Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
zeynep's profile
zeynep tufekci
zeynep tufekci
zeynep tufekci
Verified account
@zeynep

Tweets

zeynep tufekciVerified account

@zeynep

Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

floating in a most peculiar way
theinsight.org
Joined August 2009

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      But here's the counterargument: There's no actual evidence the FDA knows how to manage public psychology correctly on this. Would it be better to report the data, be honest about the risks, and tell people to make the decision that's best for them? Maybe!

      13 replies 47 retweets 452 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      Is it possible that the FDA is going to increase vaccine hesitancy here, rather than lower it? Definitely. Let's say, in three days, they clear J&J totally. Will that get the news coverage the pause did? Will it fully end the fears the public now has? I doubt it.

      39 replies 96 retweets 923 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      The UK offers another path: They've gone to first doses first, approved Oxford-AstraZeneca (though have gotten worried about clotting issues there, too!), tried human challenge trials. Is vaccine hesitancy higher there? No, it's lower.

      10 replies 32 retweets 336 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      On the merits, I think the FDA's skeptics are right. There are something like 6 clotting events (that we know of) out of 6.5 million shots. The danger is small and theoretical. Meanwhile, the B117 strain is spreading across the country. The danger is huge and real.

      14 replies 66 retweets 506 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      If you're going to pause J&J, go to first doses first of Pfizer and Moderna. Or since the clots were all in women, use J&J for men, and Pfizer/Moderna for women. Do something to show you are as fearful of B117 as adverse vaccine events.

      14 replies 116 retweets 955 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      This is my ultimate criticism of the regulators in this. I take their fears seriously. Their job is very hard. But they are not being creative in balancing these risks, and that means they're running too much coronavirus risk. And they may be *increasing* vaccine fears.

      8 replies 47 retweets 596 likes
      Show this thread
    7. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      In a statement, the FDA said “We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution." What does an abundance of caution on B117 demand? How about an abundance of caution for those who need a vaccine and can't get one?

      9 replies 62 retweets 652 likes
      Show this thread
    8. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      One place my beliefs have shifted during the pandemic: I think regulators, broadly, are too afraid of trusting the public with information and letting us weigh risks.

      50 replies 96 retweets 1,083 likes
      Show this thread
    9. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      That doesn't work on everything. You need good information to make good decisions. I'm not someone who thinks you should be able to take any medication by signing a release waiver. Too many people are out there trying to actively fool the sick, the dying, the scared.

      6 replies 16 retweets 267 likes
      Show this thread
    10. Ezra Klein‏Verified account @ezraklein 13 Apr 2021

      But we've given 6.5m shots of J&J (including to me!). There were 6 clotting events, all women between 18 and 48. There's a lot of data here. There were options between a screeching halt to J&J and doing nothing. Options in which the public could've been brought in as a partner.

      64 replies 74 retweets 805 likes
      Show this thread
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Apr 2021
      Replying to @ezraklein

      Yeah, hard decisions here. One principle, however, would be to minimize as much as possible the free-for-all in the news cycle (now at least 48 hours) and be a lot more “muscular” in the announcement—today felt like communication to doctors, rather than the whole anxious world.

      1:40 PM - 13 Apr 2021
      • 13 Retweets
      • 166 Likes
      • Myrne Stol yabasic Edward Sheedy poleiro de pombo contra o #PL490 Shaina Brassard Eric Earling Rasmus Fonnesbæk TruthIsStrangerThanFiction… R Cichella
      2 replies 13 retweets 166 likes
        1. Deirdre Connolly¹‏ @durumcrustulum 13 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @ezraklein

          ☝️

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. Nate in LA‏ @natem42 13 Apr 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @ezraklein

          My wife got the J&J less than a week ago. Can you point me to the part of the release about what, if anything, folks in that position are supposed to do?

          2 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Apr 2021
          Replying to @natem42 @ezraklein

          Be on the lookout for severe headaches, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath. It’s a super rare but treatable complication.

          4 replies 4 retweets 58 likes
        4. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2022 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info