

Dr. Fauci on masks and asymptomatic spread: "There is some rationale we should use [masks] much more." YES. YES! They may shift! I'm begging everyone—especially editors—give them space to change guidance. Take your finger off the clickbait on this. https://twitter.com/tezuma75/status/1244599922441084929 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Prof. Dr. Benhur Lee, MD 🦠 🧬 🔬
Another lengthy paper. Also I know that other doctors, virologists and epidemiologists are rushing with preprints and other compilations of evidence. The tough part will be switching messaging, but we have to do that.https://twitter.com/VirusWhisperer/status/1244479397958004741 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Prof. Dr. Benhur Lee, MD 🦠 🧬 🔬Verified account @VirusWhispererFinally! And I was accused of confusing#PubHealth messaging when I advocated that universal mask wearing WILL reduce#COVID19 spread. Here is a slide, with all documented refs, of how compliance rates of mask wearing affects the prevalence rate of influenza.#MaskDenialism https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1244460977615253504 … pic.twitter.com/4ph2cN6RD3Show this thread3 replies 37 retweets 97 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted
I risked a lot to publish that mask oped weeks ago—against CDC and WHO guidance. Wished someone else would. Been called everything under the sun. But the scientific community is rallying around masks.
But please, please, give the CDC/WHO space to shift.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted john mcclean
Many more countries are sensibly adopting masks for everyday use.https://twitter.com/johnmcclean_ie/status/1244639747508785153 …
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john mcclean @johnmcclean_ieWow - Bulgaria, Austria (starting with supermarkets), Germany (during wind down) all with big announcements today! With the latest Imperial model showing a high prob of still R0 > 1 across Europe, should Ireland follow suit?@CMOIreland@SimonHarrisTD https://twitter.com/Tangul_Bei/status/1244638902897475586 …8 replies 37 retweets 100 likesShow this thread -
My mask plan is homemade cotton or paper towel/tissue or procedure masks UV-C sanitized for re-use. Plan for trimming my bangs isn’t so advanced, send help.
#Masks4Allpic.twitter.com/34948v1JhW
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted geoffrey gertz
How is this happening? Is this true? Why aren’t masks rationed? “Roughly 280 million masks from warehouses around the U.S. had been purchased by foreign buyers and were earmarked to leave the country, according to the broker — and that was in one day.” Https://twitter.com/geoffreygertz/status/1244754128766734336 …https://twitter.com/geoffreygertz/status/1244754128766734336 …
zeynep tufekci added,
geoffrey gertz @geoffreygertzTo see the problems with just leaving this issue to market forces, read this remarkable story on how speculators and middle men have taken over the secondary market for N95 masks in the US. It’s a disaster for both US and global interests. 4/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2020/03/30/i-spent-a-day-in-the-feeding-frenzy-of-n95-mask-sellers-and-buyers-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-this-is-what-i-learned/#279bb6e76af6 …Show this thread5 replies 37 retweets 71 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Scott Gottlieb, MD
This may be happening! YES! Finally!


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Scott Gottlieb, MDVerified account @ScottGottliebMDWashington Post: "CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-considering-recommending-general-public-wear-face-coverings-in-public/2020/03/30/6a3e495c-7280-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html …9 replies 22 retweets 117 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Alan Wong
More and more countries are accepting the overwhelming evidence and science that we clearly need universal mask wearing to combat a respiratory infection with asymptomatic spread. The sooner the better: first home-made, then ramped up domestic production.https://twitter.com/alanwongw/status/1244945031867166721 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jeremy Howard
Just adding this here. Also reminder that a peer-reviewed publication looking at what worked for SARS, same family as COVID, found that *masks* were the most effective intervention—better than hand-washing. Keep washing hands and distance though! Need all!https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1242894386469486592 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Jeremy Howard @jeremyphowardWhat's happening here? Does this masks thing really make sense, scientifically? Yes, it does! Here's 34 scientific papers that all point to the same thing: masks (even home made ones) really work to dramatically reduce the spread of covid-19. http://tiny.cc/maskswork pic.twitter.com/RQsvq9ezX0Show this thread2 replies 85 retweets 153 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ryan Struyk
We should've ramped up national production in January, distributing N95s to hospitals and surgical masks to people like Taiwan did. Only three *total* deaths in Taiwan as of today, despite extensive travel to China before. But here we are. Let's start now.https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1244990603525570560 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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They just don't seem to get that if more people *outside* of hospitals were wearing masks, there would be fewer people *inside* hospitals. Holding back all the masks only for healthcare workers only ensures hospitals will be more overwhelmed & healthcare workers more at risk.
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