The inordinate focus on beaches is unscientific, counter-productive (scaring people away from safe outdoor activities) and, worse, hides the true dangers and real victims of this pandemic. Such a big failure, and there seem to be no way to stop it.https://twitter.com/RanuDhillon/status/1284883221289689089 …
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Yes, let’s illustrate the crisis with widely-spaced people outdoors in a vast and sunny beach,
@business. Very, very informative.pic.twitter.com/RrxmtrwkAs
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Doctors report that many of those infected with COVID are essential workers, many people of color, living in crowded housing. What does media fixate on? Young people doing safe and good things (outdoors, distanced exercise.) Triple whammy: erase victims, moralize, misinform.pic.twitter.com/HAzUaZ7XxP
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Good one,
@sfchronicle. Story is about *contact-tracing*. The photo is ::drumroll:: a telephoto beach picture from *two-months ago* where the caption even says what everyone can see: people are spread apart. These visuals are misinformation. h/t@sethjbermanpic.twitter.com/N5qxZrbZOk
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Answering not to dunk, but to show the detrimental effects of misinformation. Months of research shows prolonged close contact (many minutes) in poorly-ventilated, indoor settings is driving the pandemic. Not a single known superspreader event in beaches. https://twitter.com/goobisgoofy/status/1285261006848110592 …
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This is a Pareto Pandemic. A small category of events in specific settings—indoors, crowded, close-quarters, talking/breathing—are driving most of it, along with later household spread. Being misinformed with the non-stop beach/park photos makes it hard to do the right thing.
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I'm just trying to imagine a less appropriate picture to indicate the need for and the struggle over masks and failing! WTH
@washingtonpost? Seriously, this obsession with beach pictures has moved beyond misinformation into something pathological. h/t@makingarecordpic.twitter.com/bT9sBkQjDX
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The idea that we can merely rely on strengthening traditional media to fight misinformation is naive. No joke. Many top media outlets are engaged in a persistent campaign of visual misinformation (the most powerful kind) about COVID risks (which aren't beaches). h/t
@dbchhbrpic.twitter.com/GE4M09DysY
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We screwed up the testing infrastructure so badly that people are waiting two weeks to get their results. Surely,
@Oregonian, it's the fault of these people undertaking an enjoyable, safe activity! By having fun safely, they've caused the labs to come to a halt. h/t@joeahandpic.twitter.com/NfANTDfOKC
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Maybe all of those people are supposed to be working in the lab running the tests. Bet you didn't even think of that, didja?!
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That explains *everything* :-D
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