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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Mar 2020

      Can't imagine a worse way to handle the mask situation to simultaneously tell people they don't need masks *and* that health-care workers very much need masks so people shouldn't buy them. People aren't idiots. It's the age of mistrust already. Truth and transparency work better.

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Mar 2020

      Surgical masks aren't proper respiratory protective devices but they do lessen spread by infected people (some with few symptoms may not know they are) and yes may even protect the wearer some. (Eg: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195670113000698 …). But we didn't prepare and yes hospitals need them more.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Mar 2020

      N95 masks of course, protect the wearer (See stark results from Wuhan: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.18.20021881v1.full.pdf …) and would've been appropriate to have a few at home to take care of milder illnesses to lessen load on hospitals but we didn't prepare and YES YES hospitals desperately need them more.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nancy

      Yep, as soon as we start testing US numbers are going to spike. It's pretty clear that there has long been widespread community transmission in the United States. Again, the risk we face is that hospitals will get slammed and we will run out of ICU beds.https://twitter.com/focused4USA/status/1234132657421766658 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Nancy @focused4USA
      Replying to @zeynep @jwhoopes2
      Not ONE word about TESTING!!!!! S Korea tested 10,000 yesterday. We've tested <500 - to date.
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Mar 2020

      Reminder that US cases will spike soon because we are finally starting to test not because of anything new. We are finally measuring what's been happening: community-transmission. The advice is the same: hand hygiene, don't touch your face, limit going out and mass gatherings.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

      I logged onto Facebook for the first time in days and groups are full of people asking about travel. It’s unconscionable that there is no public messaging. The World Health Organization recommends people over 60 or with other conditions to avoid crowds.https://twitter.com/drtedros/status/1233695157888987137 …

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      Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account @DrTedros
      If you are 60+, or have an underlying condition like cardiovascular disease, a respiratory condition or diabetes, you have a higher risk of developing severe #COVID19. Try to avoid crowded areas, or places where you might interact with people who are sick. #coronavirus
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Mar 2020

      As Washington State announces four new coronavirus deaths, they’re also asking people to avoid emergency rooms. That’s where a lot of Americans get primary healthcare so this is going to be a mees. But this is also why people should try to stay home—to preserve hospital capacity.pic.twitter.com/7ShR8oZLFK

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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Avi Zenilman

      Yes! Offering to shop for your elderly relatives or neighbors is a great thing to do right now. It may need to be something to organize everywhere. This coronavirus is mild for young and healthy people but strikingly dangerous for the elderly or ill folks.https://twitter.com/avizenilman/status/1234585552294498304 …

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      Avi Zenilman @avizenilman
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      This also means if people live in Seattle and they know someone with a chronic condition or who is old or is generally stubborn about their health or follows rules they should be doubly annoying about checking in on them
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Mar 2020

      Reminder that Chinese authorities knew there was human-to-human transmission in December when there were very few cases. They could have spared the whole world. Instead they punished whistleblower doctors & organized mass outdoor events till late January. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-and-blindness-authoritarianism/606922/ …pic.twitter.com/fQV7rZTORN

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    10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Mar 2020

      Faced with the outbreak because of their own corruption and authoritarianism, Chinese authorities then imposed a draconian quarantine. Through massive suffering, hundreds of millions of Chinese people gifted us time to prepare. Then we blew that threw incompetence and corruption.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Mar 2020

      *through. *chews more coffee*

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        1. Eric Meyer‏ @meyerweb 3 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Ah, Turkish coffee, very nice.

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        1. Jason Miller‏ @Euthydemu5 3 Mar 2020
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          Still available: ☕️!pic.twitter.com/VO6DX2Hfcb

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