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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      Listen up, folks. There's much good news. The end of this pandemic may be near. But a very harsh winter is upon us. Like other viruses, this one seems sharply seasonal. People need to rethink everything and *hunker down*, now. It's so close. Don't risk it. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/lock-yourself-down-now/617106/ …pic.twitter.com/3hQ0s0PfxI

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

      Things one could cautiously do in summer are much higher risk now. Cold and humidity affect the survivability of the virus. A nationwide surge means regions cannot bail each other out. I've always advocated for the least restrictive precautions possible. Right now, it's serious.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

          There's been undue doomsaying. We should acknowledge the good news. There's been unwarranted scolding. Let's recognize the fatigue. There's been misplaced measures—parks closed, indoor dining open. We still don't have the leadership we need. But here we are. Protect yourself.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

          Real talk: The next few months are looking like a terrible time for COVID. Seasonality means more infections; holidays are a potential national superspreading event; there is no aid to help people stay home and no better masks; and overloaded hospitals will mean worse mortality.

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sleve McDichael

          Safer than indoors, as usual. But everything is higher risk during a surge: more chances of encountering someone infected. Plus winter air may be aiding the virus. Plus overloaded hospitals mean worse outcomes. Wear a good mask everywhere around people not in one’s small bubble.https://twitter.com/Cubafrita/status/1327640754307665920 …

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          Sleve McDichael @Cubafrita
          Replying to @LaurenPelley @zeynep
          Outdoors distanced still relatively safe?
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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted  😷 Christopher Peters  💉

          I would disagree. The constant predictions of doom and superspreading from beach and outdoor events were not helpful, and are part of the reason we don’t have credibility to warn people when it counts and about what counts. Which is now and Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. 😢https://twitter.com/statwonk/status/1327994973057290243 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

           😷 Christopher Peters  💉 @statwonk
          Replying to @zeynep
          > undue doomsaying. Heh, I’m not so sure about that.
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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Graeme Blake

          This is true, I think. Also why some of the most alarmist Twitter accounts/news media are not helpful. Sometimes they are right, sometimes they are wrong but, crucially, they blunt our ability to tell the difference and alternatively induce shrugging or overreaction.https://twitter.com/graemeblake/status/1327998733955555328 …

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          Graeme Blake @graemeblake
          Replying to @zeynep
          Those who said a beach is dangerous had an opinion strangely parallel to someone denying indoor aerosol spread. Both treat the virus as some magic force. They deny the possibility of risk analysis or epidemic control through anything but severe means.
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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted loafingcactus

          Yes. We bungled this. First, we didn't trust them on masks ("they'll have false sense of security!") and *then* switched to shaming them for not wearing masks on a vast beach ("covidiots!", grim reaper!). Gave rigid rules instead of explaining mechanisms.https://twitter.com/loafingcactus/status/1328003817389105159 …

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          loafingcactus @loafingcactus
          Replying to @zeynep
          Before everything became entrenched I sat outside at the rv park and asked people if they wanted anything explained to them. In general, the people who wanted information felt that the virus was everywhere in the air and they were safe nowhere. They were comforted to understand
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        8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

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          Totally disagree. Both the CDC and the WHO had to be pushed to accept, let alone properly explain, airborne/aerosol transmission. So many places are still drowning everything in bleach but not opening windows—or setting up greenhouses as "outdoor" dining. https://twitter.com/ultrail/status/1328005187512922112 …

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        9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Nov 2020

          An excellent graphic from Japan translated by the amazing @miekocakes. See my article with all the good news (vaccine! therapeutics!) but why Thanksgiving is a risk you don't want to take now. This thing looks *sharply* seasonal, please, up your cautions. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/lock-yourself-down-now/617106/ …pic.twitter.com/fQcvwZQe4T

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        10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Nov 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kai Kupferschmidt

          Another excellent news on the vaccine front. Show them the developments—vaccine on its way but the winter crisis is here, ahead of it—and talk your family out of Thanksgiving travel or large indoor dinner. So close. But still in great danger, with hospitals getting slammed now.https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1328309666091311106 …

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          Kai KupferschmidtVerified account @kakape
          Good vaccine news continues: @moderna_tx just announced its vaccine has shown 94,5% efficacy. In the study of more than 30,000 participants, 95 #covid19 cases were observed (starting two weeks after second dose): 90 in placebo group 5 in vaccine group https://buff.ly/3puVGK6 
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        2. Heidi Tandy (my tweets are not legal advice)  💫‏ @travelingheidi 14 Nov 2020
          Replying to @enturbulator @zeynep

          Gyms may be workable if distancing is in place & AC has great filters & spacing. Fitness classes inside cannot be made reasonably safe, though.

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