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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2020

    One night at a bar: a women and 15 of her friends, none of whom were wearing masks, are infected by COVID (after two months of staying home, too!). Plus seven staff. This tracks with so many studies now. Indoors, unmasked, talking/singing, at length. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/06/15/woman-15-friends-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-night-out-at-lynchs/ …pic.twitter.com/zFMkP5NVjF

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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Jun 2020

        I know people want to socialize. A distanced porch party, a walk together outdoors, even an outdoors restaurant are much better bets, and allow people to see one another with a much lower risk profile. Extended indoors contact in crowded, confined settings is much higher risk.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Jun 2020

        An Oregon church kept holding services where large numbers of people gathered without masks, over time and in close contact. Now there is an outbreak. 356 people were tested — 66% tested positive and five are hospitalized. https://www.lagrandeobserver.com/coronavirus/covid-19-explosion/article_feb41198-af5c-11ea-b466-9bb49be5644c.html … and https://apnews.com/b2d7a8af05e862dc3e1d1c3d0cf0afd0 …pic.twitter.com/zBdohXYDkG

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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Jun 2020

        Given that the Oregon church is likely a close-knit community it's plausible that some seeding was done earlier (they moved outdoors on April 12) and some of this is secondary or tertiary attacks at households, but also some outdoors: prolonged talking/singing? without masks.

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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Jun 2020

        Outdoor church may be plausible but not like what this church has done. It should, at a minimum, have masks, minimal talking at close range between participants, distance, special care for vulnerable populations (like the elderly), limiting crowd size (staggered gathering)...

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      2. Amy‏ @blueWRL 16 Jun 2020
        Replying to @islandjules7 @zeynep @ClaraJeffery

        It means they can infect people they come in contact with

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      2. confront your racist uncle  ❤️ 🖤‏ @ellouelle 16 Jun 2020
        Replying to @zeynep @ApocalypticaNow

        that's not murphy's law lmao

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      3. Sara Manns‏ @what_sara_said 16 Jun 2020
        Replying to @ellouelle @zeynep @ApocalypticaNow

        it's Dunning's, or maybe Krueger's, Law

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      2. ₮Ⱨł₴ ł₴ ₮ⱧɆ Ɇ₦Đ. ₱ⱠɆ₳₴Ɇ ⱤɆ₥₳ł₦ ₵₳Ⱡ₥.‏ @z3r0c001_ 16 Jun 2020
        Replying to @sairsyr @zeynep

        Aye, she nailed it with the “out of sight, out of mind” bit. News has shifted, so now COVID19 no longer exists in some people’s minds. I’ll keep wearing my mask, thanks.

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