Posted on 06/26/2020 8:50:20 PM PDT by Grandpa Drudge
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Furthermore, if there were any benefit to wearing a mask, because of the blocking power against droplets and aerosol particles, then there should be more benefit from wearing a respirator (N95) compared to a surgical mask, yet several large meta-analyses, and all the RCT, prove that there is no such relative benefit. Masks and respirators do not work.
In light of the medical research, therefore, it is difficult to understand why public-health authorities are not consistently adamant about this established scientific result, since the distributed psychological, economic and environmental harm from a broad recommendation to wear masks is significant, not to mention the unknown potential harm from concentration and distribution of pathogens on and from used masks.
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Because viruses aren't the only problem for surgeons. There are bacteria, as well! And masks work against the spread of bacteria.
Regards,
you are a self proclaimed scientist with no clinical experience with viruses. pot/kettle. But then you only like your own made up data and calculations anyway
LOL!
Conflating misuse of masks to appropriate use of masks.
Only idiots will accept that.
But the approval of idiots matter to some.
i have answered the question about the surgeon multiple times including upthread. I care about the health of others. I do not wear a snot rag as it is more likely to help spread disease than prevent the spread. Why don’t you man uo and admit you like to wear your magic talisman (New england journal of medicines phrase not mind)
so now it’s social isolation. You said masks prevent the spread of disease so you shouldn’t need social isolation.
The situation with the mask not providing good seal around the edges would be solved with better design. Materials that include an elastic border around the edges should fix that problem. Also, facial hair and beards that would interfere with the seal, should be shaved clean with a razor.
i have not seen masks want masks worn appropriately in the grocery store. They are almost universally misused with no evidence they work even if used right. I would be careful who you call an idiot - you may just be indicting yourself
The spike in new cases, as the result of the masses of demonstrators, is being hushed up by the media. They want to blame it on social easing and not the reckless behavior of he socialists.
I use “idiot” freely.
Fits.
Your post is a good example. You’ve no idea how those I referred to use their masks.
But you assume you do.
Others, I admit, may use them inappropriately.
...But then I care what people think of my posts.,
Maybe both are needed: social isolation and masks.
LOL!
You do MUCH better than the OP of this thread!
I think the OP just wanted to get Freepers arguing with each other.
They wear masks in Korea for smog (”fine dust” they call it). Best are KF94s. Combination of pollution and dust from China.
Fake Study
It’s because of stuff like this we don’t let Americans in.
I predicted this lunacy would bring on mask wars...Maskers vs the anti-maskers mostly driven by politics...Where everyone is suddenly an infectious disease expert, and the politician’s friends and associates have interest in or are influenced by the mask manufacturing biz. Suddenly it’s the hot item. They never want it to end.
There's a LOT more to it than wearing masks. If the FearBros are TRULY worried about the spread of spreading viruses they'd never leave the house without wearing a full-on hazmat suit.
Thanks. Appreciate your reply.
If they could do more, those I know would.
No one wants to wonder if they killed a loved one.
“Question: If mask don’t work the why do sugeons use them?”
OMG. Are you in fourth grade?
The article is total poppy-cock, and you’re conclusions are inaccurate.
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Negation is not an argument.
Tell me how a piece of cloth blocks movement of virus particles which are smaller than the wavelength of light?
I read Dr. Rancourt’s whole paper a couple weeks ago and found it quite convincing, especially as it’s a meta-analysis of previous research on virus transmission.
In essence, he’s saying: “If you don’t believe me, here’s what these other researchers have to say.”
I only had to wear a mask on a couple visits to our local VA clinic here in sunny Southwest Florida. That was enough for me.
The public reaction to this epidemic has been a disgrace. We are truly a nation of cowards, albeit cowards egged on by a duplicitous media.
The 1957-58 Asian flu caused about 116,000 fatalities in a US population of about 175 million. The 1968-69 Hong Kong flu caused about 100,000 deaths out of a population of about 220 million.
On a per capita basis, both these epidemics were worse than the current one. But in neither event did the country shut down, throwing millions out of work.
If there’s one positive lesson to be learned from this debacle, it’s that more needs to be done to safeguard the frail elderly. And that most emphatically means avoiding criminal incompetence like Gov. Andrew Cuomo sending flu victims to nursing homes, when there were emergency hospitals at the Javits Center and the USNS Comfort.
Let’s not forget that the mass panic is about one thing and one thing only — discrediting President Trump. It’s yet another phase in a despicable coup against this courageous and highly competent leader.
Refusing to wear a mask is one way I can quietly give the middle finger to leftists — including the leftists here on Free Republic.
Living in fear is no way to live.
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