Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Of course you can. And it's exactly because the evidence from those days is much more pure due to fewer variables (only one strain, no vaccine, etc).
We were told in mid-2020 that masks defined responsible COVID behavior.
Norway proved that was not true -- albeit unintentionally. Back then, there was only one strain and no vaccine, so there weren't any complicating factors. They didn't mask at all, and yet their outcomes were great, even in the big city. How was that possible?
At the same time, we did not see noticeable better outcomes in places with mask mandates versus those that didn't have such mandates.
If masks were/are so useful, then we would see a stark difference -- both then and now -- in COVID outcomes due to mask mandates. We don't, and never have.
That can't be ignored, and all the lab studies and scientific "consensus" doesn't supersede cold data and mathematics.
So you're saying you disagree with the assessment of the experts at the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, and 141 studies & academic papers they site in the article when they conclude:
Our review of the literature
offers evidence in favor of widespread mask use as source control to reduce community transmission: Nonmedical masks use materials that obstruct particles of the necessary size; people are most infectious in the initial period postinfection, where it is common to have few or no symptoms (45, 46, 141); nonmedical masks have been effective in reducing transmission of respiratory viruses; and places and time periods where mask usage is required or widespread have shown substantially lower community transmission.
Please cite your sources that dispute their claims.
Not your opinions, or your anecdotes.
Your scientifically rigorous sources.
PS, regarding Norway... this is from August 2020:
Norwegian health officials on Friday recommended people wear face masks while using public transportation in and around the capital, Oslo, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, its first recommendation for face coverings since the pandemic began.
ref:
https://www.voanews.com/a/covid-19-p...n/6194427.html
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