To the mention-folk claiming this is anxiety. Do you stop at red lights? Do you slow down around corners? YES COST IS A BARRIER. But if I can take sixty seconds to avoid infecting especially someone vulnerable, why wouldn't I? It's the opposite of anxiety. It's calm and carry-on.
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I think there's an invisible demographic of people, especially among those whose work conditions are more privileged, who have been taking reasonable precautions but really are just carrying on with life, just with extra steps especially to avoid transmission to more vulnerable.
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Yes, I personally write a lot about COVID but it's because this should not be the bastion of the privileged, or those with money, or information—to be able to take reasonable precautions and carry on with life and adjust if something changes. This isn't anxiety, it's privilege.
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Me: "Sure, I slow down around corners, even more so if children are playing around! I get to my destination 60 seconds later than otherwise." You, a realist: "You must be a ball of anxiety, life is full of risks just accept and move on!"
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Owen Barron
Perfect. It’s very similar to staying home when you’re sick if you’re able to do so. This disease spreads most *right before* you develop symptoms and just then, so this test is equivalent of a cough and a fever warning you that you’re likely to infect others. Calm and carry on.https://twitter.com/ocbarron/status/1471518358617178120 …
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Owen Barron @ocbarronReplying to @AlabamaFan @zeynep @ppiixxIf your car had either a .001% chance or a 20% chance of hitting another car on any given day, and you had a dashboard indicator to tell you which it was when you turned it on, you bet your ass I would want you staying home when it flashes 20%.4 replies 40 retweets 399 likesShow this thread -
And finally, the original person I quoted lives in a country where the cost to him is... zero. I simply wanted to highlight the meaning of the faint line. No, I wouldn't test four times a day unless I suspected exposure or was just trying it out, but the point is obvious.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted sc
Therapeutics are great for people who need them—some people don't respond to vaccines, some people are high-risk. The potential side effects of any infection *and* those of *every* therapeutic we have greatly exceed any risk we see from the vaccines.https://twitter.com/stepchap/status/1471518573742940161 …
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sc @stepchapReplying to @zeynepYou do not mention any therapeutics at all, just vaccines & boosters. The way the media & pandemic social media personalities have been ignoring OTC supplements that reduce hospitalization & morbidity risk on par or greater than the pharma industry is borderline criminal...5 replies 28 retweets 280 likesShow this thread -
I'm thrilled about Pfizer's antiviral being available to people, for example, who are immunocompromised or elderly or high-risk even from breakthroughs, for example. One of its components comes with a black box warning, though. Drugs are almost always much riskier than vaccines.
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What do we know now about the side effects of Pfizer's therapeutic?
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The initial trial results from a few weeks ago said mainly the range of things you expect from antivirals and antibiotics. a non-trivial number of people with nausea, stomach issues, headache etc. Generally well tolerated. But again *generally* ...
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The issue is one of the drugs (it's a pair of drugs), ritonavir, needs managing and is a black box label drug. So it's not side effects like that per se. It's still great! A very important addition to the arsenal! Ceteris paribus, I'd still rather not need it but great to have.
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