstrating the worth of calling out & identifying anti-vaccine misinformation pushers & separating them from the ‘concerned’ & curious & worriers looking for answers about the risks & benefits of a medical intervention.
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