SWPRS | June 2022 An overview of the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of face masks. Contents A) Studies ⇓ B) WHO review ⇓ C) Real-world evidence ⇓ D) N95/FFP2 masks ⇓ E) Additional aspects ⇓ F) The aerosol issue ⇓ G) Contrary evidence ⇓ H) Mask-related risks ⇓ I) Conclusion ⇓ A) Studies on the effectiveness of face masks So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of face masks in the general population, neither as…
Mark Crispin Miller | 1 June 2022 And if the NYTimes were a real newspaper, dedicated to the truth, and public good, it would be HEADLINING that “discovery,” to get all those STILL wearing masks to TAKE THEM OFF!
Robert Malone | 1 June 2022 Face masks make the disease worse, and have no impact on ocular infection risk The Foegen effect A mechanism by which facemasks contribute to the COVID-19 case fatality rate Fögen, Zacharias MD∗ The Foegen effect, Medicine: February 18, 2022 – Volume 101 – Issue 7 – p e28924 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028924…
Eugyppius | 29 May 2022 Womp womp. Last year, the CDC published a paper comparing Pediatric COVID-19 Cases in Counties With and Without School Mask Requirements. The authors looked at data from 520 United States counties, concluding that “Counties without school mask requirements experienced larger increases in … case rates … compared with counties that had…
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…
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…
medRxiv | 7 April Abstract 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 on the…
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…
Steve Kirsch | 3 May 2022 The key study relied upon by the CDC and IDSA to justify mass mask wearing worldwide is wrong. We’ve asked the journal to retract the study. If they don’t, we’ll go after the journal. People think masks work, even though they don’t Even after the Federal transportation mask mandate…
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…