Re:New York Times retracts core of podcast series ‘Caliphate’
by IfOnlyYouKnew on Saturday December 19, 2020 @07:16PM
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I answered this far above:
The evidence on masks was thin, and limited to use by professionals in a medical setting
Go find a study showing the effectiveness of masks for prevention of infection in the general population published before 2020.
Re:New York Times retracts core of podcast series ‘Caliphate’
by tertius on Saturday December 19, 2020 @09:20PM
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Moving the goalposts. I didn't say general population, I said masks. Efficacy will be tested where it can be observed. I.e. very unlikely that a trial with high confidence will ever work on the public.
Also, given your arguments, what is your position on the efficacy of lockdowns vs. their negative effects?
New medicines, requiring trials are novel.
Golden eggs and apples shouldn't be compared.
What new data has finally come in that has shown that masks do not slow the spread or that they do? And new we have guidance?
The problem here is that the medical community, when they have skin in the game wear and recommended masks, from day 1.
Again, the virus is novel, how it spreads is not.