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Why don't people trust public health experts anymore? Probably they keep putting out trash like this. It doesn't help. Here's a lesson on how to misinform the public under the guise of "science"... / 1 https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1357766038071480321?s=20
On February 5th, eleven MD and PhD's put out a study that claimed a slight decline in hospitalization after mask mandates were implemented across ten states. This is now on the CDC web site. / 2 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7006e2.htm?s_cid=mm7006e2_w#T1_down
Cool story. It doesn't take advanced degree in mathematics to figure out what is wrong with this study. All of these cherry-picked observations were analyzed when cases were flat/declining over the summer. / 3 https://twitter.com/covid_clarity/status/1358953037642027013?s=20
Now, even knowing what happened with cases (and thus highly correlated hospitalizations) through January, the CDC still chose to run this study. It's a hilarious example of gaslighting. / 4
Why do these doctors do this? Everything makes sense when you realize that almost everyone is motivated by self-preservation. If one goes against the grain, then they feel the worst effects of cancel culture. I could do an entire thread on this. / 5
Those with differing opinions are terrified to speak out. Why would they? Saying the wrong thing can get your ostracized, condemned, ridiculed or even fired from your job. / 6 https://twitter.com/B52Malmet/status/1337262656898674689
There is a reason that I've made my Twitter account semi-anonymous. Even though I am generally insulated from cancel culture, I still feel the need to conceal my identity. I have way more to lose than gain by saying all of this. / 7
It's scary when we can't trust are public health officials. But they are either incompetent or they have nefarious intentions. My guess is the former, however... / 8 https://twitter.com/karinjohnson007/status/1358964853264760835?s=20
...I really hope that there aren't worse things at work here, but at this point I'm not so sure. / end https://twitter.com/abirballan/status/1358974492949811204
