By all means I think we should message enthusiastically, and those who follow me know I’ve always tweeted enthusiastically about vaccines, but I still think there must be a way to do so without literally telling people they never need to mask again once they’re vaccinated
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I’m not talking about whatever you tweet, nor is anybody saying let’s go tell people to throw off their masks. The number of people who’ve completed two doses is miniscule, and almost all HCW. Don’t take your mask off yet is a fine message if it wasn’t so dominant.
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I think it's hard to say that when masking is far from sufficiently done now
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Replying to @Brian_Orak @MDaware and
Yep. Masking is widespread, and there is disporportinate media attention to the remaining pockets that resist, and none of those people are going to be reached now with more lecturing. If we had a unified message in March when experts chided people FOR wearing masks, maybe.
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And the mask-wearing crowd is not going to throw off their mask after one dose. All we’re doing is making especially younger people (who will infect others) wonder why bother jumping through so much hoops etc. if nothing will change. Not protecting masking, not helping update.
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Dr Ed Retweeted Dr Ed
You were right on and I amplified you as much as I could, as in the below tweet. But I do think people need affirmative guidance on what to do after being vaccinated. Doesn’t mean positive messages can’t be amplified in other ways.https://twitter.com/notdred/status/1243918345973501955?s=21 …
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Replying to @notdred @Brian_Orak and
Right now, the weirdly overwhelming message is “vaccine won’t change things” and, for unfathomable reasons, some weird focus on not taking masks off (when it’s not happening nor is it a threat!). We face a really tough few months and emphasizing the endgame is crucial.
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Yeah I feel like anytime anyone dares to fantasize about what they'll do after the vaccine, a bunch of people pop up to say, "You'll keep wearing your mask and social distancing, THAT'S what you'll do." It's like they're trying to murder hope.
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Replying to @michelleinbklyn @zeynep and
And to what end? Why focus on squashing hope when it is irrelevant to behaviour today when we’re basically all not yet vaccinated? It’s just an assault on mental health to fight about future behaviour that will be guided by better information, soon.
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Yes. Absolutely unnecessary at the moment. Once we have widespread vaccination (with two doses) we can talk more about precautions, etc. Right now, our problem isn’t irresponsible people who need or would respond to more lecturing, but how tired people are after a year of this.
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