Today’s must-listen – AND call to action for journalists!
@j_g_allen on @NPR, explaining the issues with using community spread as a closure mechanism.
Best 5 minutes you will spend today.
Journalists, please listen to the end for CDC’s defense...
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@j_g_allen on @NPR, explaining the issues with using community spread as a closure mechanism.
Best 5 minutes you will spend today.
Journalists, please listen to the end for CDC’s defense...
1/
npr.org/2021/02/19/969…
The CDC does respond to NPR’s inquiry about Allen’s critique, to say that studies validate its approach.
We need to ask the CDC: which ones, *specifically*, validate that there is risk at the low levels they have named as triggers for hybrid learning?
We need to ask the CDC: which ones, *specifically*, validate that there is risk at the low levels they have named as triggers for hybrid learning?
Two points of note:
Walensky has come up light on her ability to cite evidence for the guidelines in interviews to date, and...
Walensky has come up light on her ability to cite evidence for the guidelines in interviews to date, and...
Like @OpenFCPS2020, I find the language to basically be a dodge of the real issues raised by Allen.
https://twitter.com/openfcps2020/status/1362750175891095555
And, it must be said that the CDC’s own study authors are pointing to its studies as evidence that community spread-based guidelines are not the way to go.
The WI community was at 40%!
The WI community was at 40%!
https://twitter.com/tracybethhoeg/status/1360324290525077508
A good hot take on the matter:
https://twitter.com/OpenFCPS2020/status/1362750618818015237
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