Thread by @KizzyPhD

1/n: I had to forego the only midday nap I’ve had in over a yr yesterday to address my @instagram DMs b/c so many are hurriedly writing about vaccine dosing, w/o remembering the current dosing is great, safe, effective AND (surprise) public trust matters.
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https://twitter.com/katherinejwu/status/1362867062922747910

2/n: We understand things can change for science-driven efficiency. Would delaying a second dose be “ok”, probs; but ppl know about efficacy data from the current schedule. I'm often scrambling to find solid data to match X scientist's op ed so of course lay ppl are confused af.

3/n: Remember how confused ppl were when masks were first deemed not needed then suddenly science suggested that in fact they are?! That was us (scientists) on our high horses, not waiting for the data to policy circle to be completed. Just stop!

4/n: The problem w/ scientists confusing ppl is multi-pronged. Firstly... there is a lot of “hey look at me and look at what I know” going on. *You know who I are lol* And, your audience isn’t the lay person it’s policy makers who you can email lol

5/n: Secondly, We haven’t kept ppl in the loop so they don’t understand how data consistently informs policy b/c all they ever saw (before this) is policy changing.

6/n: Lastly, I’m starting to think scientists are happy with the confusion. It’s like IT techs being cool with a computer being broken. Oddly enough, it creates a space of need. The only op-ed right now needs to be “the current dosing is lit now let’s get it to ppl”.