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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

      There's much to learn about Omicron, but we know exactly why it threatens the elderly whose immune systems are different. Nursing homes must act *now*, and not by isolating and locking down the elderly, but by enacting protocols to keep the virus out. New: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/omicron-nursing-homes.html …pic.twitter.com/YIaOZVpLqW

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

      Five separate lab studies indicate effectiveness of antibodies produced by two vaccine doses are severely compromised or wiped out by Omicron. For younger people, may not be as big a deal. (Still to be seen!). For elderly, who lose T cell population with age, it's a huge threat!pic.twitter.com/hvBv8Pdkrp

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

      I'll repeat again. As I've long argued, our nursing home and hospital policies of isolation and no-visits are cruel, inhumane and indefensible. They should be replaced by sensible, pro-active protective measures, with isolation as a last and *temporary* resort if all else fails.pic.twitter.com/njksFMflfx

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

          Boosters, rapid tests, ventilation, air-filtering, better masks, BETTER PAY FOR STAFF, paid sick-leave, symptom monitoring, antivirals, outbreak protocols etc. are all available, and should be what we do. The elderly are not society's leftovers and social support is crucial.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Absurdus

          Yes, absolutely and it is part of the package proposed in the article. Lots of people say it's expensive but hospitalizations and illness are expensive—and cruel and inhumane, the way we go about it.https://twitter.com/AdAltum/status/1468973445190877184 …

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          Absurdus @AdAltum
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          The lack of paid sick leave is a severely underdiscussed issue. People in low paying jobs literally cannot afford to miss work, yet we're trying to implement policies that make them miss WEEKS of paychecks. It will never work without paid sick leave.
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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Dec 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Susan C-P

          This isn't how it should be! I've been hearing from people who tell me it's actually not that straightforward for the elderly to schedule their boosters—depending on where they are. Even without Omicron, there are a lot of reasons for them to do so, ASAP.https://twitter.com/booksnips/status/1468400826561404929 …

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          Susan C-P @booksnips
          An elderly relative got the J&J at her “retirement community.” Not finding appointments for a booster at local pharmacies; not able to go to vax clinic bc construction means confusing detour. Apparently, only “nursing homes” have boosters delivered to residents in her state.
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        1. Oscience‏ @b117science 9 Dec 2021
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          there's no way around low case numbers.

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        1. Pankaj Goel‏ @PankajGoel66 9 Dec 2021
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          How is that different than severe flu?

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        2. got the omichronic‏ @sadpoastingusa 9 Dec 2021
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          I think the isolation contributed to a lot of deaths as well. I mean we have studies showing that isolated seniors die sooner than those in a community. It was a horrible idea

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        3. got the omichronic‏ @sadpoastingusa 9 Dec 2021
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          I mean the non-Covid deaths, obviously the people with Covid died of Covid. I’m not a denier

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        2. Penny Phosphor‏ @penny_p_panther 9 Dec 2021
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          Since we didn't do that, we don't know 100% how things would have been different, but even though it seems counter-intuitive it might have had a massive (and helpful) social impact. I've read that part of COVID denial (and downplaying) came from a lack of coverage in hospitals.

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        3. Penny Phosphor‏ @penny_p_panther 9 Dec 2021
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          Being able to be there with ailing family whether they're getting better or not is important. Seeing the impact COVID infections have on families has been important as it is, to reaching people. This could have allowed for more of that, earlier. And saved lives via morale.

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        1. Sara Hornstra‏ @SaraHornstra 9 Dec 2021
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          My 99-y.o. grandmother died in late March 2020 (not Covid-related as far as we know) and in retrospect it was . . . a blessing. She would have been miserable isolated and almost certainly would have contracted Covid at some point, likely fatal to her.

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