Sadly all those (well-meaning) posts from healthcare experts on how masks won't work for ordinary people because they won't wear them correctly likely encouraged hoarding even more. That was never a message that would work. No wonder I'm constantly seeing online ads for masks!
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dr. Thrasher
This is so obvious that it's painful. I know my piece will upset some, but learning to deal with painful truths is one of the skills we really need to learn, especially as there are so many of them exposed now.https://twitter.com/thrasherxy/status/1239920946191966212 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Dr. ThrasherVerified account @thrasherxyThis by@zeynep is a great piece which answered many of my questions about the politics, production and usefulness of masks, especially this one I've been pondering: If we all could be asymptomatically infected, shouldn't we *all* be wearing masks? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …Show this thread7 replies 119 retweets 565 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Naomi Wu 机械妖姬
Not forgetting that the Chinese government unleashed this pandemic in the first place with initial lies and cover-up: not racist. Claiming that universal mask wearing in Hong Kong and Taiwan (where it is mostly under control) was just superstition? Yeah.https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1239945032095813640 …
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Authorities say don't wear a mask unless you're sick but DO wear a mask if you are. How are you supposed to know? Plus, see key paper: many have mild, undetected illnesses but are infecting others. Universal mask wearing *would* have helped. Painful truth is we don't have enough.pic.twitter.com/pKjkEODiQD
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Hey, could someone from
@Twitter please try to purge the mask-seller bots that are appearing in response to this? As the article points out, it really sucks but here we are and the health care workers desparately need these masks more. @safety@delbius4 replies 46 retweets 376 likesShow this thread -
Also, everyone who wrote such articles, please rethink the harm of this message. The weird claim that people in Asian countries (where this pandemic is much more under control) with the deep experience of SARS wore masks out of superstition is part of the reason we are here.pic.twitter.com/vcOnmTZtZT
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New paper: Hong Kong has not only contained COVID-19 for the moment, they've drastically reduced flu rates with social distancing, hygiene and near universal mask wearing. (Note: their government is unpopular and wasn't on board. The people acted anyway.) https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.12.20034660v1 …pic.twitter.com/HZq3urSffP
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Taiwan also quickly ramped up domestic production of masks and had a sensible plan to curb hoarding while ensuring access. Along with other sensible and non-draconian measures, they also contained COVID-19 for the moment despite a lot of travel with China. https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/16/taiwan-china-fear-coronavirus-success/ …pic.twitter.com/vRq7FzaKH8
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted James Tang 🍎
This is another important point. The "flatten-the-curve" urgency will eventually lead to "life must go on while we wait for vaccines/herd-immunity" and some form of mask-wearing may well be necessary for the transition.https://twitter.com/James69888/status/1240026391195729920 …
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