There are many people right now who are arguing that Putin has somehow changed/lost it/gone mad and is not the man he used to be.
I couldn't disagree more. They have simply not been paying attention. This is who he has *always* been ๐งต
@Cherie85173868 @garugurugaru @Nursebrit0504 @MamaDelilahRoo @00Buck2@emilyakopp If you do some digging and look at the peer-reviewed research and data that informs those reports, things can be put into context. Can bots read science publications?
THREAD on the new variant B.1.1.529 summarising what is known from the excellent South African Ministry of Health meeting earlier today
TLDR: So much uncertain but what *is* known is extremely worrying & (in my opinion) we should revise red list immediately.
This is why: 1/16
@Nursebrit0504@Cherie85173868 @garugurugaru @MamaDelilahRoo @00Buck2 @PercyMaltese @emilyakopp Itโs not that people arenโt understanding that issue. Itโs the fact that the risk of one stops at the individual level, whereas the risk of the other all but inevitably escalates to the public level.
@krohmal5@emilyakopp 1000% this!!! Plus I think poor science communication and underestimating the importance of addressing concerns (esp in the climate of snowballing conspiracy theories) seem to have been so much more harmful to public perception.
@Cherie85173868 @garugurugaru @Nursebrit0504 @MamaDelilahRoo @00Buck2 @PercyMaltese @emilyakopp Nobody is denying these kinds of tragedies. As they mentioned, time was devoted to evaluating the risks of myocarditis. Plus, public health decisions have to be made based on overall data and risk/benefits largely at the population level.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that the state is reinstating a temporary indoor mask mandate for all people ages 5 and older as it battles its "worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic so far.โ
https://t.co/HxuwFMgOJd