Categories for Masks
The Dumb Chain of Events that Brought Face Mask Tyranny to the West
Early mask advocates in America were downstream of the crazy 'Masks 4 All' movement, which originated with a Czech man named Petr Ludwig and a viral YouTube video demanding that everyone start wearing homemade masks.
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Is There No Cure For Maskaholics?
The recent Cochrane review finding masks "probably make little or no difference" sent the mask zealots into a spin. But it seems no evidence will ever persuade them to renounce their faith in the filthy rags.
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The Silencing of the Inconvenient Truth About Face Masks
Advocates of mask mandates during the pandemic have suppressed the inconvenient truth about face masks: that they achieve no appreciable reduction in viral transmission, writes Dr. Gary Sidley.
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Dr. Carl Heneghan Interviews Dr. Tom Jefferson About His Major New Study Showing Masks Have No Clear Effect
Masks have no clear effect on the transmission of respiratory viruses. That's the conclusion of a major review of 78 RCTs led by Dr. Tom Jefferson. Oxford's Dr. Carl Heneghan interviews him about these striking findings.
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Masks Don’t Work, Gold Standard Review of Trial Data Concludes
Masks make no clear difference against viral infections, according to the latest gold standard review of trial data from Cochrane that examines the results of 78 randomised controlled trials.
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Pro-Mask Crusader Trish Greenhalgh Plumbs New Depths of Distortion
Pro-mask crusader Prof Trish Greenhalgh recently plumbed new depths of distortion and misinformation in her mission to force humankind to hide their faces behind strips of cloth or plastic, writes Dr. Gary Sidley.
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A GP Writes: NHS Chiefs Should Stop Insisting Patients Wear Masks
Many NHS trusts have forgotten to pass on the news to their employees that patients are no longer required to wear face masks. A GP tells the Daily Sceptic it's time the NHS abandoned these mini comfort blankets.
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“Halfway Through, The Masks Came Off”: Spreading the Scepticism in Alabama
The School Board members slipped their masks on as the session began, removed them halfway through for the photo, then left them off. Could it be they didn't really believe in the rules they'd imposed on their schools?
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How I Handled the Covidians at the Dentist
Many dental surgeries continue to be stuck in April 2020 with their excessive Covid rules and precautions. Navigating them as a sceptic can be tricky and require composure to remain calm at all times.
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Spread a Little Scepticism
Do some people within healthcare like it when sceptics push against the pointless Covid rules that are dragging on and on?
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