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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.

Michigan, USA
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    1. Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH‏ @GYamey Apr 10

      One of the most remarkable aspects of this pandemic is the way in which a tiny group of 'maverick' scientists, funded by folks like a Tory billionaire & Charles Koch, shaped policy in the US & UK. Great work Team Trump/Atlas/GOP/Johnson/Tories/Great Barrington Declaration!pic.twitter.com/7nDHb1EQw3

      30 replies 141 retweets 343 likes
    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @GYamey

      Why are you surprised? This is what's been happening to climate science for at least a couple of decades.

      3 replies 7 retweets 59 likes
    3. Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH‏ @GYamey Apr 10
      Replying to @gorskon

      Yeah, I am reading this now, to understand the playbook used by the American Institute for Economic Research & its Great Barrington Declaration. I didn’t expect the playbook to be used in the face of the world’s worst pandemic in 100 years, but I clearly was very wrong on that!pic.twitter.com/GORVaozfeD

      3 replies 12 retweets 61 likes
    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @GYamey

      Yup. It was the playbook developed by tobacco companies, which is why I always chuckle when I see antivaxxers try to refer to vaccine science as “tobacco science.” Projection at its finest, given he antivaxxers use the same techniques to sow doubt about vaccines.

      1 reply 1 retweet 40 likes
    5. Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH‏ @GYamey Apr 10
      Replying to @gorskon

      One thing I genuinely cannot grasp. With the arrival of astoundingly safe, highly efficacious vaccines, why on earth did the American Institute for Economic Research go full on anti-vaxx (see Naomi Wolf’s tweets & the AIER website). And why is GBD pushing vaccine misinformation??

      3 replies 1 retweet 34 likes
    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @GYamey

      Interesting question. After all, you'd think that a safe and effective vaccine would be appealing to them as a tool to end the pandemic faster without lockdowns or business restrictions, wouldn't you?

      7 replies 4 retweets 44 likes
    7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @gorskon @GYamey

      I think the issue of why #GreatBarringtonDeclaration cranks and @aier have gone full anti-#CovidVaccine and now even antivax is simple. It's a matter of invoking the bogeyman of "tyranny." 2/

      2 replies 7 retweets 29 likes
    8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @gorskon @GYamey @aier

      Here's what I mean. The whole reason #GreatBarringtonDeclaration and @aier are so against public health interventions to slow the spread of #COVID19 is based on "freedom" and a resentment of anything that they see infringing on that "freedom," particularly business "freedom." 3/

      2 replies 5 retweets 27 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
      Replying to @gorskon @GYamey @aier

      A requirement for #CovidVaccine to be able to end the #COVID19 pandemic is that a large fraction of the population must be vaccinated, sufficient to achieve true herd immunity. There's no way to do that without massive government intervention. 4/

      7:27 AM - 10 Apr 2021
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      • Kar Elfer Masked Socialist Cat Joschka Meier Scott Myers blah Aurorion MeerkatinNZ Dang and Blast! Anne Bonny
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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
          Replying to @gorskon @GYamey @aier

          Indeed, we're seeing the difference now between the Trump administration's rather laissez-faire approach to vaccinating the nation and @JoeBiden's far more government activist approach. It's like night and day. 5/

          1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes
        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Apr 10
          Replying to @gorskon @GYamey and

          Since @aier and the #GreatBarringtonDeclaration quacks are very much right wing and oppose expansion of government power, they don't like a solution to the pandemic that requires a huge government effort to administer vaccines. 6/

          2 replies 3 retweets 23 likes
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