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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. Walid Gellad, MD MPH‏Verified account @walidgellad May 6
      Replying to @thackerpd @doritmi @gorskon

      This is a challenging time to discuss vaccine adverse events, but the wrong thing to do is ignore the data. One can still push for vaccines after acknowledging that risks exist.

      6 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
      Replying to @walidgellad @thackerpd @doritmi

      Straw man argument. NO ONE on the public health/vaccine side is "ignoring" adverse events or advocating that they be "ignored."

      1 reply 2 retweets 31 likes
    3. Walid Gellad, MD MPH‏Verified account @walidgellad May 6
      Replying to @gorskon @thackerpd @doritmi

      Great. And no one responsibly tweeting about astra Zeneca side effects is amplifying antivax messaging.

      3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    4. Jeff Enge‏ @JPESportsMiner May 6
      Replying to @walidgellad @gorskon and

      Pretty sure Paul Thacker has never responsibly tweeted in his life.

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
    5. (((Dorit Reiss)))‏Verified account @doritmi May 6
      Replying to @JPESportsMiner @walidgellad and

      I think we should be careful not to attribute his behavior to the people he’s misusing. It’s on Mr. Thacker.

      1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
      Replying to @doritmi @JPESportsMiner and

      No, but the good doctor did respond with an antivax talking point. I know he didn’t realize that that’s what it was, but it was. He’s clueless.

      1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
    7. (((Dorit Reiss)))‏Verified account @doritmi May 6
      Replying to @gorskon @JPESportsMiner and

      There is a real issue there, and it’s hoping to be a pitfall to many scientists that aren’t on the frontline. Antivaccine activists claim harms are ignored. We know that. Real scientists concerned that not enough attention is given to something... 1/2

      1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
    8. (((Dorit Reiss)))‏Verified account @doritmi May 6
      Replying to @doritmi @gorskon and

      Are going to use language that reads like it’s saying the same, when they’re trying to say it’s more nuanced. He’s not the first or only. And not being on the frontline, they don’t know it can be misused by science deniers. I think it’s a mistake, not a fault. 2/2

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
      Replying to @doritmi @JPESportsMiner and

      No one, least of all I, said it was a fault. It’s a mistake, and it IS a massive straw man that irritates.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
      Replying to @gorskon @doritmi and

      The problem is that these academics have no idea how easily antivaxxers can exaggerate, misrepresente, and thereby weaponize their expressed concerns against #CovidVaccine.

      1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
      Replying to @gorskon @doritmi and

      I get that they are shocked and offended when it is pointed out to turn that they are inadvertently echoing antivax talking points, but they need to learn not to let themselves be used in the disinformation war against #CovidVaccine.

      7:03 AM - 6 May 2021
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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon May 6
          Replying to @gorskon @doritmi and

          The thing is, no matter how politely it is pointed out to them that they are inadvertently amplifying antivax messages, they STILL react poorly, because it is inconceivable to them that they could be doing this. They think they know better.

          1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
        3. LiamKav‏ @LiamKav May 6
          Replying to @gorskon @doritmi and

          Too many scientists don't seem to understand that the general public are not scientists and that there are various agendas that will exaggerate, distort and misrepresent what is being said. It's a hopelessly naive attitude that decades of bad science reporting should have fixed.

          1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
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        1. Kath‏ @Kathmarval May 6
          Replying to @gorskon @doritmi and

          "turn" supposed to be "them"?

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        1. (((Dorit Reiss)))‏Verified account @doritmi May 6
          Replying to @gorskon @JPESportsMiner @walidgellad

          Yes, avoiding pitfalls is important. It isn’t easy to write on concerns and risks in ways that won’t be misused, especially if you’re not familiar with antivaccine tactics. Maybe we should write something on minimizing that risk, as a prospective thing - an how-to.

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