This is my second discussion with Sean Kaufman MPH, CPH this year. The link to our first discussion in January 2023 is below.
This time we are focused on a recent paper on censorship and the updated YouTube medical misinformation guidelines.
Time codes are below.
Silencing of Dissenting Public Health Professionals during a Pandemic
Watch now (65 mins) | This was an enthralling interview, looking at multiple issues across the pandemic. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Involvement in SARS-COV 2003 10:57 Political experience 12:03 LinkedIn censorship 16:05 Need to follow the narrative 19:10 How can Public Health change direction
Full YouTube Policy can be found here >
Sule S, DaCosta MC, DeCou E, Gilson C, Wallace K, Goff SL. Communication of COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media by Physicians in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(8):e2328928. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28928
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
3:57 Sean introduces himself
6:20 How does he feel about current Public Health strategy
8:15 If you censor, there is no leeway for a mistake
10:30 Updated YouTube Medical Misinformation
14:26 Should COVID-19 denial be misinformation
18:24 Thoughts on masking
21:53 Is there anything that can be done now?
24:01 Review of JAMA paper
27:24 Who stated misinformation initially
30:08 Results of the JAMA study
33:15 Looking at specific points of misinformation
35:30 Another point of misinformation about vaccine efficacy
37:54 Triple vaxxed dying - misinformation
40:18 Most of the population lacks critical thinking
42:20 The groups of Covid ideology. Any chance of pulling them together
45:00 Can Public health stop a looming disaster?
47:35 Conclusion of the JAMA paper
50:30 Who should the public listen to?
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