Angie, as a POC who has family relatives in these communities, the answer is absolutely both. Both you and Zeynep can be right at the same time.
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I've discussed this with you directly. You have made it a point to say that "experts" are bungling communications about vaccines by saying "we don't know" about transmission and then further saying that drives hesitancy by citing what you've seen on social media. That's not data.
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Furthermore, I am asked about this all the time. So are most of my colleagues. EVERYONE I've seen has said that we anticipate transmission will be reduced but we need to wait for data, which is exactly what you assert we aren't saying and that this fuels hesitancy.
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Other than that, I’m totally happy with my own track record. People can compare and choose as they want. What matters though isn’t what the scientists you find on Twitter say (when there are many scientists who say something else and that confuses the public). That’s not enough.
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Zeynep, we HAVE been saying "we don't have the data to know yet but we expect." Whether you see that or not isn't relevant. First, what you pointed out yesterday is not actually vaccine hesitancy. Second, anecdotes aren't data. Third, so what if ppl wait for transmission data?
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There's enough unmet demand for vaccines that it doesn't *matter* if some people wait to find out if the vaccines prevent transmission before getting vaccinated. By the time they're ready, we'll have the data. Again, that's NOT vaccine hesitancy—this isn't your area of expertise
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