But you do think anyone who doesn't agree with your opinion shouldn't be allowed outside.

This particular poster still continues to push misinformation by linking to selective studies.

I've already mentioned the Cochrane Review, which many regard as the definitive non profit medical review in medicine...note the words, 'non profit'.

They released their review into the effectiveness of masks in 2023 and here are some quotes from its findings.

The Jan. 30 review found that based on existing randomized controlled trials — which tested the effectiveness of interventions encouraging people to wear masks, rather than testing the effectiveness of masks themselves — wearing masks in the community “probably makes little or no difference” to the number of people with influenza or COVID-19-like illnesses.

“The pooled results of RCTs did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks,” the review reads.

The authors, however, also emphasized the “uncertainty about the effects of face masks.” And only two trials in the review assessed the effectiveness of a mask intervention for COVID-19.

“The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions,” the authors wrote. “The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect.”

Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Jun 2024 12.13am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Of course not. People could do whatever they liked, within the set rules. Which varied from time to time. Taking exercise outside was encouraged. Sitting in crowded spaces whilst unvaccinated not so.

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Both of those studies are from 2021.

The definitive last study I linked to that has studied the findings post this experience of Covid was what I linked to in 2023.

It found no evidence for your claims and I repeat Cochrane is amongst the most respected studies in medicine and is non profit.....unlike the dubious funding that comes from many studies.

This guy is like that knight in Monty Python defending the bridge. All his limbs are cut off but he's still trying to headbutt the truth.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Our elected representatives who frequently broke those rules which, to me, indicates how seriously they took them.
You don't need to single me out; I had the jab and all available boosters. The reason was that I fell for the nonsense about the Covid passport which was never once asked for.

Don’t like the behaviour of elected representatives? Change them! As we are about to.

I was asked for my Covid passport several times when travelling. We couldn’t board a ship without one, had to have a negative test prior to boarding and regular temperature checks whilst on board. All of which were reassuring, not threatening.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.