New Study on Masks and Covid-19 Shows...That NO ONE Knows What They're Talking About...NO ONE.

Townhall ^ | 11/20/2020 | Matt Vespa

[Parmy]

Ping

[Georgia Girl 2]

At the risk of attracting scorn I will say that I believe masks kind of do work. As a person who is susceptible to upper respiratory viruses I have often been tempted in the past to wear a mask to the store during cold and flu season. I don’t want to catch anything including covid. BUT, masks should be a personal choice. It’s supposed to be a free country.

[null and void]

I'm hovering at 100°F this morning.

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Free everyone else.

[Celerity]

I can’t figure out why they would push something that disabled facial recognition.

[systemjim]

A lockdown that’s not based on solid scientific evidence, or at the very least evidence where the jury is indeed still out, like masks, isn’t a public safety measure—it’s a power grab. And the American people have caught on to it.

I'm sorry, but the American people have NOT caught on to it!

[metmom]

The only benefit I can see to the masks is if someone coughs or sneezes, it prevents them from spreading as far as they might otherwise, and MAYBE lessen how much gets into the air.

Otherwise, I don’t see them doing any good.

[ConservativeMind]

My friend had the same for a few days, then got an HCQ prescription and got over it in two more days.

[Jane Long]

Hmmmm.....is it China or Regular Flu?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes I think it simply lessens the chances of catching something.

[arkfreepdom]

That is correct. And we knew it before. Heck the surgical mask boxes used to say not for viruses lol

[turfmann]

I’m not a doctor; I don’t play one on TV. My observation is that it is almost impossible to position my face diaper such that my eyeglasses do not fog with each breath I exhale. If I am contagious, that vapor contains the pathogen along with water vapor. I thusly conclude that the mask is utterly ineffective in stopping the virus from spreading.

[Mr Rogers]

Lots of studies were don before the China virus existed. Pretty much all said the same thing: No good against viruses and almost no good against bacteria. Hospitals used fitted masks used with gloves and gowns and protocols for changing when dealing with high risk patients. But just a surgical mask? And a REUSABLE surgical mask? Or a bandana? Worse than worthless.

No idea why we needed to throw out 50 years of studies and experience other than to allow politicians to give false confidence to the ignorant. They needed to be seen “doing something” to please their voters. And now 100+ million are emotionally invested in masks. Last night, I read a thread on a forum dedicated to horse riding. A whole bunch of fussy, anal women who were certain everyone at a boarding place for horses were going to die because a mother and daughter were seen saddling a horse - and they weren’t wearing masks!

I wanted to ask if the horse was wearing a mask but there comes a point where insanity has taken over and all you can do is step back and watch the frantic stupidity swirling around like a tornado. Hurricane strength mass stupidity. Best to evacuate. You won’t beat the storm.

[TomGuy]

I have said for months that half of the ‘expert’ information is lies and misinformation.

The problem is in determining which half is the lies and information.

[bk1000]

“I can’t figure out why they would push something that disabled facial recognition.”

Because for some reason, say someone was planning something where it would be inconvenient to have faces recognized? Look at the councilmen, professors, and other “academics” that have been busted as antifa anarchists through facial (and tattoo) recognition. They are cowards at heart and need to hide in anonymity.

[FormerFRLurker]

If no one knows what they’re talking about, why should I trust that the authors of this article know what they’re talking about?

Write stupid headlines, get snarky comments back.

[null and void]

No pharmacy in Nevada will fill a new HCQ script under penalty of loss of license.

Gov Sisolak put that in place after he secured a hoard for himself, his family and convicts in prison. Honest, hard working, tax paying peons can go to Hell.

I've got quercitin, zinc, vitamins C & D, NAC and beta carotene.

[null and void]

Hmmmm.....is it China or Regular Flu?

I avoid anything from China...

[Jane Long]

Okay, good!

You won’t need the HCQ, then :-)

Just plenty of fluids and rest.

[SkyDancer]

These experts know more and more about less and less ; they will eventually know everything about nothing.