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Re:Covid(4) – NetBSD Manual Pages by mousepilot on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:31AM (#27845889)
swprs.org is apparently a suspicious site according to wikipedia. do we have actual names for the authors so we can check up on them?

edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one

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Re:Covid(4) – NetBSD Manual Pages by johnisgood on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:38AM (#27845966)
They claim to get their data from OpenVAERS[1]. Is that a suspicious site (legit question)? Is SWPRS' findings accurate?

[1] https://www.openvaers.com

> edit: anti face masks lol case closed on this one

Well, their conclusion starts with "Face masks in the general population might be effective [...]", and they provide official sources for their claims, but I have not checked that out.

First one is: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article, which says: "In this review, we did not find evidence to support a protective effect of personal protective measures or environmental measures in reducing influenza transmission.". Personal protective measures here refer to face masks, for one.

In any case, this is besides the point, let us go back to OpenVAERS.

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Re:Covid(4) – NetBSD Manual Pages by mousepilot on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:53AM (#27846176)
hey man, sorry I already closed this case for me personally. If anybody else is interested in it thats fine!
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