If you read this quote in the context of the op-ed from which it was taken, it was not necessarily directed at scientists, but at the conflicting messaging at the outset of this whole thing. At this point Pence had been in charge of all coronavirus messaging for nearly a month.
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Or this. Look, the message is fine, but look how dominant it is. Where is the well-deserved celebration? Where's the emphasis on the very high efficacy even for *any* disease, let alone "seriously"? This isn't good framing at all. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/19/958472437/the-science-behind-how-covid-19-vaccines-work …pic.twitter.com/bcFFXGvbYJ
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100%. Let's stop talking about vaccines as if they are under attack. The Overton Window for this subject has moved too far towards insanity, let's move it back please. We should rightfully talk up the huge improvement in all our lives that these vaccines will bring about.
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