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a reply to: Maxmars
Nonsense! The sacrilege was taking place around you... you merely observed your surroundings.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: ChaoticOrder
Circumventing the science for a risky vaccine may be justified in some circumstances. The problem is determining when it is. No one was allowed to do that for themselves. Instead it was arbitrarily decided that the vaccine *would* save us all, so the collateral damage was acceptable and would not, under any circumstances, be discussed - just like with the lockdown policies.
According to the Cochrane study, which included the work of researchers at institutions in the U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy and Saudi Arabia, a total of 78 studies were analyzed. Most recent additions to the meta-analysis were 11 new randomized controlled trials.
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Bottom line, mask wearing "probably makes little to no difference," when it comes to influenza-like or COVID-like illnesses, regardless of type of mask used.
2/ LARGE Cochrane Rev (just published 1/30/23) of RCT data ALSO CONFIRMS NO BENEFIT of N95 masks vs. med/surg masks, in either community (n~8K) or HCW (n~8K) settings for prevention of flu-like illness or lab confirmed flu
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We're sure the cult of Fauci will now start insisting peer-reviewed meta-analyses aren't 'the science.'