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I'm suspicious of reports like this — there are thousands of families whose childcare/adult special needs arrangements have collapsed due to COVID & who are struggling to juggle full-time supervision. I'd expect accidental poisonings due to common household chemicals to be way uphttps://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1298329500489527297 …
BLEACH AIN’T THE CURE YOU’RE LOOKING FOR—46 cases of bleach ingestions in North Texas Poison Center since the start of August, experts warn that “misleading and inaccurate information circulating online about
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For what it's worth, I don't doubt that some very small number of people believe that drinking bleach will protect them from COVID and decided to actually try that. But frankly, judgment like that probably generally represents a larger problem with cognitive function
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The fact that inhalations are up over oral ingestions also implies to me that a lot of people may not know how to use cleaning products safely, and possibly a better use of PSA attention would be e.g. not mixing bleach with other household cleaners & always doing proper dilution
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In its report, the CDC highlights two cases of poisonings related to COVID prevention mistakes that seem a lot more plausible (and a lot less partisan) than drinking bleachpic.twitter.com/MXH8xFh9Ri
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There were 104,000 poisonings in the US due to household cleaners in 2018. Can we even be sure these current cases are an increase over baseline?
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doesn't matter, more ammunition
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https://www.poisoncontrol.org/use-cleaners-and-disinfectants-safely-at-home/ … this is all it says the jump to "drinking bleach" is unjustified on the part of the reporters narrative narrative narrative
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People want clear simple data, which is not the same as facts. Facts are usually muddy complex matters of opinion. Even the 'new final' conclusion in this article ignores that most people believe(d), thus was it still true? https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food-health-news-quirky-science/setting-facts-straight-about-iron-spinach#:~:text=Apparently%2C%20a%20German%20researcher%20in,content%20than%20was%20actually%20present ….
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People bought 'a ton' of cleaning products that are now laying around their homes. I believe this is the main reason for the increase in poisonings.
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Considering it's a tweet from Eric, it is reasonable to be sceptical about the claim.
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