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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 11 Jan 2021

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      This overly bureaucratic prioritization, and the outrage over a few undeserving people cutting ahead (which I don't support but the harm is much less than all this) will likely do more damage to those in high-risk categories than the actual cutting in line. Roll it the @#!! out.https://twitter.com/polly/status/1348464494108954626 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      PVerified account @polly
      The process for *senior citizens* to get the vaccine in New York City involves a 51 step online questionnaire that includes uploading multiple attachments. https://twitter.com/NYCComptroller/status/1348457463855644672 …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      Give appointments in blocks and have a first-come-first-serve line, too, and when they show up, we get name and phone number anyway and if you are prioritizing by age, look at their ID or or have them sign a single sentence affirming age or priority category, and vaccinate them!

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

      Enraging. Every single person who gets vaccinated is a contribution to ending the pandemic. Even if they are low risk themselves, it’s a plus. Just @&@! vaccinate. A misguided attempt at “equity” is turning into a bureaucratic tragedy that *harms *equity and high-risk folks.https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1348489177491501063 …

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      Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPHVerified account @ashishkjha
      Just spoke with a close colleague, thought I'd share his story Have changed minor details to protect him He's an ER Doc, working in a hot spot Few days ago, early evening, vaccine team showed up with a bunch of extra doses of Moderna vaccine Thread
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      You know what one of the most consistent findings of disaster sociology is? People respond fairly well themselves, but then authorities—who don't trust the people— come in, attempting to prevent cutting in line or looting or disorder or whatever AND MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      I get a lot of push-back on this but I'll say this again. Trust people & don't focus on the occasional cutting in line. A vaccine is a vaccine, and the worst scenario is not incorrect order but slow rollout and wasted vaccines. Remove the bureaucracy and complicated verification.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      This is the final, terrible mistake of our pandemic policy, and we're going to regret this one the most, probably. And most of our mistakes go back to the same problem: not trusting people and being bureaucratic, narrow-minded, slow to react rather than proactive and fast.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      Rough tracking: we vaccinated around 200,000 people yesterday. We have more than that many *confirmed cases* each day—and that's an under count. Probably ~one million new infections per day. We reportedly have ~40 million vaccines sitting around in freezers! This is a travesty.

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        1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH

          Right now, all the "X vaccinated the wrong people" outrage is directly contributing to terrible outcomes. The misguided outrage—outdoors, people with masks under their noses, beaches, etc.—has been the bane of our response this pandemic. Focus on action.https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1348618280764907525 …

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          Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPHVerified account @JenniferNuzzo
          This is not a 1-off. Sometimes these restrictions are at the hospital level, sometimes they are state policy. W/ the rash of "X vaccinated the 'wrong' people" stories, everyone is nervous about deviating from guidance. But guidance shouldn't hinder the process. Need flexibility. https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1348489177491501063 …
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        2. martha‏ @mburtis 11 Jan 2021
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          Do you think Biden administration’s plan to release all vaccine will help? Or do you think the instrastructure won’t even be able to handle the surge?

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        3. martha‏ @mburtis 11 Jan 2021
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          NM — just went back and read thread (should have done that first), and agree with your analysis that we need to balance high-rish with just getting the damn vaccine out to anyone who wants it.

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        1. Steven D. Schroeder‏ @schroederlaw 11 Jan 2021
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          Absolutely great thread. Cc @RonaldKlain

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @almodozo

          We have 40 million doses sitting on the shelves, Germany and Italy do not.

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        1. Chris Klugewicz  🏳️‍🌈 (ally)‏ @cjk_tn 11 Jan 2021
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          People in this country are insufficiently alarmed, and you are one of the people who’ve been consistently able to identify the most important issues. Is there any way to get you on national TV somehow? Like, maybe ... on a daily basis?

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        1. אייל עופר‏ @Eyalo365 11 Jan 2021
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          Which 40 million ? Pfizer ? Moderna ? Where are they ?

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        1. Jeff Edelman‏ @StudentDotCom 11 Jan 2021
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          Put @MittRomney in charge of this. The skill set needed to solve this problem is the exact one that Mitt used to save the Olympics decades ago. So no matter whether you agree with him politically or not, he should do this because he'll get this important job done.

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        2. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 11 Jan 2021
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          Where are you getting the 200,000 from? According to the CDC, we vaccinated more than 3 million people over the last 4 days.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021
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          Sunday. We don’t vaccinate at same speed. I’ll look at updated reporting.

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