Messaging around the vaccine has been so confusing, and my mother, who works in an LTCF, still won't take the vaccine due to the fact that she is convinced it isn't safe and won't work.
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Replying to @Filmnoir11 @angie_rasmussen
To stay that messaging isn't a problem is absurd. Is it THE problem? No. But it absolutely is a problem where people are convinced that the vaccine doesn't work and isn't necessary.
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Replying to @Filmnoir11
I agree messaging is imperfect. But at the same time, it is not helpful to say we need to be overstating what we know. Ultimately that undermines trust which increases hesitancy.
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Replying to @angie_rasmussen
My problem is that you had mocked and dismissed Zeynep's anecdotes of hesitancy as data at the same using another users' stories of access to bolster your argument.
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Replying to @Filmnoir11 @angie_rasmussen
Frankly, I'm quite let down to your responses to Zeynep's concerns regarding messaging.
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Replying to @Filmnoir11
It’s not just Zeynep insisting that vaccine hesitancy is the direct result of honest “messaging” while dismissing larger issues of access. Of course hesitancy is a major issue but scolding scientists for truthfully discussing data—while offering no data herself—oversimplifies it.
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Replying to @angie_rasmussen @Filmnoir11
Zeynep has no background in virology or vaccinology and yet she sees fit to tell those who do how they should communicate on these topics based on some tweets she saw. Most scientists (self included) have been saying what she’s claiming we aren’t (we don’t know but expect...)
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Replying to @angie_rasmussen @Filmnoir11
Man! Someone pointed me here. *waves at subtweet* There’s a lot of claims here about things I did NOT say or claim (like no scientist is saying this? Whenever did I day that? Plus, I’m talking about what the public is hearing from authorities & media, not scientists on Twitter.)
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Also it’s pretty easy to hold multiple thoughts here. Pointing out one problem doesn’t mean the others don’t exist. Access, equity, historical mistrust... None of those mean they can’t be a *different* problem with a particular message that may affect another group.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dr. Angela Rasmussen
Finally, the whole time, the thing I’m pushing for is to say exactly what you’re saying here which is we don’t know fully yet but we expect... Can’t believe we’re manufacturing a disagreement out of what I’m advocating for: messaging that’s exactly what you say you already say.https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1359507258359439366 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Dr. Angela RasmussenVerified account @angie_rasmussenReplying to @angie_rasmussen @Filmnoir11Zeynep has no background in virology or vaccinology and yet she sees fit to tell those who do how they should communicate on these topics based on some tweets she saw. Most scientists (self included) have been saying what she’s claiming we aren’t (we don’t know but expect...)3 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
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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