Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @drlucymcbride
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
298
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-20
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Various experts have discussed Cochrane's recent meta-analysis, criticizing it as incompetent work and questioning its intent. Raina Macintyre has performed two mask vs respirator studies that demonstrate the necessity of continuous use when wearing N95s. They also express outrage at the medical community for not discussing or considering studies regarding not getting vaccinated. Meta-analysis is discussed in detail, noting the source of heterogeneity and their failure to separate appropriate and improper use of N95s. They criticize the media for linking to tantrums and the Cochrane authors for their improper use of meta-analysis techniques.
Topic Modeling
- The use of meta-analysis as part of academic studies
- The differences between proper and improper use of N95 masks
- Knowledge gaps in the medical community regarding mask effectiveness
- The continued requirement of mandated vaccine boosters in universities
- The potential fallout from public misinformation on the effectiveness of masks
Emotional Analysis
The tone of these tweets is highly critical and judgmental. There is a sense of disbelief that the medical community refused to discuss studies, and the authors of the Cochrane review are accused of incompetence and intentional gaming of the pooled effect. There is also a sense of frustration that the public was misled and trust has been lost. The tweets express disbelief that the head of the CDC has been lying about mask effectiveness for so long and accuse them of putting children at risk. The authors of the tweets are highly critical of the Cochrane review, calling it "absolute rubbish" and "some real proof".
Trend Analysis
- Expertise in Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Continuous vs Improper (Intermittent) Use of N95
- Pooled Effect is Very Heterogeneous
- Critical Reading of Studies
- Cochrane Review and its Dubious Practices
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
37
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of Original tweets
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
298
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
257
Percentage of total tweets
86%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
16
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
4
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 119 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 111 |
| Twitter for Android | 50 |
| Twitter for iPad | 15 |
| TweetDeck Web App | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFisman | David Fisman | Air: itโs the new poop. "Viruses are just as small as oxygen"--Keith Tireless advocate of bridge vs. catapult RCT to inform safe river crossing. | 128,486 |
| kerpen | Phil Kerpen | Husband. Father of four. @AmerComm and @Comm4Prosperity president. Syndicated columnist. IFC chairman. Mets fan. | 116,286 |
| ImMeme0 | I Meme Therefore I Am ๐บ๐ธ | Chief Memer, an immigrant you donโt want to mess with ๐ต๐ฑ parody at times | 104,775 |
| Saikmedi | Sai Medi | Physician. All tweets my own; tweets not medical advice #altmiddle #HoldTheMiddle. Typos abound. I donโt proofread | 27,248 |
| KelleyKga | Kelley K | Fact checking public health and the media | "Check Your Work" Substack | Tracking Covid data at https://t.co/Eom9FpWtVR | 26,276 |
| SeivwrightTrudy | Trudy Seivwright MD | Christian, Jamaican-American,OBGYN Hospitalist. Interested in COVID. Novak Djokovic fan. My tweets are purely my own opinions. This is my only twitter account. | 24,266 |
| labslg | Sara Resists ๐๐ฆฎ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐โโฌ๐ป๐๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ท | 40 year Medical Laboratory Scientist and a proud MO Dem raised by a proud KS Dem. IFB, VotingRights, LGBTQ, ProChoice. Never trumper. | 22,954 |
| houmanhemmati | Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD | Board Certified MD Ophthalmologist & PhD research scientist. Biotech entrepreneur. Medicine/science author & commentator. Dad of 2. Opinions my own. | 21,871 |
| thackerpd | Paul D. Thacker | Journalist; Former Investigator U.S. Senate; Former Safra Ethics Center, Harvard. https://t.co/aD6NkYyLBe | 21,450 |
| AWokeZombie | Woke Zombie ๐บ๐ธ๐ | A typical Data-loving Jersey Girl Pronouns: Muppet/Clown | 20,999 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| labslg | Sara Resists ๐๐ฆฎ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐โโฌ๐ป๐๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ท | 40 year Medical Laboratory Scientist and a proud MO Dem raised by a proud KS Dem. IFB, VotingRights, LGBTQ, ProChoice. Never trumper. | 19,852 |
| kenjaques | Ken Jaques ๐จ๐ฆ โค๏ธ | Uniting patients & practitioners. Encourage collaboration, mutual respect. Improve health outcomes. Dear Critics of IM -- https://t.co/5sGc7Q7pDVโฆ | 16,167 |
| DFisman | David Fisman | Air: itโs the new poop. "Viruses are just as small as oxygen"--Keith Tireless advocate of bridge vs. catapult RCT to inform safe river crossing. | 13,868 |
| BasuAshis | Ashis Basu | Knowledge is Power. Share It. | 13,600 |
| heidiEC5 | Heidi ๐ฌ๐ง #StopTheTreaty #TogetherDeclaration | Mother of 5 Daughters.Interests: Islamfactual-not fearful. Education, Human Rights, Religion, Traveller, Gardening, Pro-Brexit. Same at #Gab #Parler | 9,758 |
| ImMeme0 | I Meme Therefore I Am ๐บ๐ธ | Chief Memer, an immigrant you donโt want to mess with ๐ต๐ฑ parody at times | 7,803 |
| GreyER_13 | The UK is in a MESS ! ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Never a truer word There is no money in TruthYou may or may not agree with me! ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฆ If you can't deal with alternative views, tough shit! | 6,276 |
| marialavis | Maria | ecopoรซ | it all boils down to home making in the end | 5,961 |
| houmanhemmati | Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD | Board Certified MD Ophthalmologist & PhD research scientist. Biotech entrepreneur. Medicine/science author & commentator. Dad of 2. Opinions my own. | 5,813 |
| RevivalCare | revival.care | Commentary skews Canadian. ๐จ๐ฆ Commentary skewers irrationality. Find or recommend a Covid safe dentist. https://t.co/HqiABgQKOg | 5,689 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| ClaytonBurnsPhD | - | 14 |
| DFisman | Air: itโs the new poop. "Viruses are just as small as oxygen"--Keith Tireless advocate of bridge vs. catapult RCT to inform safe river crossing. | 13 |
| MrsPitbull | Absolute free speech, Right to bear arms, Anti regime change wars, Anti-identity politics, Body Autonomy, De-criminalize all drugs, Free Assange, Pardon Snowden | 12 |
| therealrthorat | Lawyer, software developer. Epistemic trespasser. Sometimes wrong, though I try not to be. Thursday Night Massacre Survivor. | 12 |
| mamasaurusMeg | Married. Frmr district ed director, exposure PPE, Voted Most Likely to Survive Zombiepocalypse #RationalGround @Brownstoneinst Author: Accommodating Chaos | 10 |
| DoodleReagan | - | 8 |
| menzies_charles | Engineering, Project Management, Construction,Opinionated, Retired, Journalist, Photographer, Lavender Farmer, Buddhist, and more. @martymenzies@mstdn.ca | 7 |
| SeivwrightTrudy | Christian, Jamaican-American,OBGYN Hospitalist. Interested in COVID. Novak Djokovic fan. My tweets are purely my own opinions. This is my only twitter account. | 6 |
| SuebeeTexan | Just me. Mom. Wife. Your friend & neighbor. PWMS. Seeking to fan the tiny, inner sparks of possibility. | 6 |
| MmeBlackBalloon | Academic who enjoys tea, travel, cats. Refusenik. Nonpartisan who supports bodily autonomy. D&D alignment = chaotic neutral. | 6 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625869313138647043 | @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD We used to have phd students do meta analysis as 1/3 of their thesis. A meta-analysis at the level of that Cochrane review would have flunked. Itโs incompetent work; the only open question in my mind is whether the incompetence is intentional. | 26 |
| 1625875166700965890 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD In fact, Raina Macintyre (the lead author of the Conversation piece) has done two proper mask vs respirator studies. In one of the two she included improper (non continuous) use of n95 as a control for proper (continuous) use of n95. | 16 |
| 1625875481101729792 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD She was able to show that continuous use is importantโฆsignificant difference. The Cochrane review then lumps non-continuous and continuous use FROM THE SAME TRIAL together in their pooled estimate of n95 effect. | 9 |
| 1625872172462776321 | @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD That gives me the confidence to say publicly that I think that Cochrane is absolute rubbish. If you want particulars, read my tweet thread. | 6 |
| 1625875713407569925 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD That either represents a profound lack of understanding of how respirators work, an intentional effort at gaming the pooled effect to achieve a null result, or both | 6 |
| 1626849737893679105 | Of all the things that never happened, that @drlucymcbride "was censored" for "recognizing the human immune system" is probably the funniest. Like, what, were different immune systems in a line-up and, when she pointed to the human one, she was whisked off to the quiet room? ๐งต https://t.co/QybGHNBvgD | 5 |
| 1625949480238415872 | @therealrthorat @DFisman @Saikmedi @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD And as noted elsewhere. There are some super dubious practices that some of the Cochrane authors have been involved in the past. The grouping targeted and continuous being the most obvious but also misreporting study results. /2 https://t.co/3jwCmP90oT | 5 |
| 1626423911276503040 | @drlucymcbride @TheLancet We now know: 1. Vaccines donโt stop transmission. 2. Infection induced immunity = vaccine induced immunity. 3. Vaccines = elevated risk of myocarditis in young males. In light of the above, how can colleges continue to mandate vaccines & boosters to their students? | 3 |
| 1626229723050438663 | @MrsPitbull @thackerpd @DFisman @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD @DFisman this is a valid question. https://t.co/vnxHdK5gNH | 2 |
| 1625870638215843841 | @DFisman @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD The Cochrane review would have flunked a grade 8 science analysis using the Scientific Method. Whatโs really upsetting is to see the BS results published in MSM and used (by people who should know better) to further put our children at risk. Likely intentional AND criminal. | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625869313138647043 | @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD We used to have phd students do meta analysis as 1/3 of their thesis. A meta-analysis at the level of that Cochrane review would have flunked. Itโs incompetent work; the only open question in my mind is whether the incompetence is intentional. | 139 |
| 1625875166700965890 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD In fact, Raina Macintyre (the lead author of the Conversation piece) has done two proper mask vs respirator studies. In one of the two she included improper (non continuous) use of n95 as a control for proper (continuous) use of n95. | 77 |
| 1625875481101729792 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD She was able to show that continuous use is importantโฆsignificant difference. The Cochrane review then lumps non-continuous and continuous use FROM THE SAME TRIAL together in their pooled estimate of n95 effect. | 66 |
| 1625871940618526721 | @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD I wonโt be writing that, because I donโt have expertise in that area as I have in the area of systematic review and meta-analysis. I do happen to have particular expertise in this area, particularly around the use of meta-analytic techniques to explore heterogeneity | 61 |
| 1626465827045392386 | @drlucymcbride @TheLancet I would like to know why I, as an English Professor just critically reading studies in '20, was aware of this and open to discussing it impartially, thus supporting those who chose to not vaxx or show passes, yet the actual medical community refused to even discuss those studies. | 60 |
| 1625875713407569925 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD That either represents a profound lack of understanding of how respirators work, an intentional effort at gaming the pooled effect to achieve a null result, or both | 59 |
| 1625872172462776321 | @therealrthorat @thackerpd @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD That gives me the confidence to say publicly that I think that Cochrane is absolute rubbish. If you want particulars, read my tweet thread. | 53 |
| 1626849737893679105 | Of all the things that never happened, that @drlucymcbride "was censored" for "recognizing the human immune system" is probably the funniest. Like, what, were different immune systems in a line-up and, when she pointed to the human one, she was whisked off to the quiet room? ๐งต https://t.co/QybGHNBvgD | 43 |
| 1626423911276503040 | @drlucymcbride @TheLancet We now know: 1. Vaccines donโt stop transmission. 2. Infection induced immunity = vaccine induced immunity. 3. Vaccines = elevated risk of myocarditis in young males. In light of the above, how can colleges continue to mandate vaccines & boosters to their students? | 38 |
| 1625876051640438784 | @thackerpd @therealrthorat @JenniferNuzzo @carlheneghan @drlucymcbride @PennyPo54201061 @DadChallengePod @MrsPitbull @Saikmedi @TheSchmittiest @JenniferSey @drsimonegold @P_McCulloughMD As Iโve noted previously, the pooled effect is very heterogeneous. And the source of heterogeneity is easily identified: proper (continuous) vs improper (intermittent) n95 use. This is meta-analysis 101 | 37 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #messaging | 1 |
| #ms | 1 |
| #primarycare | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @drlucymcbride | 299 |
| @jennifernuzzo | 132 |
| @p_mcculloughmd | 126 |
| @carlheneghan | 122 |
| @jennifersey | 122 |
| @drsimonegold | 122 |
| @dadchallengepod | 121 |
| @saikmedi | 121 |
| @theschmittiest | 121 |
| @thackerpd | 119 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
17
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ๐งต | 4 | thread |
| ๐ | 4 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| ๐ค | 3 | thinking_face |
| ๐คฃ | 3 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ๐ | 3 | folded_hands |
| ๐ | 3 | ear |
| ๐ท | 3 | face_with_medical_mask |
| ๐ | 3 | clapping_hands |
| ๐ | 2 | disappointed_face |
| ๐ฅ | 2 | collision |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 29 |
| People & Body | 15 |
| Activities | 5 |
| Symbols | 1 |
| Flags | 1 |