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\u201cGood evening, you\u2019re all going to die, coronavirus has gone virtual, buy my essential oils, also the moon landing was faked, thank you for coming to my TED Talk.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Coronavirus panic serves no one \u2014 but you gotta admit, it\u2019s pretty hard not to sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the week prior to this posting (March 2, 2020), the U.S. has experienced: the first community-spread cases of COVID-19<\/a> (the disease caused by the novel coronavirus) within the U.S., the first two COVID-19 deaths inside the U.S.<\/a>, and hard hits to all major stock indices<\/a> amid global fear and uncertainty. It\u2019s kind of terrifying, and it\u2019s not likely to get any less so in the near future. Any words of comfort are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well. Not any<\/em> words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far be it from me to try to silence anyone who has something they feel they need to say in a time of concern and confusion. But a global-scale infectious disease outbreak isn\u2019t like just any other opportunity to weigh in. When people are scared, they don\u2019t think straight, they don\u2019t always use common sense, and they don\u2019t take time to fact-check, and \u2014 like the common cold in a patient with a compromised immune system \u2014 misinformation can go from dangerous to deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(F\u2019rinstance: Notice that I said \u201cepidemic\u201d up there and not \u201cpandemic.\u201d That\u2019s because the World Health Organization has specifically chosen not<\/em> to apply the term \u201cpandemic\u201d yet<\/a>. (Yet.) The WHO carefully applies the p-word based on factors like geographical spread, disease severity, and societal impact, and while they\u2019ve assessed the global risk level at \u201cvery high,\u201d they\u2019re not quite<\/em> there yet. \u201cUsing the word pandemic<\/em> now does not fit the facts<\/a>,\u201d says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, \u201cbut it may certainly cause fear.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthcare workers are experiencing a shortage in protective face masks<\/a>, in part because scared people are buying them out \u2014 even though the CDC doesn\u2019t recommend face masks for anyone who isn\u2019t sick or caring for someone who is sick. People of Asian descent are being abused and treated like disease vectors<\/a>. Bad facts are dangerous. Irresponsible communication has consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you want to comment on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, I\u2019m not saying don\u2019t do it. I\u2019m saying ask yourself these three questions first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Do I have anything valuable to offer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the answer to this question is \u201cyes,\u201d then by all means, please offer it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unknown can be scary enough when there aren\u2019t<\/em> lives on the line, and accurate information can be very comforting. If you have experience, knowledge, or perspective that you find lacking in current discussions of the epidemic, please contribute. Make the world a better place by making it a slightly less bewildering one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to be an infectious disease specialist to have something worthwhile to say online (although if you are, I\u2019d certainly push you to the front of the line). Maybe you\u2019re just really good at understanding science and translating it for non-science audiences. Maybe you know things about international travel, or economics, or disaster preparedness, or mental health, or explaining complicated subjects to children, and can offer valuable insight in that area. Maybe you don\u2019t have a lot of knowledge yourself, but you have a big platform and can use it to signal-boost people who do<\/em> have a lot of knowledge and don\u2019t<\/em> have a big platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If none of that applies to you, though? If you don\u2019t have anything to present that isn\u2019t already out there, possibly in a better form than you\u2019d be able to present it? Not presenting anything is a perfectly respectable \u2014 and responsible \u2014 option. There\u2019s going to be a lot of information flying around over the coming weeks and months, and sorting through the noise to find the important stuff is going to be challenging. Weighing in just for the sake of weighing in makes it even harder to find that important stuff, and the chances of inaccurate or alarmist information getting out increases with every dubiously qualified contributor. There\u2019s no shame in sitting this one out. Another opportunity will come around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Do I have my facts straight?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you? Are you sure? Are you super super duper <\/em>sure? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, but really? Because in 2014, witting trolls and unwitting accomplices blamed foreign aid workers for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa<\/a>, causing people to shy away from healthcare workers and allowing the disease to spread. In 2019, polio cases in Pakistan rose more than tenfold<\/a> after a viral video spread the false claim that the polio vaccine was harmful. That misinformation was planted by people who knew better and disseminated by people who believed they were doing the right thing to help their neighbors in a time of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They weren\u2019t, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a \u201cmy guess is\u201d or \u201cI suspect that\u201d kind of situation \u2014 it\u2019s a kind of situation where wrong guesses are dangerous. Stick to what you know to be true, and be transparent about where your information is coming from. \u201cThey\u2019re probably [X]?\u201d Not so much. \u201cWhen I worked for the state health department back in the \u201890s, we used to [X].\u201d There you go. Go for clarity over cleverness, cite and link your sources, and date-stamp your data to make sure someone running across your post three weeks from now doesn\u2019t mistake your stuff for something more up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, be very, very, very<\/em> careful about thirdhand information you share, even if it\u2019s from someone you generally trust. Check any data against the CDC<\/a> and the World Health Organization<\/a>, and if it doesn\u2019t square, don\u2019t pass it along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more we see information floating around, the stronger our subconscious tendency to believe it\u2019s legit \u2014 it\u2019s called the illusory truth effect<\/a>. Even after a falsehood has been debunked, we\u2019re still more likely to remember seeing it before than we are to remember that it\u2019s wrong. If there\u2019s the slightest chance that what you\u2019re about to put out into the world isn\u2019t correct, just don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Am I ready to keep engaging?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, this thing isn\u2019t going to end any time soon, and once you make yourself a part of it, you\u2019re a part of it. Once you make yourself a source of information, people are going to come to you for information. If you write a blog post tomorrow that is contradicted by new discoveries a month down the road, you need to be ready to post an update so your blog doesn\u2019t suddenly become a source of misinformation. If someone in your comments section drops some inaccurate information, you need to be ready to set things straight. If someone in your comments section corrects your<\/em> inaccurate information, you need to be ready to engage with them civilly and make any updates necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accuracy and timeliness in situations like this are far more crucial than they are for the average blog post. Your commentary on this subject is a commitment to not become another source of misinformation in a world full of it. If you\u2019re not up for that responsibility \u2014 and that\u2019s perfectly reasonable \u2014 it\u2019s best to leave the commentary up to someone who is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go forth and comment. Or, y\u2019know, not.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Still have a valuable contribution to make to the discussion of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and everything that goes along with them? Awesome. The world needs valuable contributions. Deciding you\u2019re actually going to pass on this one? Also awesome.<\/em> In choosing not to exacerbate the spread of panic and misinformation, you are, in your own way, doing a service to society. Not all heroes wear capes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, stay informed, follow the right sources, check your facts, and try to keep it together. And for the love of God, wash your hands. I mean, we know where they\u2019ve been. That\u2019s just gross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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