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Face masks made ‘little to no difference’ in preventing spread of COVID, scientific review finds
14 Feb 2023 7:45 pm
The ineffectiveness of masks against viruses has been known to science for 50 years. There is COPIOUS peer reviewed literature on the subject.Selaphobia » 14 Feb 2023, 3:50 pm » wrote: ↑ The stance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic.
After initially claiming face coverings weren’t necessary, the CDC changed course in April 2020, calling on all Americans — even children as young as 2 years old — to mask up.
That September, then-CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said during a Senate hearing that "face masks are the most important powerful health tool we have," even suggesting that they might offer more protection than vaccines.
COVID-19'S LASTING IMPACT: 'LESS ATTRACTIVE' PEOPLE WEAR MASKS MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERSThose recommendations likely played a large part in 39 U.S. states eventually enacting mask mandates.
Now, a new scientific review suggests that widespread masking may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
Next, the review compared medical/surgical masks to N95 respirators (or P2 respirators, which are used in Europe).
It found that "wearing N95/P2 respirators probably makes little to no difference in how many people have confirmed flu (five studies; 8407 people); and may make little to no difference in how many people catch a flu-like illness (five studies; 8407 people), or respiratory illness (three studies; 7799 people)."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/face-masks-m ... 48577.html
That's likely why the boxes the masks come in have the disclaimer, "Not effective against viruses."
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"Because I SAY I am" is a todler's tantrum, not "science"
You cannot betray me - only yourself, to me.
Who cuts off your dick is not a friend
An opinion you won't defend is not your own
Humanity's Law of the Jungle: Survival NOT of the fittest, but of the tribe
When peeing in the pool, stand on the edge
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?