Most face masks won’t stop COVID-19 indoors, study warns

Excerpt:  by John Anderer ShareTweet New research reveals that cloth masks filter just 10% of exhaled aerosols, with many people not wearing coverings that fit their face properly. WATERLOO, Ontario — N95 or KN95 face masks may be the best way to avoid COVID-19 during crowded indoor events. That’s the recommendation from a new study reporting ... Read more

Study supports widespread use of better masks to curb COVID-19 indoors

Excerpt:  Most common masks, due to fit, filter only about 10 per cent of exhaled aerosol droplets ByMedia Relations ENGINEERING RESEARCH     A new study is highlighting a need for widespread use of better face masks and the importance of good ventilation to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 indoors. Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo ... Read more

Connecticut Allows Patients, Their Doctors, and Local Health Officials to Access COVID-19 Vaccination Records

Excerpt:  By Ella Kietlinska August 20, 2021 Updated: August 20, 2021 biggersmaller Print Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order that allows patients and their doctors to access patients’ own COVID-19 vaccination digital records stored in the state information system. The order also permits local health officials and school nurses to access the vaccination status of people ... Read more

It Turns Out All Those Plastic COVID Barriers Might Have Made Things Worse

Excerpt:  Spencer Brown |  @itsspencerbrown | Posted: Aug 19, 2021 5:15 PM   Share   Tweet Source: AP Photo/Seth Wenig They were elementary and homemade at first before becoming commercialized and mass-produced, but plastic dividers became as commonplace during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic as the paper masks that now litter city streets. Put up with the ... Read more

ICU NURSE: “You’re being lied to about COVID.”

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Texas Supreme Court rules for Abbott… ‘Mask mandates are not legal’…

Excerpt:      The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday struck down temporary restraining orders that empowered Bexar and Dallas counties to institute mask mandates in schools. The elected Republican body offered Greg Abbott his first court victory in the fight over local emergency power.   San Antonio, Bexar County, and Dallas county sued Abbott last ... Read more

Ireland Refuses to Mandate Masks in Schools: ‘It Is Child Abuse’ (Video)

https://rumble.com/embed/vijm8j/?pub=5zpyl Excerpt:  Amy Mek August 14, 2021 Add comment 2 min read Tucker Carlson praised the Irish government for refusing to “blindly” follow mask advice from self-proclaimed health experts in the United States and instead commission their own scientific research. The Irish government has declared they will not force elementary school children to wear face ... Read more

Do Masks Work? A Review Of The Evidence

Excerpt:  BY TYLER DURDEN SUNDAY, AUG 15, 2021 - 07:00 AM Authored by Jeffrey Anderson via City-Journal.org, “Seriously people—STOP BUYING MASKS!” So tweeted then–surgeon general Jerome Adams on February 29, 2020, adding, “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus.” Two days later, Adams said, “Folks who don’t know how to wear them properly tend ... Read more

Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial

Excerpt:  Randomized Controlled Trial Am J Infect Control . 2009 Jun;37(5):417-419. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.002. Epub 2009 Feb 12. Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial Joshua L Jacobs 1, Sachiko Ohde 2, Osamu Takahashi 3, Yasuharu Tokuda 3, Fumio Omata 3, Tsuguya Fukui 3 Affiliations expand PMID: 19216002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.002 Abstract Background: Health care workers outside surgical ... Read more