Does this finally put the mask debate to bed? 'Gold standard' analysis of 78 studies and 1million people finds face coverings made 'little to no difference' to Covid infection or death rates
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Personally, I'll wait a few days for experts to chime in rather than jumping on the latest bandwagon without confirmation. While I'm waiting, I'll just note, from the study itself: "The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions." They were also unable to to ascertain with any certainty the effect of wearing N95 masks.
I should also note that the "78 studies" number includes historical studies of "non-epidemic influenza periods," during which, of course, masks were neither mandated nor widely used. This meta study includes just six studies that were conducted during the current pandemic: two from Mexico, one each from Denmark, Bangladesh, England, and Norway.
Personally, I'm curious as to why they limited themselves to just six actual Covid studies. Cherry-picking, perhaps? Like I said, I'll wait and see.
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@raphjd Not only were the masks completely ineffective, they also were a health hazard because people would wear the same dirty mask for several hours instead of just 15 minutes. It's like re-using toilet paper!
Also, the health effects of reducing one's oxygen intake for hours per day for several months is resulting in effects similar to dementia. Another way the government is dumbing down the population is by inducing dementia by allowing marijuana use. -
@NF16 The Danish researchers' study IS LITERALLY "experts chiming in".
Was your comment meant as a parody of the Mask Zombies?
I may struggle to detect parody sometimes.
@lololulu19 Indeed. All the masks ever did, was shift some of your airborne infectious exhale to the people on each side of you. So the person in front of you didn't get it all.
Oh and they do stop "large droplets" like spit or from coughing. But covid & flu are spread more by aerosols (your cloud of micro droplets, that masks ignore).
They don't do zero - the researchers did find a whopping 5% reduction in spread, from masking. Oh joy.
P.S. And for that: We damaged a generation of kids.
For language & social skillz, kids need to see faces. Also need in-person group activities, meaning lockdowns hurt them too.
We made a generation of kids more depressed & dysfunctional, compared to their pre-covid benchmarks.
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Unattractive people more likely to mask: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11702641/Unattractive-people-likely-continue-wearing-Covid-face-masks-study-suggests.html
Yes I laughed too.
But it's a real study from South Korea.
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@lololulu19 said in Does this finally put the mask debate to bed? 'Gold standard' analysis of 78 studies and 1million people finds face coverings made 'little to no difference' to Covid infection or death rates:
Another way the government is dumbing down the population is by inducing dementia by allowing marijuana use.
I call bullshit. Marijuana does not have any affect or relation to dementia. You're so full of shit that your eyes are brown.
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@blablarg18 said:
The Danish researchers' study IS LITERALLY "experts chiming in".
It was one meta-study, a study that omitted quite a few contemporary studies that reached the opposite conclusion. So yes, I am going to wait for other experts to chime in rather than immediately jumping on the bandwagon, particularly since the study's conclusions are being wildly over-stated, didn't include N95, and didn't include numerous Covid mask studies.
Was your comment meant as a parody of the Mask Zombies?
Not at all. It's call "critical thinking," something I strongly suggest you consider adopting.
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I'm wondering what you would have said had the study ended with the opposite conclusion.
Also, you have to consider that less than 3% of all masks used worldwide were N95 masks. N95 masks are the only "safe" masks, which is why they were reserved for first responders and healthcare workers.
BTW, how did you respond to the John Hopkins study that said that lockdowns prevented less than 2% of the covid deaths, while causing a lot more harm, including non-covid deaths like suicides and other medical issue-related deaths?
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@NF16 Sorry but your comment did not come off as Critical Thinking. It did come off as what Mask Zombies say.
Just so you know: Critical Thinkers buck the trend and question why we were suddenly out to damage a generation of kids with these horrific lockdown, mask & vaxx mandates - who has made billion$$ from it - whether it all suspended the Constitution in essence - where it leads - etc.
For no reason - just fyi in general - also know that Critical Thinkers do NOT say things like "I Am The Science", "Follow The Science" when they want to stop questions, etc.
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@NF16 PS. Newsweek of all places, has a recent editorial for you: https://www.newsweek.com/its-time-scientific-community-admit-we-were-wrong-about-coivd-it-cost-lives-opinion-1776630
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OK just to answer the headline question "Does this [study] finally put the mask debate to bed?"
It SHOULD...
but no it doesn't. https://twitter.com/NationalNurses/status/1610416237581836288
Hard to believe the Mask Zombies still trying in 2023, but there they are.
To be clear: FUCK. MASKS.
Apart from hospital operating rooms: the social and medical harms - the denial of human rights, harms to child development, and forced breathing of unhealthy self-contaminated air - must always outweigh the 5% benefit.
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NYT column admits mask mandates did nothing: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.html
If you don't like NYT paywall: https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-divided-after-new-york-times-column-concedes-mask-mandates-did-nothing-conservative-a-hat
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It's only 1 column - except NYT known for its censorship & oppressive single viewpoint, so ya this matters
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Actually, mask mandates did something: "They harmed kids, eroded public trust, and psychologically damaged millions of people to the point where they’re still afraid to breathe in public" someone responded.
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