Straw man argument. NO ONE on the public health/vaccine side is "ignoring" adverse events or advocating that they be "ignored."
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Great. And no one responsibly tweeting about astra Zeneca side effects is amplifying antivax messaging.
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Replying to @walidgellad @gorskon and
Pretty sure Paul Thacker has never responsibly tweeted in his life.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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No one, least of all I, said it was a fault. It’s a mistake, and it IS a massive straw man that irritates.
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The problem is that these academics have no idea how easily antivaxxers can exaggerate, misrepresente, and thereby weaponize their expressed concerns against
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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
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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.
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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.
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You’re both completely right. But there’s a question there for scientists who do want to sound a caution. How do you do it without playing into their hands, or minimizing that risk? (Everyone will make mistakes, I suspect).
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