Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

567.full Excerpt:  Jeffrey D. Smith, Colin C. MacDougall, Jennie Johnstone, Ray A. Copes, Brian Schwartz and Gary E. Garber CMAJ May 17, 2016 188 (8) 567-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150835 Article Figures & Tables Related Content Metrics Responses  PDF Abstract Background: Conflicting recommendations exist related to which facial protection should be used by health care workers to prevent transmission of acute respiratory infections, including pandemic influenza. We performed a ... Read more

N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel

N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel_ A Randomized Clinical Trial _ Infectious Diseases _ JAMA _ JAMA Network Excerpt:  Original Investigation September 3, 2019 N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care PersonnelA Randomized Clinical Trial Lewis J. Radonovich Jr, MD1; Michael S. Simberkoff, MD2,3; Mary T. Bessesen, MD4,5; et alAlexandria C. Brown, PhD6; Derek A. T. Cummings, PhD7,8; Charlotte A. Gaydos, MD9; Jenna G. Los, MLA9; Amanda E. Krosche, BS9,10; Cynthia L. Gibert, MD11,12; Geoffrey ... Read more

Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures

19-0994 (1) 19-0994-TECHAPP1 19-0994-combined Excerpt:  Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020 Policy Review Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures On This Page Methods and Results Discussion Cite This Article Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Tables Table 1 Table 2 Downloads Article  Appendix  Article & Appendix   RIS [TXT - 2 KB]  ... Read more

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Part 1 – Face masks, eye protection and person distancing: systematic review and meta-analysis

2020.03.30.20047217v2.full Excerpt:   View ORCID ProfileT Jefferson, MA Jones, L Al-Ansary, GA Bawazeer, EM Beller, J Clark, JM Conly, C Del Mar, E Dooley, E Ferroni, P Glasziou, T Hoffmann, S Thorning, ML van Driel doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217 This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice. Abstract Full Text Info/History Metrics  Preview PDF Abstract OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of eye ... Read more

The Batwoman dossier: As world health chiefs reveal they suspect a Wuhan lab worker was Patient Zero, IAN BIRRELL lists 12 reasons many believe the virologist at the centre of the Covid controversy DOES have something to hide

Excerpt:  By IAN BIRRELL FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 17:00 EDT, 14 August 2021 | UPDATED: 19:12 EDT, 14 August 2021   e-mail 14 View comments   Slowly but surely, the narrative on the origins of the pandemic has shifted, despite the best efforts of China and its allies in the scientific establishment to dismiss any idea it might have been due ... Read more

COVID Cases Fell 40% in the UK After Restrictions Were Lifted, Proving the Experts Wrong Yet Again

Excerpt:  Three weeks after 'Freedom Day,' COVID cases in the United Kingdom continue to fall. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Image Credit: Worldomters Jon Miltimore Economics COVID-19 United Kingdom Europe Lockdowns Do lockdowns work? Mandates Results vs Intentions F. A. Hayek The Fatal Conceit On Sunday July 18, people across the United Kingdom celebrated when the clock struck midnight. It was “freedom day.” With 87 ... Read more

Gaslighting, a Covid love story

Excerpt:  If at first you don't succeed, lie about what you promised Alex Berenson Aug 14 732 263 I’m old enough to remember when vaccines were the miracle that would put Covid behind us. So are you. It less than six months ago. From January through May, as the vaccine rollout ramped up, public health ... Read more

COVID Early Treatment Revolution – Suppressed Treatment

The suppression of the information and the availability of Covid early treatment is a crime so intensely diabolical, that the adherents of the large scale suppression campaign are aiding in nothing less than Democidal Omnicide. Think for a moment, If there were cheap over the counter therapeutics proven to boost the immune system and save … Read more