What you need to know to stay safe from COVID after the public health emergency ends
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The end of the federal government's health emergency has left COVID-conscious Americans feeling vulnerable. Here are some steps…
Masks Made No Difference to Hospital Covid Infection Rates, Study Finds
Climate Science,
From The Daily…
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Cafe Hayek,
(Don Boudreaux) TweetGeorge Will decries the current state of the city of Chicago. A slice: Since Chicago’s population…
Schneider Shorts 17.03.2023 – Be prepared to face the consequences
For Better Science,
Schneider Shorts 17.03.2023 - St Carlos of Cnidaria in PNAS, appropriate action on fraud in Grenoble, protests in Groningen…
Deadly Disinformation – The Underreported Scandal at the New York Times
Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community,
Today's assignment: You write for the most influential newspaper in America. Your recent column about COVID relied on dubious…
The Cochrane mask fiasco: How the evidence-based medicine paradigm can produce misleading results
Science-Based Medicine,
Last week, the Cochrane Collaborative was forced to walk back the conclusions of a review by Tom Jefferson et al that had been…
COVID-19 is still a global health issue but we can responsibly live with it
KevinMD.com,
The World Health Organization (WHO) first declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEI…
Cochrane Statement On Misinterpretations Of Their Mask Study
Avian Flu Diary,
#17,340Although there is ample evidence that the consistent and proper wearing of a good quality (preferably N95) face mask or…
Statement on 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' review
Cochrane in the News,
The Cochrane Review 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' was published in…
Zasievajú pochybnosti o vede. Nedôverujte tým, podľa ktorých sa dokázalo, že rúška nefungujú, vraví vedec
Denník N,
Šíria sa správy, že rúška nefungujú – dokazuje to údajne nová štúdia z Cochrane Library. Vedecká komunita poukazuje na množstvo…
Official Censors Misinform on Covid, Climate
Climate Science,
From Science…
Official Censors Misinform on Covid, Climate
Iowa Climate,
Ross McKitrick writes at Financial Post Policing misinformation from the misinformation police. Excerpt in italics with my…
Official Censors Misinform on Covid, Climate
Science Matters Blog,
Ross McKitrick writes at Financial Post Policing misinformation from the misinformation police. Excerpt in italics with my…
Do masks work? It’s a question of physics, biology, and behavior
Ars Technica,
Enlarge / Asian woman with protective face mask using smartphone while commuting in the urban bridge in city against crowd of…
Abcarian: Mask mandates? COVID origins? Why are we still having these debates?
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We may never have a definitive answer to COVID's origins. Reserve your anger for the way the Trump administration bungled its…
Persuasion and the Health of Populations
Psychology Today,
On the necessity of working to convince rather than compel.
Whatever Happened to the New York Times Fact-Checker?
Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community,
Labeling a newspaper column an “opinion” doesn’t create a license to play fast and loose with facts. All of my op-eds for the…
Talk Evidence - masks, chronic pain, and baby milk formulae claims
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In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald is joined by Juan Franco and Joe Ross, to bring you the newest evidence in…
Talk Evidence - Milk, masks, pregnancy, and chronic pain
Latest BMJ podcasts,
In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald is joined by Juan Franco and Joe Ross, to bring you the newest evidence in…
Column: COVID deniers claim a new study says mask mandates don't work. They should try reading it
Booster Shots - latimes.com,
Bret Stephens and other conservatives are hawking a new study that supposedly says mask mandates are useless. Anyone who…
A Viral Op-Ed Said Mask Mandates Don’t Work. Public Health Experts Say Otherwise.
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“An intervention that you don't use correctly probably won't work well.”View Entire Post ›
New York Times:The efficacy of masks is Zero
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OPINIONBRET STEPHENSThe Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?Feb. 21, 20234 MIN READCredit...Benjamin LowyBy B…
Masks Revisited
Science-Based Medicine,
A recent Cochrane review, limited in scope and problematic in methodology, does not show that masks do not work, despite common…
There’s Still Not Strong Evidence That Masks Protect Against COVID
Slate Blogs,
The gold standard of evidence-based medicine has not shown the effectiveness of masks against the coronavirus.
25 experts try to justify 3 years of masking. And fail.
Study shows Japan’s school Covid rules are bad for kids’ health,
The government of Japan will no longer request universal masking from March. To coincide with this, the government’s Covid…
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Cafe Hayek,
(Don Boudreaux) TweetEric Boehm of Reason reports on the Biden administration’s stubborn opposition to a Congressional…
This Study Could Be 'Scientific Nail in the Coffin' for Masks
The Right Coast,
Thestudyreviewed 78 randomized control trials—experiments that have long been considered "the gold standard" for medicine—which…
Face Masks for Covid: An Obituary?
social science space,
The management of the Covid-19 pandemic by national governments, public health departments and international agencies has often…
More on Masks For COVID and Flu
Neil Kurtzman,
The Cochrane Library just published an analysis of the effect of wearing mask, using N95 respirators, and hand washing on the…
It Was Always Clear Masks Don’t Work In Stopping Respiratory Viruses
William M. Briggs,
Listen to the podcast on YouTube (if they don’t whack it for hurting their feelings), BitChute, or Gab. Dear reader, a full-on…
SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
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Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane…