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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 5 Jan 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chico Harlan

      One year ago. There was, of course, significant evidence. (Healthcare workers in Wuhan who had never been to the market were falling sick). It was covered up. Taiwan didn’t believe it and responded quickly with masks, gathering & travel restrictions. They have concerts there now.https://twitter.com/chicoharlan/status/1344655021883985920 …

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      Chico HarlanVerified account @chicoharlan
      One year ago today, the WHO was informed of a "pneumonia of unknown cause" in Wuhan, China. "No evidence of significant human-to-human transmission." "WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travelers." https://bit.ly/2LartAc 
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021

      When facing exponential threats, anything done early is worth so so much more. The world lost January to the cover-up. (Don’t @ me with our own failings. I’ve been writing about them for a year. It doesn’t erase the damage from the initial cover-up. Let’s have multiple thoughts.)

      6:05 AM - 5 Jan 2021
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        2. Stefan Baral‏Verified account @sdbaral 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          In truth though, I am sure Taiwan does 100% opposite of whatever China suggests...

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @sdbaral

          Heh. I have somewhere a very detailed timeline of Taiwan's response from January 1st on. It's incredible. They were ready, ready, ready.

          2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
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        1. MonkeeBread‏ @MonkeeBread 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          What do you think about the risk of virus resistance if the second dose is delayed?

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        2. Nesk Madran‏ @NeskMadran 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Credit to @nntaleb here, he was the earliest with his paper.

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        2. Bob Oldham‏ @Bobby42684 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Much more concerned about our response: locking down healthy people, closing schools, fearing and shaming. We can’t always stop a crisis but we can control how we respond it, preferably by being rational and that hasn’t happened at all.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @Bobby42684

          Let's try again with the multiple thoughts part?

          2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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        2. Frank Fuhrig‏ @FrankFuhrig 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Not to defend the PRC, but didn't they release the C19 genome on January 11? Maybe December 2019 was lost ...

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @FrankFuhrig

          No, their scientists did (and got banned for it) and they covered-up human-to-human transmission (which is what people need to know to realize they have to respond and how) until January 20th.

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        1. Urban Policy Monitor‏ @UrbanPolicy 5 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          In terms of the cover up and losing January, what percent of that is China’s fault and what percent of it is the West’s fault for underfunding and ignoring pandemic preparation? (including detection of national security threats)? @nntaleb

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