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    1. Stephen Goldstein‏ @stgoldst 28 Jun 2020

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      My take is obviously experts have been wrong about some things, but viewing this as a failure is a fundamental misunderstanding. If you want scientists to know everything important about a new virus you’ll need to wait years. That isn’t really an option here... https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1277234902606454784 …

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      15 replies 13 retweets 158 likes
    2. Katie Mack‏Verified account @AstroKatie 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @stgoldst

      Also I think it’s notable that the experts in the US weren’t saying anything drastically different than the experts in countries where the rates have dropped and kept dropping. So I’m not sure how the experts get the blame here.

      9 replies 7 retweets 214 likes
    3. Andrew Werth‏ @ajwerth 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @AstroKatie @stgoldst

      The one really bad mistake early on was imploring people not to wear masks. If there was one thing to change in this whole episode, this might be it. If the govt had been on top of things, there wouldn't have been a shortage and they wouldn't have had to tell us not to buy them.

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
    4. Stephen Goldstein‏ @stgoldst 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @ajwerth @AstroKatie

      Masks is one where early guidance wasn’t helpful. But most people are wearing cloth masks now, and data on these didn’t even exist before covid. Surgical masks are better but were in extremely short supply.

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    5. alex rubinsteyn‏ @iskander 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @stgoldst @ajwerth @AstroKatie

      I think it's misleading to say mask policies changed because of new data. Most of papers cited by #Masks4All advocates like @jeremyphoward & @zeynep, especially in March, predate the pandemic. Public Health misjudged the value of cloth masks, better to admit mistakes.

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    6. Stephen Goldstein‏ @stgoldst 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @iskander @ajwerth and

      I don’t think it was clear early that cloth masks are very effective, and there was a real need to avoid a run on medical masks. That said, due to the possibility of benefit and no harm, guidance on this should have been modified sooner for sure.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. alex rubinsteyn‏ @iskander 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @stgoldst @ajwerth and

      I disagree with the first part of your tweet but don't want to drag us into the black hole of Twitter mask debates. I do think that it will take a long time to regain public trust after the switch from "masks may do more harm" to "masks are required".

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @iskander @stgoldst and

      As soon as we realized the surgical mask shortage though (in January) it was possible to 1-ramp up production; 2-immediately start researching efficacy of alternatives for source-control; 3-ration distribution (a la Taiwan); 4-be truthful (rather than nonsense about harms)...

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
    9. Stephen Goldstein‏ @stgoldst 28 Jun 2020
      Replying to @zeynep @iskander and

      The government didn’t even ramp up production of nasal swabs...

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Jun 2020
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