“The misinformation that Omicron is mild, misinformation that the pandemic is over, misinformation that this is the last variant that we will have to deal with””
"COVID is an airborne virus, and we must focus our efforts on ensuring that indoor spaces are not environments where the virus can linger and infect people."
“Never in the history of public health has herd immunity been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak. Let alone a pandemic. It’s scientifically and ethically problematic”.
“W/ HIV/AIDS…govts educated people about how the virus was being transmitted. They were told that unprotected sex & shared needles contributed to the spread.”
…a manipulative tactic that can be described in different variations of three words: “That didn’t happen,” “You imagined it,” & “Are you crazy?”
“…perhaps one of the most insidious manipulative tactics out there because it works to distort & erode your sense of reality;”
“…it eats away at your ability to trust yourself & inevitably disables you from feeling justified in calling out… mistreatment.”
“…you may be prone to gaslighting yourself as a way to reconcile the cognitive dissonance that might arise. Two conflicting beliefs battle it out: is this person right or can I trust what I experienced?”