One of the most fascinating dynamics of this pandemic is the Twitter/media/pundit feedback cycle. (This was documented before for other topics, too.) Now, with many top scientists not as active, if at all, on Twitter—pandemic keeps them busy—it’s gotten even more interesting.
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Replying to @zeynep
I think in twitter's defence that (maybe particular to Australian context) it was via twitter that HKU and other research from Asia on masks, particle spread, etc. circulated early - measures dismissed and sources ignored locally by governments, chief health officers, and others.
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