A (Post-Covid) Tale of Two Cities
Returning to Genoa in Italy and Maribor in Slovenia, Dr Roger Watson finds two countries at very different stages of their recovery from pandemic attitudes and habits.
Tag: Face Masks
Tilda Swinton Says She is Refusing to Wear a Mask on Set Despite Having Long Covid for Months
Tilda Swinton is done with Covid protocols on film sets, revealing she is now refusing to wear a mask on set. When even the luvvies who had Long Covid are refusing to wear a mask, does this mean change is in the air?
“Approximately Zero”: What the Best Evidence Shows Masks Do Against Covid
John Tierney has written an excellent article in City Journal summarising the latest Cochrane review showing masks do "approximately zero" against Covid. But the U.S. has no intention of following this science.
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.
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.
Why I Won’t Talk to ‘Fact Checkers’ About Our Mask Study
The fact-checker of a powerful press syndicate asked Dr. Tom Jefferson to assist it in "debunking misrepresentations" of his recent Cochrane review finding no clear evidence masks work. Take a hike, he said.
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.
How Long Will We Persist With the Mad Mask Charade?
"By the latter half of 2022 it seemed we had turned a corner on masks," writes Jill Evans. "Only a deviant minority persisted with wearing them. But as we enter a new year, this return to sanity is under threat."
Boris Johnson Was Secretly ‘Nudged’ into Wearing a Mask by SAGE Scientists
Boris Johnson was secretly nudged into wearing a mask, according to the head of the Government's 'nudge unit', who says he turned his powers of persuasion on the PM after "it became clear he was not leading by example".
Despite the Absence of Evidence, Governments Want Us to Mask Up Again. Why?
Clinical trials of masks in various settings have failed to show any effect. Which tallies with everyone’s personal experience of mask 'protection'. So, why the sudden reintroduction, ask Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
