Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe

Cureus | 19 April 2022 Published: April 19, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24268 Cite this article as: Spira B (April 19, 2022) Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe. Cureus 14(4): e24268. doi:10.7759/cureus.24268 Abstract Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most countries have implemented recommendations…

Masking the downside

Bad Cattitude | 12 May 2022 covering for the failure of masks to stop covid by ascribing “no cost” to wearing them fails in the face of the evidence masks have been one of the big covid hot buttons. the evidence that they work has never been present. in 2019, everyone from doctors to the…

STUDY: Masks not able to reduce COVID-19 transmission

Cureus | 19 Apr 2022 Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe Published: April 19, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24268 Cite this article as: Spira B (April 19, 2022) Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe. Cureus 14(4): e24268. doi:10.7759/cureus.24268 Abstract Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus…

Yet Another Paper Fails to Find that Masks Do Anything

Eugyppius | 13 Apr 2022 A natural experiment in Catalonia is the latest piece of evidence that masking is a worthless intervention. As long as we’re talking about masks, let’s have a look at this paper out of Catalonia: Unravelling the Role of the Mandatory Use of Face Covering Masks for the Control of SARS-CoV-2 in…

Use of face masks did not impact COVID-19 incidence among 10–12-year-olds in Finland

medRxiv | 7 Apr 2022 Aapo Juutinen, Emmi Sarvikivi, Päivi Laukkanen-Nevala, Otto Helve doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.04.22272833 In fall 2021 in Finland, the recommendation to use face masks in schools for pupils ages 12 years and above was in place nationwide. Some cities recommended face masks for younger pupils as well. Our aim was to compare COVID-19 incidence among 10–12-year-olds between cities with different recommendations…

Masks fail their biggest test in Bangladesh

Steve Kirsch | 15 Apr 2022 Masks do not work to protect anyone from SARS-CoV-2. It’s all based on sloppy science. We asked the senior author of the Bangladesh mask study to defend his study. He failed. Badly. Very badly. Summary The CDC just decided to continue the transportation mask mandate for another two weeks. Dr.…

Yet Another Paper Fails to Find that Masks Do Anything

Eugyppius | 13 Apr 2022 A natural experiment in Catalonia is the latest piece of evidence that masking is a worthless intervention. As long as we’re talking about masks, let’s have a look at this paper out of Catalonia: Unravelling the Role of the Mandatory Use of Face Covering Masks for the Control of SARS-CoV-2 in…

CDC Promotes Another Misleading Mask Study

Ian Miller | 22 Mar 2022 The CDC clearly disgraced itself during the pandemic. At this point, that’s not particularly newsworthy — it’s become an expectation that the CDC will release a new flawed “study” every few weeks in an effort to promote their policy goals. The interventions and policies championed by the CDC haven’t worked,…