Horse Manure - and conflation of two different items of equipment.
The 'masks' foisted upon the public never worked, won't work and can't work against viruses. They don't prevent respiratory infections, there are peer reviewed published studies showing this - and we have the example of Scotland which maintained mandated mask use but had worse outcomes. By and large the whole mask use saga is being revealed as based on no definitive empirical evidence, or risk based analysis of mandated use. Studies such as the above are often conducted to find a conclusion by interests vested in that conclusion. for instance 'Independent SAGE" member - author TG. Author DF receives grants relating to work for Pharma companies up to their necks in profits from Covid related products... etc. Even Fauci has now admitted he saw NO evidence to support mask mandates, lockdowns, and the ludicrously variable 'social distancing'.
Respirators- fully sealed - are a different type of equipment. of course they will work against ingress of particulate matter / gases / emissions / viral particles depending what they are designed for. They are expensive and need training for use, the public were never issued with these nor used them.
This 'report' seems to be trying to bolster some support of a bankrupt official narrative of the Covid period. At a time when many are now acknowledging their support for the 'official narrative' was wrong-headed.
Re: Independent Sage: "Masks work, our comprehensive review has found". 22 May 2024
Desperate stuff...as you say even official sources are admitting the bogus nature of their narrative during that time and here we have a so-called anarchist, without any self-awareness whatsoever, posting the most extremist debunked baloney in a sad attempt to salvage some credibility regarding the anti-science measures pushed on the world that was swallowed hook,line and sinker by gullible 'radicals'.
Re: Independent Sage: "Masks work, our comprehensive review has found". 22 May 2024
Horse Manure - and conflation of two different items of equipment.
The 'masks' foisted upon the public never worked, won't work and can't work against viruses.
From the summary it seems a clear distinction is made, not a conflation. Masks are, if correctly and consistently worn, effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases and show a dose-response effect.
Respirators (e.g. FFP2/FFP3 masks) are significantly more effective than medical or cloth masks.
From the peer reviewed ASM paper. Some references for the counter-claim would be a better argument otherwise it's just Off-Guardian.
As others noted, Dan's addressed the bed issue and I seem to remember he was tired of repeating himself.
Again, like Ken has provided, some data and references for the bed claim would be a better argument than some unattributed photos of an empty ward or "memories"....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Get with the program dudes: mask wearing is now Antisemitic...
US state governor proposes face-mask ban to combat anti-Semitism Kathy Hochul says the covers are being used by criminals on subways
New York state’s Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a legislative ban on face masks on the NYC subway system to combat acts of anti-Semitism, claiming criminals are concealing their identities using the face coverings.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, New York had a law banning face masks in public. However, that rule was suspended in 2020 in light of the pandemic and the city’s authorities made face coverings mandatory for all subway riders until September 2022.
Speaking to reporters during a news conference in Albany on Thursday, Hochul stated that she was in talks with lawmakers over details of a bill once again banning masks, noting that the policy has to be clearly defined to include “common-sense exemptions” for the use of face masks for health, cultural or religious purposes.
“We will not tolerate individuals using masks to evade responsibility for criminal or threatening behavior,” Hochul said, adding that her team is “working on a solution.”
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, had also mentioned reviving some version of a mask ban and returning to the way things were before the pandemic, insisting that people should not be able to wear masks at protests.
Hochul explained that she was moved to propose the ban after receiving a report earlier this week about a group of people donning face masks that “took over a subway car, scaring riders and chanting things about Hitler and wiping out Jews.”
It’s unclear if the Governor was referring to a specific incident or several, but they appear to be connected to Monday’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations that took place around the city. Near Union Square Park, a number of people who had left the rally were seen on video flooding into a subway station waving flags and banging on drums. In one clip, a man not wearing a face mask could be seen chanting “raise your hands if you’re a Zionist” to other passengers on the train, telling them to get out of the subway car. Another video shows a man in Union Square, also without a mask, shouting “I wish Hitler was still here. He would’ve wiped all you out!”
Critics of Hochul’s proposed mask ban have slammed it as an attempt to crack down on protests in which people want to conceal their identities to avoid legal or professional repercussions. Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, suggested that the governor’s legislation would be used to selectively squash political protests and used to “arrest, doxx, surveil and silence people of color and protestors the police disagree with.”
on June 14, 2024, 10:45 am