This is the dilemma. The CDC should tell the truth. But we also need leaders to set good policy! Reconsidering my view on this per @DaveAHopkins: not CDC's fault that politicians and corporate leaders are using the guidelines as an excuse to drop needed indoor mask requirements.https://twitter.com/CountingBaskets/status/1393629497749028864 …
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Oh come on. Putting sociological reasons as separate from or opposed to telling the truth is nonsense. The sociological reasons are about details of enforcement, lack of warning, and the fact that a lot of people did not have a chance yet. Eligibility opened up not that long ago.
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“Sociological reasons” doesn’t mean exaggerate the risk to the vaccinated. It means ask basic questions like how will just be enforced since we don’t have axing passports, and since we switched to this over a single evening with no chance to get ready.
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The obvious, and I also wrote longer, see below. Seeing sociological reasons as if they contradict being straight with the population doesn’t make sense.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1393312530932670476 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepThe CDC mask guidance switched too fast without enough explanation and overlooks key sociological factors for indoor mask mandates—especially to protect workers and the immunocompromised. Better to have announced benchmarks—and kept it up just a bit more. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/opinion/coronavirus-masks-vaccines.html … pic.twitter.com/wedLXzHlwrShow this thread1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes -
The fact that a federal agency issued sweeping new guidance that no state was prepared for, without warning or regard for the consequences, is pretty staggering
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Indeed. And when you point that out, people are like “well should they have lied” as if that’s the opposite of considered decision making. There’s a way to handle this better and there’s no need for (unethical and not requested) step of exaggerating the risk of the vaccinated.
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