#FaceMasks

A regarding facemasks (now required in Melbourne).We've been seeing 200-400 cases a day for about a week now. I've been wearing a mask in public for a while now. I
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We are already pursuing aGovernment over the £108m PPE contracts it said it entered into with a chocolatier and a supplier of pigeon netting.I know there's only so much of
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Both John Mandrola and Vinay Prasad are angry about this study in JAMA. Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772655 I thought I might join in and give the study a bashing. Those are indeed
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Remember the Florida jeweller (Saiger), the Spanish intermediary (Mr Andersson), and the vast profits (from your taxes)? Because there have been Developments. THREADhttps://www.crowdjustice.com/case/the-jeweller-middleman-ppe/ We don’t kn
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New paper addresses one of the biggest COVID-19 stories in the world: What the hell happened to Israel?https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.29.2001352#html_fulltextOne upshot: Mask rules were suspended in sc
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Found this thread highly persuasive, in that I went in with doubts and came out certain that the public health profession needs to be razed to the ground for its
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This photo, shared to me from a Mississippi elementary school, (blurred to protect identities) is a perfect example of why many plans are insufficient. No masks, no distancing- who gets
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You'd think, if the UK were the global powerhouse it claims to be, that the government could arrange for every household with children to receive a low cost laptop, 4G
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Imagine if there was a magical #COVID19 pill that reduced your chances of getting it by 85%! Would you take it? Well folks let me introduce you to the magical
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I've read all the papers cited by Govt evidence report regarding face coverings.First of all, I was astounded at the amount of refeneces to newspaper articles & YouTube videos of
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A list of scientific studies on why masks do not work and can be harmful to wear for prolonged periods. This was compiled by others and thanks for their work.
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1/ Last official day of the year working for me. It's been a whacky year to start a new job @BritishAcademy_. I got 16 days in the office before we
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Brexit Update:1. Starter: Apparently Boris spilled soup down his shirt whilst enthusiastically dunking (nowt new there) & Urs has an annoying slurp. Atmosphere a little awkward. 2. Fish course: It
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As promised, this is a thread I'm titling: "Mask mandates are Anti-Science nonsense".In this thread I will be sharing 100+ years worth of scientific research into the efficacy of masks
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There seems to be some discussion on the #ableg feed today around Aussie-style covid lockdowns. I don't have an opinion, but here are Facebook pics from friends in three states
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Whether you're pro- or anti- masks (I'm neither), it is important we assess any downsides & investigate ways these could be mitigated. We recently reviewed 37 studies on this which
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