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    1. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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."
      5 replies 49 retweets 111 likes
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    6. 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.
      2 replies 21 retweets 67 likes
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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020
      Replying to @Trumpery45

      That is true, though they still enough travel to seed a major epidemic. (But they are smart about assessing the evidence.—the moment they heard about Wuhan/whistleblowers/doctor, they acted).

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