Do my level best not to propagate mis-information - which this from @bbc5live definitely is- but now this tweet has had over 1 million views I think important all in child health make absolutely clear we are not seeing a nationwide wave of #COVID19 induced illness in children.
https://twitter.com/bbc5live/status/1345006866829463552
And apologies to Laura Duffel as this is aimed directly at @bbc5live who have placed no context on this statement, I suspect knowing it would be likely to raise eyebrows.
Exactly everything we don’t need from journalism at present.
Exactly everything we don’t need from journalism at present.
And to be crystal clear, the tweet was worded as to be technically correct. This is what frustrates me most.
The lack of a second, or linked tweet, highlighting the correct context demonstrates to me this was being deliberately provocative.
The lack of a second, or linked tweet, highlighting the correct context demonstrates to me this was being deliberately provocative.
https://twitter.com/Damian_Roland/status/1345374432580263936?s=20
Finally I wish to clarify the current situation for children is not that of adults. There is critical demand on many adult acute care facilities.
My concern with the reporting in this instance is that it causes confusion.
My concern with the reporting in this instance is that it causes confusion.
https://twitter.com/Damian_Roland/status/1345383101015453696
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