Smart, honest academics can have different views on COVID policies because
1 God did not give us tablets with answers
2 There are trade-offs
3 There is uncertainty, and different scientists handle uncertainty differently
4 Policy is not science
it is science + values
cont..

I want to hear what folks like @carlheneghan think b/c he is a thoughtful person and may illuminate something I do not yet see

I may not agree with all he says, but he may persuade me, as well

Subtweeting him like this is not helpful

Peer review is a porous filter, and Carl has posted many ideas with detailed data worth considering as posts

These types of comments further create policy poles that stiffle communication

https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1310114255480532997?s=20">https://twitter.com/trishgree...

So much of COVID twitter is trying to get the other side to shut up, so we can just sit there being damn certain we are right.

Let& #39;s do better!
We have to discuss and debate ideas, especially now, and especially in the academy https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/27/hear-scientists-different-views-covid-19-dont-attack-them/">https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/2...

30s update: this thread-- A plea to foster measured discussion in the academy led Trisha Greenhalgh to block me.

i& #39;m sad and disappointed to see her respond this way
I worry we are not going to do well if we cannot talk to each other