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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. Mark Byrne‏Verified account @markwby 14 Mar 2020

      Here’s something that’s absolutely terrifying: a comparison of the age distributions of Covid-19 cases in Italy, where they are only testing people who show symptoms, and S. Korea, which has broad testing. A whole lot of 20-29yos out there who feel just fine but are v contagious.pic.twitter.com/BU96h3VKUc

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Mar 2020
      Replying to @markwby @Anthony

      Yes, but also the Korea epidemic skews young due to origin.

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        2. home skillet‏ @ralph_squillace 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          and precisely the opposite for Italy: skews the oldest in EU

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        3. Chamomile Tea‏ @2tigers2rats 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @ralph_squillace @zeynep and

          In Italy they only test sick people -- so the positives skew old. In Korea they test everybody -- and pick up all the infected young folks.

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        2. SLSFO‏ @SLSFO 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          Are you asserting that the age of that church congregation skews young? Any basis for that? Obviously demographics matter, but it makes intuitive sense that young people have higher infection rates since they are more socially active

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        3. Marisse‏ @ByMarisSe 15 Mar 2020
          Replying to @SLSFO @zeynep and

          It’s a sect that aimed at recruiting young people.

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        1. ProtectiveHen - Boosted & Ready for Justice‏ @bok_bok_ba_GOK 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          Are you referring to the religious organization that spread so much of it, or can you explain more about what you mean?

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        2. Not a robo-bird‏ @Toomanysecurity 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          Unlikely. Any effects from origin are washed out by the time you hit a thousand cases. This isn't an STD where direct contact is necessary.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @Toomanysecurity @markwby @Anthony

          Nope.

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        2. Philip Koop‏ @philkoop 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          That was mentioned in what looks like the unattributed source for that graph: "A complementary reason is that the Korean outbreak took place mainly among followers of the Shincheonji megachurch/sect"https://medium.com/@andreasbackhausab/coronavirus-why-its-so-deadly-in-italy-c4200a15a7bf …

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        3. Gershwin Forever‏ @GershwinForever 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @philkoop @zeynep and

          Thanks very much for the source.

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        2. Laura Shin‏Verified account @laurashin 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @markwby @Anthony

          This is what Zeynep is talking about:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/world/asia/south-korea-coronavirus-shincheonji.html …

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        3. Russell de Silva‏ @GulaiOtak 14 Mar 2020
          Replying to @laurashin @zeynep and

          A diseased mind spreading a mental virus leading to the spread of a physical virus. How very apt.

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