Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

If two-thirds of vaccinated infectious disease experts won't eat indoors at a restaurant, and almost half won't attend an *outdoor* sporting event, then of course people reading that are going to think breakthroughs are a big deal and of course they'll want boosters. https://t.co/iAn2WmxWiB — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 8, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

OK, but why are Americans fearful of breakthroughs? I'd suggest it's largely because of the mixed messages they're hearing from public health officials and the media, which often imply that vaccinated people should behave with a *lot* of caution rather than "returning to normal". — PolitiTweet.org

Celine Gounder, an infectious-disease specialist, says Biden admin is “caving to anxious Americans who want as many… https://t.co/Lq5cTS9mIa

Posted Sept. 8, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

BTW, part of the poor media messaging—see below—is in exaggerating how easily vaccinated people transmit. They're both much less likely to get COVID *and* less likely to transmit if they do. Being vaccinated offers unvaccinated household members (e.g. kids) a LOT of protection. https://t.co/SROuwRmxkD — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 8, 2021