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Wed Dec 02 14:30:34 +0000 2020

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

The thing about the vaccine is the distribution of risk in the population is highly uneven, so if you vaccinate 20% of people you’ve accomplished way more than 20% of the public health benefit. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 2, 2020 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

See @jenkatesdc’s forthcoming appearance on THE WEEDS for an optimistic take along these lines from a true public health professional, and see the white paper between @DLind and I on the most recent episode for an exploration of negativity bias. — PolitiTweet.org

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I think people, if anything, *aren't optimistic enough* about how quickly vaccines could improve things by early-mi… https://t.co/6rGPLsTwMH

Posted Dec. 2, 2020 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Well no rush — PolitiTweet.org

Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart

This, from @elashton, explains how the UK managed to approve the Pfizer vaccine even before the US did. They've bee… https://t.co/Zw2plC7MEL

Posted Dec. 2, 2020 Hibernated

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