Dr.Caitlin Rivers tweets about the confusion led by many different expert opinions being shared on Twitter
"I want to gently point out that voices on twitter, even experts, usually do not have any affiliation to one another. If you follow a lot of different experts, you might get a lot of different opinions, particularly on issues where evidence is mixed or absent. 1/
It is institutions e.g. CDC that coordinate the messages of the people who speak on their behalf so that everything is clear, consistent and trusted. We haven’t been able to hear from them as much as we would all like, and that has left a gap. 2/
I don’t mean to suggest that those of us who are active on twitter and in the media don’t take our duty to communicate seriously or that there is no room to improve. I feel a lot of responsibility, and I know others do as well. 3/
But if you are feeling frustrated by mixed messages about masks back in spring, and beaches and protests more recently, it’s because there is no public health expert messaging alignment committee. We’re all just out here on our own doing our best. 4/4"
-@cmyeaton
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