Posted on 07/23/2020 12:59:43 PM PDT by dalight
Non-peer reviewed, and one of the authors is the same one interviewed for the piece put out by Stanford that I did a quick Fisk and found polemic rather than scientific evidence.
This paper seems constructed better but it is not. It uses conjecture and then derives a naked guestimate and offers this to guide the universal requirement to wear face masks.
“A conservative assessment applied to the COVID-19 estimated R0 of 2.4 (7) might posit 50% mask usage and a 50% mask efficacy level, reducing Re to 1.35, an order of magnitude impact rendering spread comparable to the reproduction num- ber of seasonal influenza.”
This is the heart of this paper, a simple guess dressed in fancy language that flies in the face of numerous RCT studies that come to the exact opposite conclusion.
Well done and well said indeed.
Good post.
COVID seems to be a bit different than a simple flu in that it really attacks the surfaces that it initially reaches though it has also been seen to attack the vascular system as well as the nasal passages, bronchial tubes, and lungs. This is why the surprisingly effective application of inhaled steroids has been found to be quite effective in relieving the most distressing symptoms.
“Several strands of evidence.. “ is not the basis for universal oppression. The same paper that proved to be a joke otherwise.
Agreed, Democrats and the Press ignore results and proceed on wishes. But, if lockdown and universal facemasks worked, California would be free of the virus, and they are not. Instead, they have seen a 162% increase in identified cases.
The most likely culprits are air conditioning and the riots that sent COVID into whole new family groups to walk through their connections.
“The most likely culprits are air conditioning and the riots”
I agree. Clamp down on the rioting and require HEPA filtering of business AC units.
;-)
Naw.. HEPA Filtration would require a redesign of the AC unit entirely. The fast, cheap and effective solution is to add Intense UV light unites to the vents prior to or after the chiller and fan units.
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