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why should we trust this weird twitter account? where is this person even from? She/he says senior scientist? Of what?

• YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y ago
  Just go to the source: https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron
• chimprich 5y ago
  She's a well-known commentator on the pandemic. She is/was involved in the development of the Moderna vaccine, verified by various media orgs. She's a credible commentator, but she tends to skew towards the positive end of the arguments. That thread is 3 days old, and there's a bit more evidence now that Omicron is spreading quite effectively.
  • kvathupo 5y ago
    Something about this just doesn't sit well with me. I find an individual's anonymity troubling when one speaks in an authoritative manner about healthcare policy for two reasons. Firstly, it's concerning that I have to take someone's word on their authority. I'd much rather see their Google scholar to gauge the extent to which they are engaged in current research. Indeed, two researchers in the same subfield of quantum computing could easily work in different areas, say adiabatic- vs gate-based quantum computing. Secondly, I'd like to think that the reason we often interview CDC officials is since they're experienced in healthcare public policy. Especially with respect to the Twitter thread's commentary about whether we'll be "back to square one," science isn't the sole basis for policy. While I do appreciate the Twitter user's engagement with a lay audience, I hope the latter consult other sources as well. That's, however, not to undermine their endeavors: I think the Twitter user has done splendid work in encouraging readers to think critically and curiously.
  • datavirtue 5y ago
    Great thing to keep in mind for pandemics: what you learned three days ago might be very stale.