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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      Are you confused about the zigzagging CDC messaging on rapid tests? I wish the CDC would consult with Dr. Walensky circa 2020, who explained it brilliantly. This CDC seems to be hoping you figure things out by yourself, and good luck finding a test. New: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/opinion/omicron-covid-testing-cdc.html …pic.twitter.com/p0Ld8c5ohz

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      It's 2022! Disappointed with the "masks aren't useful for you because we don't have them" vibes around rapid tests, and CDC justifying it by saying tests would provide "a false sense of security". Denying tools to the public with a claim they'd otherwise be reckless isn't okay.pic.twitter.com/FL53NEduGP

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Pod Save America

      And here's @Bob_Wachter on all this for @PodSaveAmerica.https://twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica/status/1478569602724491264 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

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      Pod Save AmericaVerified account @PodSaveAmerica
      .@Bob_Wachter breaks down the CDC's updated isolation guidance: “I think they should have just told the truth.” pic.twitter.com/QcmBoVCLcV
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      I want to highlight @KatherineEban's great article on White House rejecting proposals to get a lot of rapid tests. Some reportedly worried it would discourage vaccination. This. Makes. No. Sense. One can find a few examples, but that's irrelevant. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/the-biden-administration-rejected-an-october-proposal-for-free-rapid-tests-for-the-holidays …pic.twitter.com/TdPC8AfLrY

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      Aka if your particle is going faster than light, check your cables first, and if you are arguing "what if better is worse", check your thinking and do some more research before doubling down.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1478766408691556353 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      Replying to @murchiston @avizvizenilman
      Zeynep's law: Until there is substantial and repeated evidence otherwise, assume counterintuitive findings to be false, and second-order effects to be dwarfed by first-order ones in magnitude.
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted A. David Paltiel

      Comment from Dr. Paltiel, co-author with Dr. Walensky of this article I talk about from September 2020 about the value of rapid antigen tests for identifying infectious people, and reasons to prefer them over PCR for public health. https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20200909.430047/full/ …https://twitter.com/ADPaltiel/status/1478785449221148672 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      A. David Paltiel @ADPaltiel
      @zeynep asks: "Might the real reason be that rapid tests are hard to find and expensive?" Of course! Shame on the White House: first for not owning its failure to invest in antigen tests; and second for scapegoating/forcing CDC to make policy around it. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/opinion/omicron-covid-testing-cdc.html?smid=tw-share …
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 5

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted BC

      I really like the ones with foam around the nose, like 3M's Aura N95 line. They sell for $20ish for 10 and are available at Home Depot etc. I find them comfortable. Also this isn't just about me: I put them on *especially* if I'm around anyone high-risk.https://twitter.com/_b_connell/status/1478790007166885890 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      BC @_b_connell
      Replying to @zeynep
      Can you name a few masks with good seals that don't fog up glasses? Ty!
      24 replies 20 retweets 262 likes
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 7

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kaitlan Collins

      Whoever is telling them that the key issue is “messaging”—something that can be addressed with media training like this—isn’t doing them a favor.https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1479453330275508225 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Kaitlan CollinsVerified account @kaitlancollins
      News — After a series of messaging missteps, CDC Director Dr. Walensky started media training last fall and has been meeting privately with the consultant Mandy Grunwald since. Today Walensky will hold CDC's first independent briefing since last summer. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/rochelle-walensky-cdc-communications-covid-19/index.html …
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep Jan 7

      Also this is just infighting — people on the inside telling reporters who should be thrown under the bus, i.e not them. Infighting via journalists is a sign of dysfunction for sure, but usually ends up being quite misleading to actual issues.pic.twitter.com/N64dLoeTlA

      4:14 PM - 7 Jan 2022
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      • Mariam Watt Yoni 💛 Nora Rawn Content4bp Rob F cecilia horodyski Nurse Thrice Vaxxed 💉😷 Alexander Tsai, MD New Year, New Hope
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        1. SirFox‏ @DemonBob_Badman Jan 7
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          SirFox Retweeted Steve Walden

          Walensky is doing dysfunctional just fine on her own, given the reactions to this.https://twitter.com/stevewalden/status/1479479807335301120 …

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          Steve Walden @stevewalden
          Dr Rochelle Walensky @CDCDirector said on @GMA "the overwhelming number of death [sic] over 75% occurred in people who had at least 4 comorbidities, so really these are people who were unwell to begin with, and yes really encouraging news..."
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