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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 5 Mar 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Leana Wen, M.D.

      This. The more CDC waits, the less influence they have on how spring will unfold. (And messaging is like fighting exponentials: early framing/influence is crucial—can’t just pivot late and get the same bang).https://twitter.com/DrLeanaWen/status/1367870511552815104 …

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      Leana Wen, M.D.Verified account @DrLeanaWen
      BREAKING: CDC Director says that they are STILL not releasing guidance on what vaccinated people can do. I understand being careful, but the longer they wait, the more people will take matters into their own hands & render eventual CDC advice irrelevant. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/16/vaccinated-need-know-whats-safe-them-do/ …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Mar 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      Another challenge we face now is J&J. I think we should really be honest about the upsides *and* what we don't know yet. Shouldn't say they're all the same—that undermines the trust—but I feel confident saying.. absolutely take it if offered. Thread/piece.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1367301169052270595 …

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      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      This is false, but it is understandable if one's mental model of immunity is like a "sea wall" that gets washed over by a tsunami wave—like the Fukushima plant—and if we don't consider how *statistical power* effects trials. My lengthy post on all that: https://zeynep.substack.com/p/vaccine-efficacy-statistical-power … pic.twitter.com/o7TlTfjci5
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Mar 2021

      The information environment does not, will not, allow a vacuum. Others will step up and provide guidance. Some better, some not so much. An ordinary person cannot/should not be in the business of hoping they pick the right experts. CDC should issue guidelines. They can update.

      12:23 PM - 5 Mar 2021
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        1. Podcast Notes  🗒️‏ @podcastnotes 5 Mar 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          White House wants their money voted in the Senate first. It is clear that CDC is not operating independently and outside of politics (recall school guidance heavily designed to appease teachers unions).

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        1. rst‏ @rsthau 5 Mar 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          OTOH, you've also dinged CDC more than once for failing to update guidelines when updates were needed. Whatever internal inertia kept that from happening may still be there -- and may be one reason staff now are reluctant to let initial best guesses out the door.

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        2. The Digital Stethoscope‏ @cureious1771 5 Mar 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Sorta like get a decent set of guidelines out there and then iteratively refine. They have to have a good foundation already. Wonder what the delay is? Getting the COVID relief package through first?

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        3. Meaghan Kennedy‏ @MeaghanBKennedy 5 Mar 2021
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          The reluctance to iteratively refine is really problematic

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        1. Tarek Milleron‏ @TarekMilleron 5 Mar 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          The "information environment" IS a vacuum. The most watched News networks have less than a few million viewers each.

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        1. Sandy Grant‏ @sgrantsm 5 Mar 2021
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          Why are they delaying, after promising info for the vaccinated on Thursday? Losing credibility. This is Joe Biden's CDC. I don't understand.

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        1. Matthew‏ @MatthewDavidH 7 Mar 2021
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          EVERY article or book on crisis communication I've ever read emphasizes the importance of officials getting the truth out there RAPIDLY because if they are slow to speak then others will shape public perceptions before they get a chance to do so.

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