In the piece, I spell out my own interpretation of what the guidelines (in their totality) imply about CDC's assumptions, and where I think things stand, but it would be really, really helpful if they spelled it out explicitly, and also resolve the various inconsistencies.
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It's a common assumption that too much information will confuse the public. I don't even agree, but let's say there is a line for too much detail. However, too little *explanation* can be even more confusing and disempowering because a yes/no usually doesn't cover all contexts.
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Ah. I had not seen this, but
@Trevornoah ranted about it last night, apparently. (ht@wmyfowlkes) "Too complicated" and "It's unreadable", he says. "Even if you are vaccinated, you can only do two more things without a mask on", etc. Yeah, he's right.https://youtu.be/nctWidPTtwI?t=203 …5 replies 25 retweets 200 likesShow this thread -
When I say something is not being understood correctly, a lot of people, including my friends, will say "I understood it" and that I'm being overly-critical. It's different for people who already understand the science, or in the thick of it and following everything.
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I think the Trevor Noah rant below nails it, but you should have seen how much time it took for Atlantic's fact-checkers (Who are good at this! And do this every day!) to try to confirm the chart's various interpretations.https://youtu.be/nctWidPTtwI?t=204 …
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I do outline how I think the rules could be simplified, broadened to match the evidence base, be explained succinctly, and consider both transmission characteristics of the virus and the sociology mask wearing. But the key point is we need clear answers. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/cdc-outdoor-mask-pandemic/618739/ …pic.twitter.com/v37gc1E4Ry
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Torr Leonard
And why are we still doing this? There needs to be loud and clear communication about all this.https://twitter.com/torrHL/status/1387497475905265665 …
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I get a lot of "why not an abundance of caution"? I'm temperamentally and intellectually on the "precautionary principal is crucial" and "exponentials are cruel" side but after more than a year of data, we can end up misleading about indoor risks through unwarranted caution.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eric Topol
And here’s a BMJ debate on outdoor masks alone, with
@mugecevik@sdbaral@javid_lab and me.https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1387537518338338816 …zeynep tufekci added,
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