zeynep tufekci
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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @Princeton professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter @insight https://t.co/6Ky01N9JwA
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Amy Mitchell Amy White Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli NIH also reached out to the interviewer and had him put 'misspoke' there.
Also, you're misreading. It's not invalidating viral persistence hypothesis; she misspoke about live virus and symptoms correlation.
We need proper studies, not incorrect claims. x.com/jeremyfaust/st…
Who let the cows out?
The outbreak of #H5N1 is a live fire test for global preparedness.
We’re failing at starting gate due to lack of transparency & collaboration.
Need to stop the Pandemic clock.
New York Times Opinion zeynep tufekci nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opi…
“When dangerous novel pathogens emerge among humans, there is only a small window of time in which to stop them before they spiral out of control. Neither our animal farming practices nor our public health tools seem up to the task.” via zeynep tufekci nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opi…
In New York Times Opinion
Having spent weeks talking to U.S. public health authorities about bird flu, zeynep tufekci is “shocked by how little they seem to know about what’s actually going on and how little of what they do know is being shared in a timely manner.” nyti.ms/4ddKzhn
Important from zeynep tufekci - I hope some policymakers are reading this and doing something about it - and then communicating that effectively.
I remain in the camp that USDA simple is not equipped to handle this. CDC needs to lead with private and public labs scaling up testing and…