Posted on 10/23/2020 10:49:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
German Medical Association president Klaus Reinhardt has been forced to clarify his position on mask-wearing after his claim that there was no “scientific evidence they are actually helpful” sparked an outcry from politicians and doctors.
Reinhardt told a TV talk show on public broadcaster ZDF that he had doubts wearing simple non-medical masks outdoors was effective against the coronavirus. Such face coverings, he said, offered “no protection at all” to those wearing them, and only “very little protection against infecting others.”
A sharp rise in coronavirus cases across Germany in recent weeks has led to stricter rules in many cities, including mask-wearing orders in some crowded streets and pedestrian zones. For the most part, German rules on mask-wearing apply to enclosed spaces like shops and public transport.
The response to Reinhardt’s comments was swift, with one MP even calling for his resignation.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Friday he found the remarks “from the highest authority in the medical profession” to be “almost shocking.”
Susanna Johna, chair of the doctors’ union Marburger Bund, said that at a time when it was crucial to give the public clear messages, Reinhardt had created the impression “that everyday masks to protect against infection with coronavirus are of little value.” …
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It was Orwell who wrote something along the lines of, “during times of universal deceit, speaking the truth is a revolutionary act.”
God forbid dissenting views.
Sickening — literally.
Have you noticed that now it is not the old and sick but the young. This suggests that it is a different virus going around since it targets a different group.
They lag by a week or so (data source are all the official death certificates issues in the US of A). For the week of 17 Oct 20 you had to get up into age band 35-44 before any deaths are attributed.
From age 65 and up the risk is there. But then at these ages many have several medical problems that are looking to kill you off.
At age 67 I have a dog in this fight and call BS. The Hong Kong flu from my youth (1968-69) was very similar in who was at risk. We did not shut down the world then nor should we now. Just my 2¢.
Who would have thought after all the disasters and unrest of this age that a virus would be the excuse used to take away liberty.
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