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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      With Omicron likely spreading here fast on top of the ongoing Delta wave, my advice to my personal (vaccinated) social network was... to avoid high-risk sports and appendicitis for a month or so. Not kidding. Hospitals already stretched-thin, more stress looks to be on the way.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1471159553224056832 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      A similar trajectory is possible here. UK is experiencing highest recorded number of cases *throughout the whole pandemic*. Rather than arguing over “mildness”, we should take steps now to mitigate the most plausible risks. More is different; faster is different. https://twitter.com/alexselby1770/status/1471154053031899145 …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      There's a lot of focus on individual outcomes: if Omicron will be mild, who, when, how.. I get that, but even *if* severe disease risk were much less, a small percent of a huge wave is a big burden, especially after so much stress already on healthcare after two pandemic years.

      10 replies 56 retweets 270 likes
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steven Van den Berghe

      Yeah. That was my point.https://twitter.com/Steven_VdB80/status/1471206046806990857 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Steven Van den Berghe @Steven_VdB80
      Replying to @zeynep
      How do you ‘avoid appendicitis’?
      8 replies 10 retweets 333 likes
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      I think a lot of unknowns remain, tbh. We only have a few weeks of data, a lot of open questions, and still a fairly big range of possibilities on the table. I really don't have any certainty really, but hospital overload seems to be a strong enough possibility to think about.

      6 replies 8 retweets 109 likes
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Megan Ranney MD MPH  🗽

      Hearing this a lot… This is still mostly Delta in the United States.https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1471299796447150085 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Megan Ranney MD MPH  🗽Verified account @meganranney
      In fact, my hospital system shut down most “elective” (but still needed) surgeries today. https://twitter.com/WStoneReports/status/1471181706153500676 …
      2 replies 16 retweets 85 likes
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted dsparks

      …https://twitter.com/sparks_diane312/status/1471310018167427074 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      dsparks @sparks_diane312
      Replying to @meganranney
      My Dad was supposed to have his gallbladder removed this month but the numbers in Ohio are too high. 😢
      3 replies 4 retweets 61 likes
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Craig Spencer MD MPH

      See this thread. Healthcare workers are exhausted and spent. They’ve done so much!https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1471331166074687491 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Craig Spencer MD MPHVerified account @Craig_A_Spencer
      There’s still a lot of uncertainty around Omicron. But it’s clearly about to cause a massive spike in cases. And soon. Working in the ER today made me really concerned about what we’ll see in the coming weeks. This is what I’m worried about… 🧵
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        1. Jennifer Brea 🦒‏Verified account @jenbrea 15 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Jennifer Brea 🦒 Retweeted Jennifer Brea 🦒

          Also, #longCOVID, a much more probable outcome for your vaccinated friends than appendicitis or major trauma, especially if they aren’t using strategies to reduce personal risk of exposure.https://twitter.com/jenbrea/status/1470975455188557827?s=20 …

          Jennifer Brea 🦒 added,

          Jennifer Brea 🦒Verified account @jenbrea
          I am just going to keep saying it. This is the largest mass disabling event in our history. The more I sit with that reality the more dissonant our entire approach to the pandemic appears. It would be great if MDs could start talking about this.
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