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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      Another misinformation I see floating widely: without eye-protection masks are useless. No. It's a respiratory disease. Goggles help lessen risk, sure, but key route is respiratory. Masks are key. Surface contamination from boxes is similarly a tail risk. (But wash your hands!)

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

      When misinformation comes from the top (Saddam's Iraq has WMD!), as with masks, the job of journalists is to investigate, to speak with independent experts *and* find whistleblowers within these organizations and get the truth out there. Sooner the better.https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

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      World Health Organization (WHO) Western PacificVerified account @WHOWPRO
      If you do not have any respiratory symptoms, such as fever, cough, or runny nose, you do not need to wear a medical mask. When used alone, masks can give you a false feeling of protection and can even be a source of infection when not used correctly. ➡️https://bit.ly/2QN3QOp  pic.twitter.com/JDQhnowx3p
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sheryl Gay Stolberg

      Finally. Also need more on WHO—especially their China response/lack thereof—and more CDC. Most media still parrot CDC/WHO on everything without enough analysis. Both orgs *still* do much excellent work but are too important to act as if they are perfect.https://twitter.com/SherylNYT/status/1243225834187624450 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Sheryl Gay StolbergVerified account @SherylNYT
      The @CDC was once the crown jewel of the world's public health agencies. @propublica has the scoop, with internal emails, on how it bungled the coronavirus response. https://www.propublica.org/article/internal-emails-show-how-chaos-at-the-cdc-slowed-the-early-response-to-coronavirus …
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      We need to model whether distributing ~four surgical masks per person, to be sanitized via 160F oven for 30 min and reused, and worn universally for the next few weeks in hotspots like NYC might be a better way of preserving PPE for hospitals by reducing the pileup at their door.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      People leaving NYC is no solution, as their necessary self quarantine in the next few weeks will inevitably require outings for food etc. Mask wearing must continue wherever people go. We can do this now maybe in the hotspots. Maybe NYC hospitals can lead this. Someone should.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 26 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mike Baker

      They got together in March!They all washed their hands. They sat apart. Nobody had symptoms. They didn’t wear masks. It’s a respiratory disease with asymptomatic spread. Our denial here is increasingly at anti-vaxer level.https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1243308477327405056 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Mike BakerVerified account @ByMikeBaker
      60 people showed up for a choir practice earlier this month. 45 got sick. 1 has died. A remarkable window into how contagious coronavirus can be, even when it appears nobody is symptomatic: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/coronavirus-usa-03-26#a-choir-group-had-60-people-show-up-for-practice-now-45-are-sick … pic.twitter.com/pCjZI3dkfe
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      Not picking on Matt (Love @thenib!) and the reaction is understandable but yes, the internet rando with the touchscreen is correct and the WHO is wrong. It's as if the WHO is telling us Saddam has WMD. We need to stop fighting the last misinformation war. https://twitter.com/MattBors/status/1243393116347850761 …

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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Boris Ruge

      Germany's medical association is on board with universal mask wearing. It is perhaps the easiest tool with most bang for the buck we could deploy right now, today, in the United States. And yet we are drowning in top-down misinformation. #maskeaufhttps://twitter.com/RugeBoris/status/1243445606548455424 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Boris RugeVerified account @RugeBoris
      German medical association @BAEKaktuell calls on people to wear makeshift #masks at all times. Needed NOW: A public info campaign to get this going in #Germany What about @jensspahn doing his next presser with a fancy mask? #masks4all #covid19 https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/111423/BAeK-Praesident-ruft-zum-Tragen-von-Schutzmasken-auf … pic.twitter.com/8TCRXOCH1D
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Siddhartha Mukherjee

      Please look at the chart, folks.https://twitter.com/drsidmukherjee/status/1243565999439347713 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Siddhartha MukherjeeVerified account @DrSidMukherjee
      9/9 And this is some empirical data (thanks to @AndytweetM). Non N-95 masks are still useful. pic.twitter.com/sSH8m6HSlE
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    10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

      You know whose going to pay the biggest price for WHO’s incorrect recommendations on masks? Poor, crowded countries like India. It’s perhaps the only effective, low-cost intervention available to them. People within WHO with a conscience have to speak up.https://m.economictimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/everyone-need-not-wear-mask-govt-issues-coronavirus-advisory-about-when-and-how-you-should-wear-one/articleshow/74669323.cms …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

      I’m seeing people modeling length of lockdown time needed in the US using Wuhan parameters. What we’re doing isn’t anywhere near Wuhan did. Even the best we’re doing doesn’t resemble Wuhan. There are categories of action that were done in Wuhan that we haven’t even discussed.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matt McCarthy

          I hope this is true!!! But please, start today. Make a homemade mask and wear it. Use a surgical mask—hopefully CDC can give us guidance on sanitization and reuse. Hospitals can distribute a few surgical masks per person—lessening the pileup at their door.https://twitter.com/drmattmccarthy/status/1243891663162019841 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Matt McCarthyVerified account @DrMattMcCarthy
          NEW: CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only.
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Pinboard

          Yeah, please stop the hemming-and-hawing writing folks. The evidence is clear, the arguments are clear. Don't bury the findings. Universal mask wearing is one of the best ways to protect the whole community during a pandemic with asymptomatic transmission.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1243847668700311553 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Pinboard @Pinboard
          Buried lede in this hemming-and-hawing NYT article is that wearing masks is more effective than washing your hands ten times a day. (And yes, "Why not both?") The WHO and CDC fatwa against mask wearing in public is costing lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html … pic.twitter.com/FVMAj63a5o
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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

          Also, based on a ridiculous and false misrepresentation of my piece on the widespread asystemic thinking that made things worse, @NateSilver538 told me I should “sit this out” and won’t correct his caricature of me. I *refuse* to “sit it out”—but putting it here for the record.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1243922704799019008 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
          Replying to @zeynep @NateSilver538
          Hi Nate, you still haven’t corrected your gross misrepresentation of my position. I’m just gonna put a few receipts here on what it means for you to call on me to “sit this one out.” My NYT oped on masks. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1239903421970501640 …
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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          Another important op-ed on masks from @jeremyphoward in the Washington Post. We should especially pay attention to the Czech Republic: they, too, have a shortage. So they started with a massive campaign for homemade masks. Cultures can change and adapt. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/28/masks-all-coronavirus/ …pic.twitter.com/kVpWhgzsKS

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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Senator Pat Toomey

          One senator is on board!https://twitter.com/SenToomey/status/1244068464291176448 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          3:31
          Senator Pat ToomeyVerified account @SenToomey
          Research shows that fluids spread when coughing/sneezing are a big transmitter of COVID-19. Each of us needs to do what we can to stop the spread. One easy thing we all can do, today, is wear homemade masks in public. My mask could help you, your mask could help me. #Masks4All pic.twitter.com/6JGNNMtdJD
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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          The mask misinformation has gotten so bad that many people don't realize this is a RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. The main method of transmission is EXHALATION/INHALATION. People are bleaching cardboard boxes and then going shopping/to work without masks. (screenshot, not blaming person).pic.twitter.com/uH5s06dpVR

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        8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 29 Mar 2020

          Another excellent article by a doctor on why we need to switch to masks for all, ASAP. Also sensible advice on managing the shortage while prioritizing medical workers. Slowing this epidemic with masks is how we will ultimately protect our medical workers! https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927723 …pic.twitter.com/RbmqNyooGN

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        9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Vincent Lee

          Another European country is looking at switching to universal mask wearing. The evidence is clear. Still need to keep distancing and hand washing but it’s a potent tool in the arsenal.https://twitter.com/rover829/status/1244587811946106882 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Vincent LeeVerified account @Rover829
          Reuters: GERMAN HEALTH MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS COMPULSORY MASK WEARING MIGHT HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY WHEN WE START UNWIND LOCKDOWN MEASURES
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        10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          🚨🚨‼️ Dr. Fauci on masks and asymptomatic spread: "There is some rationale we should use [masks] much more." YES. YES! They may shift! I'm begging everyone—especially editors—give them space to change guidance. Take your finger off the clickbait on this. https://twitter.com/tezuma75/status/1244599922441084929 …

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        11. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Prof. Dr. Benhur Lee, MD  🦠 🧬 🔬

          Another lengthy paper. Also I know that other doctors, virologists and epidemiologists are rushing with preprints and other compilations of evidence. The tough part will be switching messaging, but we have to do that.https://twitter.com/VirusWhisperer/status/1244479397958004741 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Prof. Dr. Benhur Lee, MD  🦠 🧬 🔬Verified account @VirusWhisperer
          Finally! And I was accused of confusing #PubHealth messaging when I advocated that universal mask wearing WILL reduce #COVID19 spread. Here is a slide, with all documented refs, of how compliance rates of mask wearing affects the prevalence rate of influenza. #MaskDenialism https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1244460977615253504 … pic.twitter.com/4ph2cN6RD3
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        12. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          I risked a lot to publish that mask oped weeks ago—against CDC and WHO guidance. Wished someone else would. Been called everything under the sun. But the scientific community is rallying around masks.💪But please, please, give the CDC/WHO space to shift.🙏https://twitter.com/JGLeBozec/status/1244602907854540801 …

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        13. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted john mcclean

          Many more countries are sensibly adopting masks for everyday use.https://twitter.com/johnmcclean_ie/status/1244639747508785153 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          john mcclean @johnmcclean_ie
          Wow - Bulgaria, Austria (starting with supermarkets), Germany (during wind down) all with big announcements today! With the latest Imperial model showing a high prob of still R0 > 1 across Europe, should Ireland follow suit? @CMOIreland @SimonHarrisTD https://twitter.com/Tangul_Bei/status/1244638902897475586 …
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        14. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          My mask plan is homemade cotton or paper towel/tissue or procedure masks UV-C sanitized for re-use. Plan for trimming my bangs isn’t so advanced, send help. #Masks4Allpic.twitter.com/34948v1JhW

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        15. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted geoffrey gertz

          How is this happening? Is this true? Why aren’t masks rationed? “Roughly 280 million masks from warehouses around the U.S. had been purchased by foreign buyers and were earmarked to leave the country, according to the broker — and that was in one day.” Https://twitter.com/geoffreygertz/status/1244754128766734336 …https://twitter.com/geoffreygertz/status/1244754128766734336 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          geoffrey gertz @geoffreygertz
          To see the problems with just leaving this issue to market forces, read this remarkable story on how speculators and middle men have taken over the secondary market for N95 masks in the US. It’s a disaster for both US and global interests. 4/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2020/03/30/i-spent-a-day-in-the-feeding-frenzy-of-n95-mask-sellers-and-buyers-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-this-is-what-i-learned/#279bb6e76af6 …
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        16. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Scott Gottlieb, MD

          This may be happening! YES! Finally! 🤞🧿🙏https://twitter.com/scottgottliebmd/status/1244793474114871298 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Scott Gottlieb, MDVerified account @ScottGottliebMD
          Washington Post: "CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-considering-recommending-general-public-wear-face-coverings-in-public/2020/03/30/6a3e495c-7280-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html …
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        17. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Alan Wong

          More and more countries are accepting the overwhelming evidence and science that we clearly need universal mask wearing to combat a respiratory infection with asymptomatic spread. The sooner the better: first home-made, then ramped up domestic production.https://twitter.com/alanwongw/status/1244945031867166721 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Alan WongVerified account @alanwongw
          In the meantime, at least three more European countries have joined the Czech Republic in mandating the use of masks. They are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia and Austria.
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        18. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jeremy Howard

          Just adding this here. Also reminder that a peer-reviewed publication looking at what worked for SARS, same family as COVID, found that *masks* were the most effective intervention—better than hand-washing. Keep washing hands and distance though! Need all!https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1242894386469486592 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward
          What's happening here? Does this masks thing really make sense, scientifically? Yes, it does! Here's 34 scientific papers that all point to the same thing: masks (even home made ones) really work to dramatically reduce the spread of covid-19. http://tiny.cc/maskswork  pic.twitter.com/RQsvq9ezX0
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        19. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ryan Struyk

          We should've ramped up national production in January, distributing N95s to hospitals and surgical masks to people like Taiwan did. Only three *total* deaths in Taiwan as of today, despite extensive travel to China before. But here we are. Let's start now.https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1244990603525570560 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Ryan StruykVerified account @ryanstruyk
          FAUCI: "When we get in a situation where we have enough masks, I believe there will be some very serious consideration about more broadening this recommendation of using masks."
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        20. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Terrícola por accidente

          Yes, I've been trying to make that point for weeks. Distributing some masks now: fewer intubations in three weeks. Each intubation has massive need for PPE compared to that mask. The trick is managing the transition without depriving medical workers now.https://twitter.com/litwicki/status/1245038781700272128 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Terrícola por accidente @litwicki
          Replying to @zeynep
          They just don't seem to get that if more people *outside* of hospitals were wearing masks, there would be fewer people *inside* hospitals. Holding back all the masks only for healthcare workers only ensures hospitals will be more overwhelmed & healthcare workers more at risk.
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        21. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Arjun Moorthy

          On the one hand, thank you. On the other hand, it was a hard piece to write, personally (a lot of risk). On the other other hand, the science was clear and media should challenge authorities when/if the science/facts warrant it. Otherwise what's the point?https://twitter.com/juicemoorthy/status/1245043144678244352 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Arjun Moorthy @juicemoorthy
          I've been a fan of @zeynep since before Twitter and Tear Gas. Here she rightly calls out the WHO and CDC for improper guidance on masks, though she could have also called out the media more generally for not questioning the guidance when plenty of data to the contrary. https://twitter.com/thefactualnews/status/1245038735340621824 …
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        22. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted The Factual

          In the digital age, neither journalists nor pundits need to spend too much time merely repeating what the authorities say, but rather also evaluating it in a credible and fact and science based manner. No science/facts=crank. No evaluation=irrelevant.https://twitter.com/thefactualnews/status/1245038735340621824 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          The Factual @thefactualnews
          However, the media did not change its stance on masks until March 17, when @zeynep recognized the media's shortcomings in a @nytimes article. Tufekci acknowledged precisely just what was wrong with CDC messaging, and how the media failed to question it. http://nyti.ms/2UuE6Zk 
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        23. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          See this screenshot of Taiwan's action on masks (link has list of all its actions). Taiwan had extensive ties/travel with China but it has a total of five COVID-19 deaths and only a few hundred cases. Its schools have been open for more than a month. https://cdn.jamanetwork.com/ama/content_public/journal/jama/0/jvp200035supp1_prod.pdf …pic.twitter.com/F1WKuUgumG

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        24. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

          (Apparently link broken so here it is again, a list of actions Taiwan took to contain the epidemic. https://cdn.jamanetwork.com/ama/content_public/journal/jama/0/jvp200035supp1_prod.pdf?Expires=2147483647&Signature=bIZCLS7ZLWTJd~U~H40JgiEGdFb3ggVUJpBvJ7KdANK7HgK1zaj4uWHvqweGym1nWfO~nXt9Y5i1vX79pF7zjjqfzmJAy3udTdpVVZQe07xnQIPcBMXLwZ5XjgTO8yKFXVIpxsXhrmOu8sGSpKiEmQ86ZCKfOTar7fMAGmUCtjiYVFwf31K3REWAA-r3hZyoZpqz3QKpVgpsRpF9fV9thQCq0~yvbvRKTH4PcoB~CZgmXH7rpVb6bILXQn5zBCphf6pyLAa4zIebUEKfCdCYdSdi9LeIEUsesqsYpNWgHJcr4K1LC0hFlst0RHQz-vZ7I-OvrX~5jel6zjjtuDQzjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA … )

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        25. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

          Health care workers! Please consider signing this petition asking for CDC and the WHO to give clear, evidence-based guidance on masks. Every person who's not infected is one less patient you have to care for during this time. Folks, feel free to share. https://www.medwiser.org/sign-petition-international-physicians-and-health-care-workers-call-on-who-and-cdc-to-reserve-ppe-for-frontline-medical-teams-and-recommend-nonmedical-fabric-face-masks-be-worn-by-public/ …pic.twitter.com/iMPAGmUkOQ

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        26. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted RTÉ News

          These articles aren’t even attempting to be coherent anymore. There is no known evidence of harm. It’s a lot of weird speculation—all of which flies in the face of all the overwhelming scientific evidence we have.https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1245793379834908672 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          RTÉ NewsVerified account @rtenews
          The debate around mask-wearing is highly complex and, crucially, experts are warning that ill-fitting and improperly worn masks can do more harm than good, writes @ElMcM https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0402/1128175-facing-down-the-coronavirus-are-masks-a-solution/ …
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        27. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mayor Eric Adams

          But the world is moving. Time for WHO and the CDC to catch up to making evidence-based recommendation for face masks. People need guidance on sanitization/reuse for cloth, and we need rationed distribution once we have surgical mask production catch up.https://twitter.com/nycmayor/status/1245855631241707522 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Mayor Eric AdamsVerified account @NYCMayor
          We have new guidance for New Yorkers: We're advising New Yorkers to wear a face covering when you go outside and near others. It can be a scarf, a bandana or one you make at home. But PLEASE: save medical masks for our health care workers & first responders who truly need them.
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        28. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steve Herman

          Finally. Finally.https://twitter.com/w7voa/status/1245884276974944268 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Steve HermanVerified account @W7VOA
          Guidance from @CDCgov on face masks coming within days. Our latest @VOANews report: https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/cdc-guidance-face-masks-coming-within-days … #coronavirus #COVIDー19 @WhiteHouse
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        29. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Lois Beckett

          I had people tell me that my insistence on continuing to point out the overwhelming scientific evidence in favor of universal mask wearing was about my “anxiety”. In reality, I have the privilege of staying home. Many don’t. This was always about them.https://twitter.com/loisbeckett/status/1245907755057033216 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Lois BeckettVerified account @loisbeckett
          Jason Hargrove, a Detroit bus driver, posted an emotional Facebook video about a woman coughing on his bus without covering her mouth. Within days, he was sick. Less than 2 weeks later, he was dead. Fellow drivers ask: what protections will they get? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/5115450002 … pic.twitter.com/anGq9Tmaoe
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        30. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nathan Scandella

          Yep. Totally okay for ordinary people to think CDC/WHO got this right. They normally do! But if you needed to separate the good science journalist from the one that parrots official advice without analytic thinking/deep digging themselves... Litmus moment!https://twitter.com/enscand/status/1246143381526302721 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Nathan Scandella @enscand
          Replying to @zeynep
          I’m getting a lot of accusations based on pop psychology when challenging the prevailing advice (or old advice) on masks. It’s a last resort when data isn’t on their side.
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        31. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Apr 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Reuters

          Yes! Finally! One thing left: CDC should issue guidelines for best practices for home-made masks and their re-use and sanitization, and consider distributing/rationing a few surgical masks per person in hotspots with instructions for sanitization/reuse.https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246149401246076934 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          ReutersVerified account @Reuters
          Americans should cover faces and also keep distance: Dr. Fauci https://reut.rs/3aME8BC  pic.twitter.com/RZuxtbMeoW
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