Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
gorskon's profile
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
Verified account
@gorskon

Tweets

David Gorski, MD, PhDVerified account

@gorskon

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

Michigan, USA
sciencebasedmedicine.org
Joined October 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. ProfEmilyOster‏Verified account @ProfEmilyOster Mar 19

      In the article, I talk about the risks of hospitalization and death for children, and then say explicitly "Yes, kids are protected from serious illness, just like their vaccinated grandparents, but they are not as protected from contracting the virus at all." (3/n)

      23 replies 8 retweets 199 likes
      Show this thread
    2. ProfEmilyOster‏Verified account @ProfEmilyOster Mar 19

      I go on to talk about the role of high adult vaccination rates in the summer in driving lower case rates and making things safer for children. Most of this nuance was lost in the headline. (4/n)

      15 replies 10 retweets 272 likes
      Show this thread
    3. ProfEmilyOster‏Verified account @ProfEmilyOster Mar 19

      I know I have a platform and the responsibility to use it carefully. I stand behind the analysis in this article, but I regret the way it has come across. (n/n)

      140 replies 12 retweets 440 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Lucre Snooker‏ @LucreSnooker Mar 19
      Replying to @ProfEmilyOster

      it came across just fine. people will go nuts on you no matter what you write, because they hate you for some insane reason. ignore them

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. ThisIsJustArchiving‏ @TArchiving Mar 19
      Replying to @LucreSnooker @ProfEmilyOster

      Maybe they hate her because of reckless articles that are deeply outside her areas of expertise and which are dangerously misleading?

      2 replies 2 retweets 32 likes
    6. Lucre Snooker‏ @LucreSnooker Mar 19
      Replying to @TArchiving @ProfEmilyOster

      i would count that as an insane reason. you don't need a PhD in insert-your-favorite-field-here to understand this kind of medical research. humility is a good thing, and she has it, but humility is not the same thing as "just shut up and don't even try to understand things"

      4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 19
      Replying to @LucreSnooker @TArchiving @ProfEmilyOster

      Antivaxxers say the same thing before defending, say @RobertKennedyJr’s misinterpretation of science, or before misinterpreting science themselves.

      1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
    8. Lucre Snooker‏ @LucreSnooker Mar 19
      Replying to @gorskon @TArchiving and

      yes, they do. unfortunately there’s no alternative. it’s not actually possible to do what The Experts say is best because they are individuals who often disagree or have no special ability to make judgment calls about trade-offs

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    9. Lucre Snooker‏ @LucreSnooker Mar 19
      Replying to @LucreSnooker @gorskon and

      I’m not sure you appreciate how you are using the specter of anti-vaxxers to create a fully general argument against independent thought. you wanna bite that bullet?

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 19
      Replying to @LucreSnooker @TArchiving and

      Oh, I appreciate it. It was *completely* intentional. That's *exactly* what I was doing. Antivaxxers are not the only ones who think they can learn enough about a complex scientific field such that they think their pontifications on it are as valid as those of experts.

      1 reply 3 retweets 24 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 19
      Replying to @gorskon @LucreSnooker and

      I often intentionally use the example of antivaxxers in order to shock people into about what they are doing when they should be taken seriously making pronouncements far outside their field of expertise.

      6:17 PM - 19 Mar 2021
      • 10 Likes
      • the sailing science shill ⛵️ Dr. Chim Richalds Peep-Stone Joe Doug Sloane Dan Tracy A Dad who enjoys nerdy things Caitlin McGarry 💧 Ian "Department of Diseasology" 🍩 Musgrave
      2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Mar 19
          Replying to @gorskon @LucreSnooker and

          It's good to see that I made I was doing sufficiently obvious that you picked up on it. Again, don't be like antivaxxers. Don't think that your amateur knowledge and learning are sufficient to be able to dismiss current scientific understanding.

          2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
        3. Lucre Snooker‏ @LucreSnooker Mar 19
          Replying to @gorskon @TArchiving and

          what current scientific understanding are you even talking about? Emily cited data summarized by the CDC regarding death and hospitalization rates by age. These numbers are basically undisputed. People, including doctors, disagree about what to do based on that info

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Show replies
        1. New conversation
        2. ThisIsJustArchiving‏ @TArchiving Mar 20
          Replying to @gorskon @LucreSnooker and

          "A bunch of individuals" sure. And they might not agree on everything! And when they do, they might disagree on the fine grain details. But when they as a whole agree on some basic things? Then yeah, oftentimes they have a better idea of what's going on.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. ThisIsJustArchiving‏ @TArchiving Mar 20
          Replying to @TArchiving @gorskon and

          Plus the econ prof seems to very much not know some basic factors about disease spread, COVID, cost/benefit analysis, kids, vaccines...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2021 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info