This reply addresses critiques on public health surveillance methods and data reporting related to social media posts.
In Reply We write to address the comments by Ms Chen and colleagues regarding our research letter. While we welcome methodological dialogue, we believe their critique rests on a misunderstanding of the study’s objective—public health surveillance—and of our data reporting.
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