Journalists please ask WHO to clarify the "asymptomatic" claim in writing—not just repeat their unclear statement, but actually clarify—and to provide evidence. It's a very important question and the confusion has already done great damage.https://twitter.com/gmleunghku/status/1270127930136424449 …
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I heard what sounded like the same claim from a WHO committee a few weeks ago; we were all startled the way science Twitter has been today; we quickly asked for clarification and data (always happy to follow the evidence) and have not received a reply yet. Clarity would be great.
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The claim has taken off like wildfire, with thousands of people asking why we had to wear masks, shut down schools, or even socially-distance if all we had to do was find and isolate symptomatic cases. It's just not acceptable to say something so significant and then not clarify.
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Many have interpretations of what the WHO may have meant—they were talking about never symptomatic not presymptomatic, etc. I humbly suggest that we are not in a position to interpret, but to demand clarity and evidence. I've been trying to understand, too, and I have no clarity.
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"A pandemic is a communications emergency as much as a medical crisis." When we are teaching the next generation, please keep that line in mind. If we bungle the communication, we cannot win against the epidemic. We need full clarity, whatever it is.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1254562004246855681 …
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This is my rough transcript of that portion of presser. I honestly cannot interpret this with any clarity—especially given the new mask guidance. I don't think anyone else can interpret this for them. We're asking people to upend their lives. Things need to be very, very clear.pic.twitter.com/9ug8JdwLxt
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This has blown up all day, like this. We need clarity and evidence, and quickly.https://twitter.com/drdavidsamadi/status/1270143769627766784 …
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