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Meet MaryKDR outside biopharma land. Auditory PD, Christian, artist, full time rv'er 2017, part time wheelchair user 2018, memoirist 2019, widow 2020. she/her

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      Listen up, folks. There's much good news. The end of this pandemic may be near. But a very harsh winter is upon us. Like other viruses, this one seems sharply seasonal. People need to rethink everything and *hunker down*, now. It's so close. Don't risk it. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/lock-yourself-down-now/617106/ …pic.twitter.com/3hQ0s0PfxI

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      Things one could cautiously do in summer are much higher risk now. Cold and humidity affect the survivability of the virus. A nationwide surge means regions cannot bail each other out. I've always advocated for the least restrictive precautions possible. Right now, it's serious.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      There's been undue doomsaying. We should acknowledge the good news. There's been unwarranted scolding. Let's recognize the fatigue. There's been misplaced measures—parks closed, indoor dining open. We still don't have the leadership we need. But here we are. Protect yourself.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      Real talk: The next few months are looking like a terrible time for COVID. Seasonality means more infections; holidays are a potential national superspreading event; there is no aid to help people stay home and no better masks; and overloaded hospitals will mean worse mortality.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sleve McDichael

      Safer than indoors, as usual. But everything is higher risk during a surge: more chances of encountering someone infected. Plus winter air may be aiding the virus. Plus overloaded hospitals mean worse outcomes. Wear a good mask everywhere around people not in one’s small bubble.https://twitter.com/Cubafrita/status/1327640754307665920 …

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      Sleve McDichael @Cubafrita
      Replying to @LaurenPelley @zeynep
      Outdoors distanced still relatively safe?
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted  😷 Christopher Peters  💉

      I would disagree. The constant predictions of doom and superspreading from beach and outdoor events were not helpful, and are part of the reason we don’t have credibility to warn people when it counts and about what counts. Which is now and Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. 😢https://twitter.com/statwonk/status/1327994973057290243 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

       😷 Christopher Peters  💉 @statwonk
      Replying to @zeynep
      > undue doomsaying. Heh, I’m not so sure about that.
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Graeme Blake

      This is true, I think. Also why some of the most alarmist Twitter accounts/news media are not helpful. Sometimes they are right, sometimes they are wrong but, crucially, they blunt our ability to tell the difference and alternatively induce shrugging or overreaction.https://twitter.com/graemeblake/status/1327998733955555328 …

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      Graeme Blake @graemeblake
      Replying to @zeynep
      Those who said a beach is dangerous had an opinion strangely parallel to someone denying indoor aerosol spread. Both treat the virus as some magic force. They deny the possibility of risk analysis or epidemic control through anything but severe means.
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      loafingcactus‏ @loafingcactus 15 Nov 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      Before everything became entrenched I sat outside at the rv park and asked people if they wanted anything explained to them. In general, the people who wanted information felt that the virus was everywhere in the air and they were safe nowhere. They were comforted to understand

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        2. loafingcactus‏ @loafingcactus 15 Nov 2020
          Replying to @loafingcactus @zeynep

          how a pathogen works and that they weren’t going to catch it alone in the woods. When I see people now say “if I get it, I get it” I do wonder if they understand that, but at this stage it is difficult for anyone to admit they don’t and learn.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020
          Replying to @loafingcactus

          Totally agree. The number of fights that broke out on my local online groups because someone not wearing a mask walked or jogged by them quickly from a distance in the trails. (It' not crowded here and the instances that caused massive anxiety really didn't seem worth a thought).

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        1. Joe‏ @seosmh 15 Nov 2020
          Replying to @loafingcactus @zeynep

          I agree with all this. And it's also difficult to explain nuances when half the population believes this all some conspiracy. Once it became politicized, we were lost.

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