I had a service call with a Dr yesterday. When finished he offered me a beer and we started to shoot the shit. He is based in FL and started to give me some real world updates from feedback he is getting from his friends and coworkers. Early in the conversation he brings up he is not a virologist or an epidemiologist. He relies on these specialists for his information. Peer review is a big thing as well. So a Facebook Phd, someone who spends 19 minutes on Google, or one who posts a video on Youtube are not people on his list to get scientific information.

I wonder what the death rate of Polio for instance may have been if the likes of Facebook were around?