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 …
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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 @thefactualnewsHowever, 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/2UuE6ZkShow this thread3 replies 30 retweets 80 likesShow this thread -
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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(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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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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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 …
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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 @NYCMayorWe 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.Show this thread2 replies 30 retweets 72 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steve Herman
Finally. Finally.https://twitter.com/w7voa/status/1245884276974944268 …
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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 …
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Lois BeckettVerified account @loisbeckettJason 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/anGq9TmaoeShow this thread12 replies 69 retweets 226 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @zeynep
Yes. The VERY LEAST the government could do was tell people to make masks of their own if they can't buy one. By lying to them, they endangered many people. Any "essential workers" should be wearing a mask when out in public.
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It's a terrible moment, but we should learn and move forward as best we can.
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Aria Retweeted Reuters
Finally the gov. is asking people to wear masks! So there is progress.https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1246149401246076934?s=20 …
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