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2023-09-07 -Great Cultural Revolution

NIH-funded research collaborative redacts emails on why it disavowed 'gold standard' mask study

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Early on the simple facts quickly & flatly disproved the ability of the masks sold to the general public be effective. Simply using the CDC and other COVID-19 Information sites we learned the Virus was much smaller than those masks were design to filter at.

Depending who is providing data.
The diameter of the virus has been found to range between 50 nanometers to 140 nanometers. Typical Paper and cotton masks filter at 300 to 600nm.

At best the masks reduce the droplet travel distance by infected persons to 12ft +, or 2x for the designated social distancing.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-09-07 05:17|| 2023-09-07 05:17|| Front Page Top

#2 The diameter of the virus has been found to range between 50 nanometers to 140 nanometers. Typical Paper and cotton masks filter at 300 to 600nm.

Viruses don't travel as naked individuals but in drops of water.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-09-07 05:19|| 2023-09-07 05:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Visual of particle sizes

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) 0.1-0.5μm
A sneeze pushes particles thru typical public used paper masks at about 1.5m per 0.4 sec. and can float depending on the disburst environment as long at 10 to 45+/- sec.

ref: a handful of Laser / infrared based R&D studies like "RCAM", "Researchgate" and others

Posted by NN2N1 2023-09-07 06:29|| 2023-09-07 06:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The June, 2023 NIH update on masks:

Conclusion:Updated evidence suggests that masks may be associated with a small reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings. Surgical masks and N95 respirators may be associated with similar infection risk in routine patient care settings, but a beneficial effect of N95 respirators cannot be ruled out.

Posted by Bobby 2023-09-07 10:13|| 2023-09-07 10:13|| Front Page Top

#5 And if that's not wobbly enough for you, consider the limitations of the study:

Few randomized trials, studies had methodological limitations and some imprecision, suboptimal adherence and pragmatic aspects of randomized trials potentially attenuated benefits, very limited evidence on harms, uncertain applicability to Omicron variant predominant era, meta-analysis not done due to heterogeneity, unable to formally assess for publication bias, and restricted to English-language articles.

Posted by Bobby 2023-09-07 10:15|| 2023-09-07 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I expect some big leftist political donors have not yet recouped their investments in personal protection gear and pharma stocks. So, there will be efforts to renew "mandates" for masks and vaccines.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-07 10:43|| 2023-09-07 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 We've been assured that the only source of truth is a double blind, placebo controlled study. Never mind that medicine has made great progress in the past without these. The net effect is that only governments and huge corporations can proclaim what is true, because only they can fund these studies.

Posted by Angstrom 2023-09-07 10:56|| 2023-09-07 10:56|| Front Page Top

#8 There are too many corrupt yahoos to put them all in jail. Maybe we can dump them in a swath of Alaska and just jail the ones that make it through winter. Someone can round them up in the spring after the bears wake up and snack.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-09-07 20:30|| 2023-09-07 20:30|| Front Page Top

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