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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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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Dec 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted John Johnston

      Biden's incoming CDC director @RWalensky on year's scientific surprises: "We thought we knew how respiratory viruses generally worked. We thought it was going to be droplet, and it turns out, you know, a lot of aerosol." Another: "presymptomatic & asymptomatic transmission."https://twitter.com/JOHNJOHNSTONED/status/1335809781450166273 …

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      John Johnston @JOHNJOHNSTONED
      “We thought we knew how respiratory viruses generally work” new CDC director ⁦@RWalensky⁩, like Fauci, show humility in accepting new paradigm #COVIDisAirborne. Great role models for all ID docs and IPC! ⁦@CollignonPeter⁩ ⁦@mdjkf⁩ ⁦@Josh_S_Davis⁩ ⁦⁦ pic.twitter.com/eKdPFJqlWm
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Dec 2020

      Hope for future! Also lament: imagine if we had spent the past year with public health authorities willing and able to speedily adapt to emerging information, and update guidelines quickly. Both of those were very emergent from the evidence as early as late February/early March.

      3:25 PM - 21 Dec 2020
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      • ✈️ Brent Billings 🏰 Maria Paz In a democracy it's ok to ask for better. DataInput mattelsberry Stefanie Schulte #GenoVerband Patrick Boland Vitor Mori Beat SARS-CoV2-gether
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        2. Jason Hochberg‏ @hochbergjason 21 Dec 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Where is the evidence for asymptomatic? If aerosol is so much of spread, why masks? Is this why mask mandates have failed to stop lockdowns?

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        3. Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez‏Verified account @jljcolorado 21 Dec 2020
          Replying to @hochbergjason @zeynep

          Because masks work well for aerosols. This is well known and there are lots of papers on it. See http://tinyurl.com/faqs-aerosol 

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        2. Ranganath Muniyappa‏ @dr_muniyappa 21 Dec 2020
          Replying to @alexluger @zeynep

          Agree, if SARS CoV1 was airborne why wouldn't SARS CoV2? Pacific rim nations saw this as SARS and did the things necessary and are doing well. The West saw this as a "flu"; and here we are pontificating on the "surprises" as cases and deaths mount. SMH

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        2. John O'Neil‏Verified account @THAToneil 21 Dec 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Yes, it turns out that the key skills are humility, adaptability and agility.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Dec 2020
          Replying to @THAToneil

          That’s good science and good public health in a crisis! I love how she’s so open about it.

          0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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        1. Alfie‏ @WndlB 21 Dec 2020
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          Alfie Retweeted Tulio de Oliveira

          See this!!https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/1341090922440892417 …

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          The main focus should be to reduce transmission of COVID-19 as in this way we give less chance to the virus to evolve. I hope that these two new variants in the UK and South Africa are a wake up call to take this virus seriously...
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        1. TimeLovesAHero‏ @time_loves 21 Dec 2020
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          It seems @RWalensky is up to date with @ShellyMBoulder work on singing and musical performances. The future is looking brighter for a change.

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