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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Interesting that people in the public health sphere seem to be pretty agnostic on what effect the J&J pause will have on vaccine hesitancy (maybe leaning toward it being a slight positive) while the sentiment of people who cover politics/media is toward it being a clear negative. — PolitiTweet.org

Is it possible that the FDA is going to increase vaccine hesitancy here, rather than lower it? Definitely. Let's s… https://t.co/bYtKSQ3trg

Posted April 13, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@kakape Some of this is coming in the context of broader critiques I have of decision-making on COVID, which I'm going to be writing about in longform at some point in the future. So it's less of an off-the-cuff reaction than it might seem. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 13, 2021

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I'm obviously in the "it's a negative" camp. And obviously, I could be wrong. But given how much COVID is a political/media focal point, both groups have relevant expertise. Does the FDA have a process to consult with broader, more varied types of experts on questions like these? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 13, 2021