Posted on 08/06/2020 3:38:03 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
Denmark boasts one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world. As of August 4, the Danes have suffered 616 COVID-19 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.
That’s less than one-third of the number of Danes who die from pneumonia or influenza in a given year.
Despite this success, Danish leaders recently found themselves on the defensive. The reason is that Danes aren’t wearing face masks, and local authorities for the most part aren’t even recommending them.
This prompted Berlingske, the country’s oldest newspaper, to complain that Danes had positioned themselves “to the right of Trump.”
“The whole world is wearing face masks, even Donald Trump,” Berlingske pointed out.
This apparently did not sit well with Danish health officials. They responded by noting there is little conclusive evidence that face masks are an effective way to limit the spread of respiratory viruses.
“All these countries recommending face masks haven’t made their decisions based on new studies,” said Henning Bundgaard, chief physician at Denmark’s Rigshospitale, according to Bloomberg News.
Denmark is not alone.
Despite a global stampede of mask-wearing, data show that 80-90 percent of people in Finland and Holland say they “never” wear masks when they go out, a sharp contrast to the 80-90 percent of people in Spain and Italy who say they “always” wear masks when they go out.
Dutch public health officials recently explained why they’re not recommending masks.
"From a medical point of view, there is no evidence of a medical effect of wearing face masks, so we decided not to impose a national obligation," said Medical Care Minister Tamara van Ark.
Others, echoing statements similar to the US Surgeon General from early March, said masks could make individuals sicker and exacerbate the spread of the virus...
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailyfodder.com ...
Why might the Danes not be getting COVID at a high rate?
Do they eat a lot of yogurt in Denmark? The good yogurt, that is.
Paging Doctor Falsie, paging Doctor Falsie.
Well I guess half of FR will now start ripping europe’s top doctors up and down now because now they’re saying stuff based on what they’ve gone through and their collected data, because they don’t want to hear it
i guess the eurodocs just don’t care about people
lets all guilt shame them now for this factual revelation
c’mon like you’ve been shaming others who won’t wear the ribbon
A little bit more time and we will be below pandemic levels at this rate. Masks, not needed.
Could be the consumption of fermented herring....?
I hope not. I don’t want to have to eat herring.
I could go for some better yogurt. It’s particularly good with green tea powder, almond milk, raw honey, and bananas.
I have had pickled herring. Quite good. Cannot find the fermented kind.
Usually I get them from a can.
The data on the effects of policies is so confusing that yogurt may well be the ‘silver bullet’ for covid LOL!
If one thinks they’re going into an extreme environment with covid in the air, then wear an n95 (or better) mask.
Otherwise don’t.
It has to be the pickled Dodo eggs ....
When I was stationed in Great Britain in the Air Force just before the Cold War ended you learned depending on where you were you didn't drink the water. I felt pretty much save drinking the Water most anywhere I went in England except maybe London, But if I went over to the rest of Europe I didn't feel safe drinking the water, especially when I visited Rome, Italy. I drank Beer everywhere I went for Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper. With the exception of Orange Juice. Having said all that if most the people in Italy are wearing masks, I might just do the same thing and do as they do, the country is not a very healthy country, as most poor countries are. Probably the reason why most Danes don't wear masks in probably because they are more healthier.
Our stupid governor here in KY wouldn’t dare let facts get in his way. He just extended his mask mandate another 30 days. We’re living in an idiocracy led by the little dictator andy beshear.
“There is VASTLY more scientific data and evidence that HCQ/Zinc/AZT work than there is that masks work. Masks simply don’t work.
Yet Fauci the smarmy gnome and his far left fake news media enablers continue to relentlessly push the stupid masks even as they continue to trash HCQ. We need a Nuremberg style trial for Fauci and co for crimes against humanity.”
The “Warroom.org” online, Newsmax and podcast show will have a special program this Saturday 10a.m. to 12 about HCQ and the efforts to repress its use and experts discussing this.
War Room: Pandemic
@WarRoomPandemic
#SteveBannon announces a #WarRoomPandemic special TOWN HALL this Saturday 10AM-12PM ET
Excuse Me, How on Earth can you be on the ‘Right’ or ‘Left’ of a health issue?
This is the ‘New’ Science of the Media. If it helps the political Left, than it the Media believe it is good whether it benefits mankind or not.
Don’t believe it, they will jack up the numbers some way.
Thanks.
I’ll watch it.
They love their little power trips. Hopefully, voters will remember when they come up for reelection.
Great graph!
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