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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 11 Apr 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted SternLab

      If anyone is going to write about the latest Israel/variant study, I suggest noting: this informative thread by one of the co-authors; that it's actually excellent news; and that vaccine resistance is NOT analogous to antibiotic resistance (which seems to be a common conflation).https://twitter.com/SternLab/status/1380922920734711811 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      SternLab @SternLab
      In Israel, real-world evidence on VOCs and vaccine protection: Mainly, B.1.351 enriched in infected vaccinated individuals, but this is offset by lack of ability of this variant to spread. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.06.21254882v1 … @taliakustin @noamharel8 @ranbalicer @TelAvivUni More details:
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Apr 2021

      I've already been sent an alarming headline by a respectable organization, and see below.🙄 A co-author is on Twitter explaining it it, folks! Come on. FWIW, the study itself made me feel *better* about both the mRNA vaccines and the threat of B.1.351 (which we should track).pic.twitter.com/Z11qY0gv2d

      10:35 AM - 11 Apr 2021
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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Apr 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dr Ed

          Here's a better headline, adding that the findings about vaccine breakthroughs (which we already knew would happen (duh!) about and should track by sequencing) are turning out to be really encouraging so far.https://twitter.com/notdred/status/1381297853855891462 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Dr Ed @notdred
          Replying to @zeynep
          Feels like “zero cases beyond 14 days after the second dose” is being undersold tbh
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Apr 2021

          What on earth? Again, we should keep an eye on variants especially in those (yeay, rare!) vaccine breakthrough cases (which are known from the trials) but THAT STUDY WAS EXCELLENT NEWS OVERALL ON THAT ASPECT. These headlines are wildly misleading. h/t @TheHeidenatorpic.twitter.com/SakwpQJx7S

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Apr 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jonathan Cartagena  🇵🇷

          @#!!#$!https://twitter.com/jcartagenatrail/status/1381317928348442633 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Jonathan Cartagena  🇵🇷 @jcartagenatrail
          Replying to @zeynep @TheHeidenator
          It's already making all rounds in the media. pic.twitter.com/Vc3kuPyt9z
          6 replies 10 retweets 174 likes
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        1. dookie luvr‏ @_GHouse 11 Apr 2021
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          @reuters

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        1. Jesse Grauman‏ @jessegrauman 11 Apr 2021
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          Some of the blame goes to the authors of the study given that they themselves used an alarmist title despite what are overall encouraging results.

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        2. José M. Arnesto‏ @jmarnesto 11 Apr 2021
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          Reuters? A respectable organization? Not any more:https://www.reuters.com/article/rpb-tass-connect-idUSKBN2381UQ …

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        3. Julia  🌎‏ @Julia_in_DE 11 Apr 2021
          Replying to @jmarnesto @zeynep

          I’ve noticed that they’ve become more alarmist and tabloid like in the last months. This helps explain why. @Reuters is no longer a source I trust with your thinking twice and doing separate research. Disappointing.

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        1. Asif Imran‏ @5sigma 11 Apr 2021
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          Asif Imran Retweeted SternLab

          I know its a scientist talking science to colleagues but her point (5) was kinda hard to parse. Esp considering general public/media is already twitchy.https://twitter.com/sternlab/status/1380922931828641793?s=21 …

          Asif Imran added,

          SternLab @SternLab
          5. To summarize: we see evidence for reduced vaccine effectiveness against the British variant, but after two doses – extremely high effectiveness kicks in. We see evidence for reduced vaccine effectiveness against the S.A. variant, but it does not spread in Israel.
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        1. Llowell Williams‏ @llowellw 11 Apr 2021
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          I read this earlier and came to very much the same conclusion. This is what happens when journalists/editors report on science without any science background themselves.

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        1. Curtis‏ @Curtos07 11 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Curtis Retweeted The Hill

          'The Hill' literally just tweeted this same crap out. 🤦‍♂️https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1381301287870988289 …

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          South African COVID-19 strain can "break through" vaccine: researchers http://hill.cm/yDEzQlh  pic.twitter.com/V26jadAww2
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