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Mask mandates didn't do anything
Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm
 
I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet. Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.

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Maskaholics


April 18, 2022

Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts.

The pandemic has eased, but not the compulsion of many Americans to cover their faces. Fully vaccinated adults are still wearing masks on their solitary walks outdoors, and officials have been enforcing mask mandates on airline passengers and on some city-dwellers and students. (Though today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, declaring the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation unlawful, comes as welcome news.) Maskaholics in the press are calling for permanent masking on trains, planes, and buses. High school students in Seattle staged a protest demanding that a mask mandate be reinstated, and psychologists now deal with the anxieties of children who don’t want their classmates to see their faces. They’re suffering from “mask dependency,” as this psychological affliction is termed in Japan, where a long tradition of mask-wearing during flu season has left some individuals afraid at any time to expose their faces in public.

The graph tracks the results of a natural experiment that occurred nationwide during the pandemic. Eleven states never mandated masks, while the other 39 states enforced mandates. The mandates typically began early in the pandemic in 2020 and remained until at least the summer of 2021, with some extending into 2022. The black line on the graph shows the weekly rate of Covid cases in all the states with mask mandates that week, while the orange line shows the rate in all the states without mandates.
As you can see from the lines’ similar trajectories, the mask mandates hardly controlled the virus.


If you add up all the numbers on those two lines, you find that the mask mandates made zero difference. The cumulative rate of infection over the course of the pandemic was about 24 percent in the mandate states as well as in the non-mandate states. Their cumulative rates of Covid mortality were virtually identical, too (in fact, there were slightly more deaths per capita in the states with mask mandates).

If this hasn’t persuaded you to take off your mask, you can find lots more reasons in a book by Ian Miller, the data analyst who created the graph for City Journal. Miller, who has tracked pandemic trends for the Brownstone Institute, has assembled the damning evidence in Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates. The book documents how mask mandates were implemented without scientific justification, how they failed around the world, and how public officials and journalists have kept making fools of themselves by pretending otherwise.

In their pre-Covid planning strategies for a pandemic, neither the Centers for Disease Control nor the World Health Organization had recommended masking the public—for good reason. Randomized clinical trials involving flu viruses had shown, contrary to popular wisdom in Japan and other Asian countries, that there was “no evidence that face masks are effective in reducing transmission,” as the WHO summarized the scientific literature. The pandemic planners at the United Kingdom’s Department of Health had reached a similar conclusion: “In line with the scientific evidence, the Government will not stockpile facemasks for general use in the community.” Anthony Fauci acknowledged this evidence early in the pandemic, both in his public comments (“There’s no reason to be walking around with masks,” he told 60 Minutes) and in his private emails (“I do not recommend you wear a mask,” he told a colleague, explaining that masks were too porous to block the small Covid virus).

But then Fauci, like the CDC and the WHO, bowed to political expediency and media hysteria. Mandating masks gave the illusion of doing something against the virus. When the initial spring wave in 2020 subsided, public officials and journalists claimed that the mandates had worked, and they kept up the pretense even when Covid surged again later that year despite the continuing mandates. The resurgence was blamed on people disobeying the mandates, never mind the surveys showing widespread compliance.

The CDC received some criticism for its junk science on masks, particularly for its false claims about the benefits of masking schoolchildren, but the press mostly promoted the agency’s narrative. Little attention was paid to more rigorous research, like a review of the literature that found little or no benefit from masks, or a study that compared infection rates with mask policies and with rates of mask use in all 50 states over the first year of the pandemic. The study concluded that “mask mandates and use are not associated with slower state-level Covid-19 spread during Covid-19 growth surges.” The media’s narrative about masks extended throughout the world.

More here- https://www.city-journal.org/the-failed-covid-policy-of-mask-mandates#.Yl7PE17Nv...



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Reply #1 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm
 

Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.


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Reply #2 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




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Reply #3 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




You haven't worked in almost 20 years. You've been multi trolling online compliments of the tax payer instead. In fact you STILL are ffs!
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Reply #5 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:35pm
 
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Judge Recognizes CDC’s Failed Its Burden To Provide Proof On Masks


April 19, 2022

A judge yesterday whacked the CDC’s overreaching mask mandate. The judge said “the mandate exceeded the CDC statutory authority, improperly invoked the good clause exemption to notice and comment rulemaking and failed to adequately explain its decision”

The burden of proof on masks has always been on those who would force people to wear them. The starting hypothesis should have been that masks do not work, or that their benefits are too small to bother with, and that their use produces real harm, such as from the nastiness of wearing dirty cloth for prolonged periods, and in generating and spreading fear.

Mask advocates, and in particular those who criminalized masklessness, had a clear moral duty to provide sufficient positive evidence of mask efficacy to overcome this hypothesis. This they never did.

Experts turned the question around and insisted masks work, and that skeptics must instead provide conclusive proof that masks were useless. And even when such proof was provided it was discounted by one of the oldest fallacies going: the Alternate Explanation Fallacy (described here).


This occurs when somebody proposes an alternate explanation for an observation, and insists the alternate explanation must therefore be true because it is an alternate explanation. It’s used most in attempts to discredit miracles. It’s used with masks to say masks must have worked even when they are observed not to, because (the alternate explanation goes) something stopped them from working; therefore they ackshually work.

In short, there was no way to win against those determined that all must join the Cult of the Mask. To members, it was obvious masks worked because they were masks. No other proof was offered, or needed.

The picture clearly shows no difference in infection rates in counties with mask mandates and those without. Conclusion: there is no evidence in this picture that mask mandates work. Therefore, there is good evidence in this picture that masks do not work.

https://www.wmbriggs.com/post/39696/



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Reply #7 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




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He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.


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Reply #9 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:40pm
 
Gordon wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:36pm:


Global face mask pollution jumped nearly 9,000 per cent due to COVID mandates, study finds

ABC Science / By Anna Salleh
Posted Fri 10 Dec 2021

Disposable face masks can take hundreds of years to break down and threaten to entangle wildlife, litter our beaches, block sewers, and pollute the food chain.

In the face of alarming pollution anecdotes, researchers have provided hard evidence of the massive global growth of this new form of litter.


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Reply #10 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:45pm
 
Mask do 3/4 of SFA in stopping covid.
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Reply #11 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:46pm
 
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




Yes he has been frittering way his pathetic life posting nonsense on this and other forums.

The truth comes out and little pecca was wrong it's here for all to see.


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Reply #13 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:57pm
 
It took people from Florida to say "OI WTF are you doing" when the Federal government imposed nonsense that had no scientific justification on citizens.

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TSA won't enforce mask mandate for travel, following Florida ruling


04/18/2022

A federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC's mask mandate for travel on Monday, ruling that the agency overstepped its statutory authority.

The administration said Monday evening that it will stop enforcing the federal mask mandate for travel — for now — after a federal judge in Florida earlier in the day struck down the CDC’s mask requirement for planes and trains, ruling that the agency overstepped its statutory authority.

The change was precipitated by a decision reached Monday by Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a U.S. District Court judge in the Middle District of Florida and a Donald Trump appointee, who ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the federal government that was initiated in July 2021.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki called the ruling “disappointing” during a White House briefing. She said the CDC and DHS are “reviewing the decision and of course the Department of Justice would be making any determinations about any litigation.”

An administration official told POLITICO the federal government is “reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps.” But they clarified that Monday’s ruling means, for now, that masks are not required for by law to board an airplane, train or other form of public transportation subject to the mask mandate

The CDC declined to comment on the ruling, while HHS did not immediately respond to comment on the ruling. DOJ said it is “reviewing” the decision but declined further comment.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the ruling minutes after it was announced. The state of Florida has sued the federal government over various Covid-related restrictions throughout the pandemic, but Monday’s ruling was based on a lawsuit by the Health Freedom Defense Fund, a nonprofit that has brought legal challenges to Covid restrictions across the country, and two women in Florida who said the mask mandate led to anxiety and medical issues.

“Great to see a federal judge in Florida follow the law and reject the Biden transportation mask mandate,” DeSantis tweeted. “Both airline employees and passengers deserve to have this misery end.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/18/judge-strikes-cdc-mask-mandate-travel-0...

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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:46pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




Yes he has been frittering way his pathetic life posting nonsense on this and other forums.

The truth comes out and little pecca was wrong it's here for all to see.





You're not wrong there Baron.

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Reply #16 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:03pm
 
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




don't worry by this time next year all four of him will have permanently disappeared as the vax takes its course Wink
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Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:01pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:46pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




Yes he has been frittering way his pathetic life posting nonsense on this and other forums.

The truth comes out and little pecca was wrong it's here for all to see.





You're not wrong there Baron.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1650367015/15


The pathetic troll changes the thread title.

Even FD called greg a habitual liar


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I find it amazing how many Karen's never worked out that they look more attractive in a mask.
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet the countries quickest to isolate distance and mask had a lot lower death rates.

In the USA the places that didn't effectively mask and distance and the places that mostly masked too late or had significant problems when masks were not available all suffered a lot more.

In the USA where Masks were not available early enough and not used in a number of states it may be a little true to say that they were ineffective.

A case of too little too late and consistently undermined by politics and the stupid. In the USA there were way too many factors operating to undermine covid mitigation. 

In general across the planet Masks, distancing  isolation etc all worked very well.
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Dnarever wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 10:08pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet the countries quickest to isolate distance and mask had a lot lower death rates.

In the USA the places that didn't effectively mask and distance and the places that mostly masked too late or had significant problems when masks were not available all suffered a lot more.

In the USA where Masks were not available early enough and not used in a number of states it may be a little true to say that they were ineffective.

A case of too little too late and consistently undermined by politics and the stupid. In the USA there were way too many factors operating to undermine covid mitigation. 

In general across the planet Masks, distancing  isolation etc all worked very well.

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Mask box label is legitimate, but people are misinterpreting it.


https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/facebook-posts/disposable-home...

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The N95 respirator offers the most protection against viral particles for the wearer because it can filter very small aerosol particles.

But other masks, like the ones in the photo or homemade fabric masks, are effective in reducing the spread of the disease because they help stop asymptomatic individuals from unknowingly spreading the disease.
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Carl D wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:11pm:
Mask box label is legitimate, but people are misinterpreting it.


https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/facebook-posts/disposable-home...

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The N95 respirator offers the most protection against viral particles for the wearer because it can filter very small aerosol particles.

But other masks, like the ones in the photo or homemade fabric masks, are effective in reducing the spread of the disease because they help stop asymptomatic individuals from unknowingly spreading the disease.


It's rather alarming that this needs to be explained to these idiots.

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If you are going out to the shopping centres, take advantage of the hand sanitiser stations at the entrances to the building. It is just a matter of having a little bit of sanitiser on your hands and then making sure you are applying the sanitiser up to your elbows. Of course, if you are going to eat in a public place, go wash your hands before you touch your food.

The only thing that I objected to with the masks was when we had to wear them during the hottest part of the year. Last August, it was not so bad because of the cool weather. My cotton work mask sits idle in my bedroom. If we need to start using masks again, the mask I have will be washed and reused quite readily over the cooler months. But I will wear the mask only when required if the whingeing about needing masks continues after winter.
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Reply #25 - Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:32pm
 
Carl D wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:11pm:
Mask box label is legitimate, but people are misinterpreting it.


https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/facebook-posts/disposable-home...



You really should stop posting bullshit you find on the internet.

How can you misinterpret what box says?

What part of will not provide any protection against Covid 19 or other viruses do you fail to comprehend?

Since they raised the topic of aerosols this social distancing 1.5m and washing hands really did nothing as well.

Of course many idiots don't understand the difference between aerosol and droplets.



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Dnarever wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 10:08pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet the countries quickest to isolate distance and mask had a lot lower death rates.

In the USA the places that didn't effectively mask and distance and the places that mostly masked too late or had significant problems when masks were not available all suffered a lot more.

In the USA where Masks were not available early enough and not used in a number of states it may be a little true to say that they were ineffective.

A case of too little too late and consistently undermined by politics and the stupid. In the USA there were way too many factors operating to undermine covid mitigation. 

In general across the planet Masks, distancing  isolation etc all worked very well.


Very much so.

Australia - deaths per 1M of popn = 263
Sweden - deaths per 1M of popn = 1819

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
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UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:24pm:
If you are going out to the shopping centres, take advantage of the hand sanitiser stations at the entrances to the building. It is just a matter of having a little bit of sanitiser on your hands and then making sure you are applying the sanitiser up to your elbows. Of course, if you are going to eat in a public place, go wash your hands before you touch your food.

The only thing that I objected to with the masks was when we had to wear them during the hottest part of the year. Last August, it was not so bad because of the cool weather. My cotton work mask sits idle in my bedroom. If we need to start using masks again, the mask I have will be washed and reused quite readily over the cooler months. But I will wear the mask only when required if the whingeing about needing masks continues after winter.


In your particular case - just throw a brown paper bag over your head. No one will know the difference 😂
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UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:24pm:
If you are going out to the shopping centres, take advantage of the hand sanitiser stations at the entrances to the building. It is just a matter of having a little bit of sanitiser on your hands and then making sure you are applying the sanitiser up to your elbows. Of course, if you are going to eat in a public place, go wash your hands before you touch your food.

The only thing that I objected to with the masks was when we had to wear them during the hottest part of the year. Last August, it was not so bad because of the cool weather. My cotton work mask sits idle in my bedroom. If we need to start using masks again, the mask I have will be washed and reused quite readily over the cooler months. But I will wear the mask only when required if the whingeing about needing masks continues after winter.


In your particular case - just throw a brown paper bag over your head. No one will know the difference 😂


I can picture my driver's licence photo of me featured with a brown paper bag over my head. You do realise that if I get pulled over by the police, I will have to have a brown paper bag available to put over my head, just in case the police ask for my driver's licence.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:13pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:01pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:46pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




Yes he has been frittering way his pathetic life posting nonsense on this and other forums.

The truth comes out and little pecca was wrong it's here for all to see.





You're not wrong there Baron.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1650367015/15


The pathetic troll changes the thread title.

Even FD called greg a habitual liar



FD knows all about Groggy and his side kick Methra and their idea of troll job sharing.

Don't you worry about that. I've been busy informing more people over and above Freediver about these 2 online long term unemployed bludging predators.
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Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 21st, 2022 at 8:02am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:13pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 9:01pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:46pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:31pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:29pm:
Wear your mask, you little pussy.

And while you're at it get a job and a jab.




Idiot telling others to kill themselves !


Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot. He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head. He's online across at least 4 forums day and night using dozens of ids which chat to each other/join up to flame others.

He's been like that since Yahoo. Back in 2003. So yeah ... he's coming up to 20 YEARS of total waste of lifespan.




Yes he has been frittering way his pathetic life posting nonsense on this and other forums.

The truth comes out and little pecca was wrong it's here for all to see.





You're not wrong there Baron.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1650367015/15


The pathetic troll changes the thread title.

Even FD called greg a habitual liar



FD knows all about Groggy and his side kick Methra and their idea of troll job sharing.

Don't you worry about that. I've been busy informing more people over and above Freediver about these 2 online long term unemployed bludging predators.


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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update - 30 July 2021

What is the rationale and evidence for using eye protection?


The eyes, mouth, and nose all contain mucosal surfaces that are potential routes of acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 due to the presence of the ACE2 receptor1. Ocular (eye) transmission is a potential route of occupational acquisition for healthcare and other frontline workers2. Eye protection has been associated with a lower risk of infection and provides a physical barrier to the deposition of virus containing particles3.

The rationale for eye protection is4:

• It protects the mucous membranes of the eyes from potential contamination with particles and body fluids that may contain the coronavirus (COVID-19)5, 6.

• It prevents people from touching their eyes and face to avoid infection acquisition6, 7.

• It is part of a full suite of PPE and may reduce the risk of being furloughed from work should you have close contact with a patient later diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19)8.

When is eye protection recommended?

In the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, protective eyewear must be used (in addition to other required PPE) by healthcare workers who are providing direct care or working within the patient/client/resident zone with individuals with confirmed, or suspected COVID-19. This incorporates both low-risk and high-risk suspected cases and includes those (at-risk) with epidemiological risk factors who either do or do not have symptoms consistent with COVID-19.

What are the appropriate eye protection options?

Eye protection options include face shields, goggles and safety glasses.

Goggles and safety glasses:

Closely fitted wrap-around goggles or safety glasses that meet Australian Standards (AS/NZS 1337.1:2010) when worn correctly protect the wearer from direct, droplet and aerosol transmission. Usual prescription glasses contact lenses or safety glasses that are not wrap-around do not provide adequate protection and are therefore not recommended.

Face shields:

Single-use or reusable face shields are an alternative to goggles or safety glasses. A large study outlining the addition of face shields to PPE in India showed a dramatic reduction in infection acquisition by healthcare workers9. Face shields are particularly useful for splashes and sprays of blood or body fluids, depending on the type of work performed. Face shields should extend below the chin anteriorly, to the ears laterally, and there should be no exposed gap between the forehead and the shield’s headpiece. All face shields should provide a clear plastic barrier that covers the face. Face shields which have a gap between the forehead and the headpiece are unsuitable for use in the operating theatre, birthing suite, or when certain aerosol-generating procedures are performed on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases (unless additional eye protection is worn under the face shield).

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Covid is Aerosol you can catch it through your eyes which is why all Covid front line health professionals wear eye protection.

The judge was right in throwing out Bidens mask mandate there was no scientific evidence to justify it. Politicians do these things to give the appearance they're doing something and the gullible fools who get their information from Lisa Wilkinson and other journalists should do their own research and stop trying to silence the real experts.

It appears all those Karens who opposed wearing masks were right yet they were villified by gullible fools.

Parts of Germany made N95 masks mandatory the evidence shows even N95 masks made no difference.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm:
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Is there an ante-vaxxer conspiracy theorist mailing list you go on to have these things sent out - and who does the original artwork ?

But, SERIOUSLY, why do conspiracy theorists think that believers in science would be fooled by these amateur mash-ups ?




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buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 8:29pm:
But, SERIOUSLY, why do conspiracy theorists think that believers in science would be fooled by these amateur mash-ups ?


People like you believe in pseudoscience and brand anyone who disagrees with your idiocy a conspiracy theorist.

It's people like you who are the real Karens forcing your mask mandate bullshit on everyone despite the fact there is no evidence it does anything.

It has been known for decades that face masks don’t work against respiratory virus epidemics.

Many health authorities have relied on the obsolete ‘droplet model’ of virus transmission. If this model were correct, face masks would indeed work. But in reality, respiratory droplets – which by definition cannot be inhaled play no role in virus transmission.


Lancet article here you could read it i doubt you would comprehend it you're too stupid. Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00869-2/fullt...

Hitoshi Oshitani a virologist and infectious disease specialist from Japan was the first to consider aerosol transmission with covid on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Passengers were isolated in their cabins with no outside contact food was delivered by people wearing masks yet infections increased at a massive rate.

Masks don't work with aerosols the aerosols escape around the edges and through mask when breathing in and out. A Dr demonstrates how useless they are here starting around 1 min.




There has been a prolonged misinformation campaign about masks which has resulted in idiots like you believing this bullshit. Take a look at how long it took the WHO and CDC to admit aerosol transmission happens with most Covid cases.

Idiots like you and Sad Skip don't understand the difference between droplets which cannot be inhaled therefore masks don't do anything for droplet transmission and Aerosols which need a respirator for protection therefore masks are also useless with Aerosols









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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:06pm:
Masks don't work with aerosols the aerosols escape around the edges and through mask when breathing in and out. A Dr demonstrates how useless they are here starting around 1 min.



only morons are claiming that masks are some sort of panacea against covid. No expert has seriously claimed that they stop the spread completely.

The masks are just another way to REDUCE the spread. Sure some of the virus may still escape, but the less that escapes, the better your chances of not contracting it. The attached JPEG is for simpletons struggling to understand the basics.

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John Smith wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:17pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:06pm:
Masks don't work with aerosols the aerosols escape around the edges and through mask when breathing in and out. A Dr demonstrates how useless they are here starting around 1 min.



only morons are claiming that masks are some sort of panacea against covid. No expert has seriously claimed that they stop the spread completely.

The masks are just another way to REDUCE the spread. Sure some of the virus may still escape



Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.

Around 1 minute a vape is used to show a comparison of how ineffective all masks are. The Aerosols in the Vape are larger than Covid aerosols.



Masks don't look like they do anything with Aerosols.

Even the CDC couldn't produce evidence masks work when a Judge threw out Bidens mask mandate.
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Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.


cannot be inhaled? I don't know.

But then again, they don't need to. If I cough and get droplets on the elevator buttons at the local shopping centre, and you then push those buttons and shortly after then use those hands to eat your food,  do we still need to inhale the droplets? Or could you have been infected without inhaling them?
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John Smith wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:30pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:26pm:
Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.


cannot be inhaled? I don't know.

But then again, they don't need to. If I cough and get droplets on the elevator buttons at the local shopping centre, and you then push those buttons and shortly after then use those hands to eat your food,  do we still need to inhale the droplets? Or could you have been infected without inhaling them?


Droplets cannot be inhaled this is an accepted fact they fall to the ground within 1m.

How is a mask going to protect you from fomites when they're not inhaled?

The aerosols will escape from around mask and eventually settle on surfaces in elevator so another example of masks being useless

There are studies that show greater than 80% of infections are from aerosol transmission. Those indoor super spreader events are close to 100% aerosol transmission.

It was media whipping up hysteria which resulted in governments imposing these mask mandates to make it look like they were doing something and the gullible fools like you Buzz Sad Skip and others are too stupid to question any of it.

Look closely and compare droplet which they assumed was primary cause of transmission to aerosol which evidence shows is primary cause of transmission.




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No, they certainly didn't.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:49pm:
John Smith wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:30pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:26pm:
Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.


cannot be inhaled? I don't know.

But then again, they don't need to. If I cough and get droplets on the elevator buttons at the local shopping centre, and you then push those buttons and shortly after then use those hands to eat your food,  do we still need to inhale the droplets? Or could you have been infected without inhaling them?


Droplets cannot be inhaled this is an accepted fact they fall to the ground within 1m.

How is a mask going to protect you from fomites when they're not inhaled?

The aerosols will escape from around mask and eventually settle on surfaces in elevator so another example of masks being useless

There are studies that show greater than 80% of infections are from aerosol transmission. Those indoor super spreader events are close to 100% aerosol transmission.

It was media whipping up hysteria which resulted in governments imposing these mask mandates to make it look like they were doing something and the gullible fools like you Buzz Sad Skip and others are too stupid to question any of it.

Look closely and compare droplet which they assumed was primary cause of transmission to aerosol which evidence shows is primary cause of transmission.



Hi Baron, in your post, there are a few fatal flaws.

1. You are assuming that as soon as viral particles being expelled from human respiratory tract, its final form remain the same.   But the reality is alot more complex.  Depending on the humidity, smaller droplets after expulsion, can split, its water content can evaporate quickly, and becoming air born.  However, if there is a mask barrier initially, it can be stopped.  Not all droplets are made of same size and shape, and falls in the same way.  We live in a world of chaos.

2.Some models of the transport and viability of airborne viruses have assumed that the carrier liquid can be modelled as water This is an oversimplification that ignores the complex composition of respiratory fluid. For example, a 60 µm droplet has a volume of approximately 0.1 nl and would contain approximately 1 virion if the virus concentration in the bulk liquid were 107 ml−1, if the bulk concentration also applied to the droplet. Assuming a simplified model of respiratory fluid composition, the droplet would contain approximately 1 ng of salt, approximately 1 ng of total protein and approximately 0.06 ng of surfactant. The mass of each component is at least five orders of magnitude larger than the mass of the virion. These components form the virion's microenvironment and should not be disregarded.

3. While the physical properties of respiratory droplets in ambient air have dominated discussion of airborne transmission, the chemical properties of the droplets have often been neglected. The chemical microenvironment immediately surrounding virions in droplets and aerosols is likely to be an important determinant of their stability.

4. After a droplet falls onto the ground or.a surface.  Depending on the immediate environment, the virions and its surrounding respiratory fluids can potentially take a long time to evaporate and break down as well.  The next person then come across droplet, would be able to transfer onto their hands, and into to their respiratory tract.   And thereby spreading the infection.   Remember, COVID 19 can be transmitted by BOTH aerosol AND droplet. 
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tickleandrose wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 10:28pm:
Hi Baron, in your post, there are a few fatal flaws.

1. You are assuming that as soon as viral particles being expelled from human respiratory tract, its final form remain the same.   But the reality is alot more complex.  Depending on the humidity, smaller droplets after expulsion, can split, its water content can evaporate quickly, and becoming air born.  However, if there is a mask barrier initially, it can be stopped.  Not all droplets are made of same size and shape, and falls in the same way.  We live in a world of chaos.

2.Some models of the transport and viability of airborne viruses have assumed that the carrier liquid can be modelled as water This is an oversimplification that ignores the complex composition of respiratory fluid. For example, a 60 µm droplet has a volume of approximately 0.1 nl and would contain approximately 1 virion if the virus concentration in the bulk liquid were 107 ml−1, if the bulk concentration also applied to the droplet. Assuming a simplified model of respiratory fluid composition, the droplet would contain approximately 1 ng of salt, approximately 1 ng of total protein and approximately 0.06 ng of surfactant. The mass of each component is at least five orders of magnitude larger than the mass of the virion. These components form the virion's microenvironment and should not be disregarded.

3. While the physical properties of respiratory droplets in ambient air have dominated discussion of airborne transmission, the chemical properties of the droplets have often been neglected. The chemical microenvironment immediately surrounding virions in droplets and aerosols is likely to be an important determinant of their stability.

4. After a droplet falls onto the ground or.a surface.  Depending on the immediate environment, the virions and its surrounding respiratory fluids can potentially take a long time to evaporate and break down as well.  The next person then come across droplet, would be able to transfer onto their hands, and into to their respiratory tract.   And thereby spreading the infection.   Remember, COVID 19 can be transmitted by BOTH aerosol AND droplet. 


The fatal flaw in your post is persisting with droplet transmission when it has been accepted that Aerosol is the greatest form of transmission.

Droplets cannot be inhaled therfore masks offer no protection with droplets. You need a respirator for Aerosol protection which means anything less is useless then you have the issue of contracting Covid through the membranes in your eyes which i linked a post to.

This whole mask mandate thing came about because of Political Science combined with Pseudoscience to fool the gullible.

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PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics


19 July 2020

Britain’s muzzle consumption is now so high that six months from now there will be reports of dolphins and whales floundering about in an ocean made sticky by millions of gallons of hand-sanitiser, as they choke on congealed clumps of used muzzles.

On July 12, Deborah Cohen, the medical correspondent of BBC2’s Newsnight, revealed an astonishing thing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had reversed its advice on face masks, from ‘don’t wear them’ to ‘do wear them’.

But the key fact was that it had not done so because of scientific information – the evidence had not backed the wearing of face coverings – but because of political lobbying.

She revealed on Twitter that: ‘We had been told by various sources [that the] WHO committee reviewing the evidence
had not backed masks but they recommended them due to political lobbying.
’ She said the BBC had then put this to the WHO, which did not deny it.


In March, the WHO had said: ‘There is currently no evidence that wearing a mask (whether medical or other types) by healthy persons in the wider community setting, including universal community masking, can protect them from infection with respiratory viruses, including Covid-19.’

The American TV news channel CNN reported on March 31 that Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO health emergencies programme, had said at a briefing in Geneva: ‘There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit.

‘In fact, there’s some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly.’

Earlier that same month, England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, had said that wearing face masks would do little to combat the outbreak.

At about the same time, Dr Jenny Harries, a Deputy Chief Medical Officer, warned that people could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting Covid by wearing muzzles. She said masks could ‘actually trap the virus’, and cause the person wearing it to breathe it in

On April 3, the other Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said he did not believe healthy people wearing them would reduce the spread of the disease in the UK

The truth is that the muzzle policy is all about power and fear.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-tur...


The WHO backflipped on masks because of political lobbying it had nothing to do with science.
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The WHO released a study on masks in 2019 for influenza pandemic. The study showed they didn't work.

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Look at what WHO said about masks in 2019 take note of words on page 24 like No significant reduction in ILI in mask and hand group or mask-only group or control,No significant reduction in rate,No significant difference, but results were not statistically significant,No significant difference in rate of laboratory-
confirmed influenza in control, mask, mask or
hand group
with every study.

The WHO knew in 2019 masks do zero zip zilch.

If people actually followed the science they would realise we were conned by our governments with these mask mandates.

Those who objected to wearing masks were right they were villified by the Karens who inisisted people wear them despite no scientific justification for them
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Mask mandates are mostly finished in Oz and so are the cruelty measures inflicted on those that chose not to inject the poisonous jabs.
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Droplet transmission is one of the ways that COVID is transmitted.   It is multimodal.  And therefore, to prevent increasing viral load in the community, you need minimise droplets.   It is well accepted, that those regions with mask mandates and social distancing, did better than those regions who did not. 

When we sneeze or cough, the respiratory droplets comes in many sizes and shapes.  The larger ones, can potentially split, in mid air, or become aerosol after interaction with external environment.    And if you are able to stop it before it becomes smaller aerosol, then you are reducing viral load, and thereby chance of transmission.  This is physics, and this is science. 

All of your sources, were originally from sources stating that in view of aerosol spread of the virus, we need to come up with further measures to reduce viral load in endemic areas IN ADDITION to masks and social distancing.  Your pseudo scientist then twisted it to think that all of sudden mask is not important when the virus spreads via droplets as well.   

This sort of tactics can only confuse the general public who are otherwise not medically trained.
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tickleandrose wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 11:36pm:
Droplet transmission is one of the ways that COVID is transmitted.   It is multimodal.  And therefore, to prevent increasing viral load in the community, you need minimise droplets.   It is well accepted, that those regions with mask mandates and social distancing, did better than those regions who did not. 

When we sneeze or cough, the respiratory droplets comes in many sizes and shapes.  The larger ones, can potentially split, in mid air, or become aerosol after interaction with external environment.    And if you are able to stop it before it becomes smaller aerosol, then you are reducing viral load, and thereby chance of transmission.  This is physics, and this is science. 

All of your sources, were originally from sources stating that in view of aerosol spread of the virus, we need to come up with further measures to reduce viral load in endemic areas IN ADDITION to masks and social distancing.  Your pseudo scientist then twisted it to think that all of sudden mask is not important when the virus spreads via droplets as well.   

This sort of tactics can only confuse the general public who are otherwise not medically trained. 


Droplets cannot be inhaled therefore masks do nothing with droplets, what part of that do you fail to comprehend?

I don't think you understand the difference between droplets and Aerosols it's clear from your posts.

Did you read the link i posted from WHO in 2019 they said masks don't do anything with every study in that link or do you ignore any scientific information that contradicts Lisa Wilkinson?

It was Japanese virologist who was the first to recognise aerosol transmission with the Diamond Princess cruise ship it took the CDC and WHO a lot longer to accept this.

Since it's accepted Aerosols are major cause of transmission then the social distancing of 1.5 m is also garbage as droplets fall to ground within 1m and Aerosols travel >10m.

No difference in case rates between states with mask mandates compared to no mask mandates. If masks worked in preventing Covid there would be a difference.


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Parts of Germany made N95 masks mandatory. It made no difference.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 11:59pm:
tickleandrose wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 11:36pm:
Droplet transmission is one of the ways that COVID is transmitted.   It is multimodal.  And therefore, to prevent increasing viral load in the community, you need minimise droplets.   It is well accepted, that those regions with mask mandates and social distancing, did better than those regions who did not. 

When we sneeze or cough, the respiratory droplets comes in many sizes and shapes.  The larger ones, can potentially split, in mid air, or become aerosol after interaction with external environment.    And if you are able to stop it before it becomes smaller aerosol, then you are reducing viral load, and thereby chance of transmission.  This is physics, and this is science. 

All of your sources, were originally from sources stating that in view of aerosol spread of the virus, we need to come up with further measures to reduce viral load in endemic areas IN ADDITION to masks and social distancing.  Your pseudo scientist then twisted it to think that all of sudden mask is not important when the virus spreads via droplets as well.   

This sort of tactics can only confuse the general public who are otherwise not medically trained. 


Droplets cannot be inhaled therefore masks do nothing with droplets, what part of that do you fail to comprehend?

I don't think you understand the difference between droplets and Aerosols it's clear from your posts.

Did you read the link i posted from WHO in 2019 they said masks don't do anything with every study in that link or do you ignore any scientific information that contradicts Lisa Wilkinson?

It was Japanese virologist who was the first to recognise aerosol transmission with the Diamond Princess cruise ship it took the CDC and WHO a lot longer to accept this.

Since it's accepted Aerosols are major cause of transmission then the social distancing of 1.5 m is also garbage as droplets fall to ground within 1m and Aerosols travel >10m.

No difference in case rates between states with mask mandates compared to no mask mandates. If masks worked in preventing Covid there would be a difference.




No, the Japanese scientist meant that mask alone is not enough to prevent spread of COVID because of aerosol spread.  There are still droplet spread. 

After expulsion, the droplets can fall onto surfaces like tables, chairs, keyboards, each other people shirt.    And because they are so small, other unsuspecting people would touch it, and then bring it close to their respiratory tract.  And as small water content of the droplet evaporate, and we breath in, the viral particle spreads.   

I attached a link to part two of your diagram.  The one that your quasi scientists conveniently left out for their own agenda.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-021-00535-6/figures/1

Wearing a mask, means that you minimize the amount of droplets spread on to surfaces, so that others can touch.  And also when contaminated, you are less likely to touch places near your respiratory tract - namely mouth and nose.   

My friends, the important take away message is this...

Droplet spread matters!  Mask Matters!  Believe in science.
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Reply #49 - Apr 23rd, 2022 at 8:05am
 
Doctor with expired license falsely claims masks don’t work



A YouTube video and social media posts claim a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is false; experts agree that while the virus itself is small enough to fit through mask fibers -- as is vape smoke -- masks do help stop the much-larger respiratory droplets that carry potentially infectious particles, and multiple studies have indicated that masks reduce transmission of the virus causing Covid-19.

Cont. ...

https://factcheck.afp.com/doctor-expired-license-falsely-claims-masks-dont-work



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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:49pm:
John Smith wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:30pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:26pm:
Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.


cannot be inhaled? I don't know.

But then again, they don't need to. If I cough and get droplets on the elevator buttons at the local shopping centre, and you then push those buttons and shortly after then use those hands to eat your food,  do we still need to inhale the droplets? Or could you have been infected without inhaling them?


Droplets cannot be inhaled this is an accepted fact they fall to the ground within 1m.

How is a mask going to protect you from fomites when they're not inhaled?

The aerosols will escape from around mask and eventually settle on surfaces in elevator so another example of masks being useless

There are studies that show greater than 80% of infections are from aerosol transmission. Those indoor super spreader events are close to 100% aerosol transmission.

It was media whipping up hysteria which resulted in governments imposing these mask mandates to make it look like they were doing something and the gullible fools like you Buzz Sad Skip and others are too stupid to question any of it.

Look closely and compare droplet which they assumed was primary cause of transmission to aerosol which evidence shows is primary cause of transmission.





crap. Even if aerosols escape, they do so through the sides of the masks and not directly onto whatever you are facing, which in an elevator is usually facing the door and the buttons, the things other people are most likely to handle. Again, no one ever said masks are a panacea. Yes, you always have the aerosols that escape, that cannot be helped unless you want to walk around with a plastic bag over your head. But masks REDUCE the spread. No matter how much you pretend otherwise.
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Reply #51 - Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm
 
John Smith wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 9:35am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:49pm:
John Smith wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:30pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 9:26pm:
Masks don't do anything Sad Skip and others who claim it spreads by droplets show their ignorance in the fact it's accepted droplets cannot be inhaled.


cannot be inhaled? I don't know.

But then again, they don't need to. If I cough and get droplets on the elevator buttons at the local shopping centre, and you then push those buttons and shortly after then use those hands to eat your food,  do we still need to inhale the droplets? Or could you have been infected without inhaling them?


Droplets cannot be inhaled this is an accepted fact they fall to the ground within 1m.

How is a mask going to protect you from fomites when they're not inhaled?

The aerosols will escape from around mask and eventually settle on surfaces in elevator so another example of masks being useless

There are studies that show greater than 80% of infections are from aerosol transmission. Those indoor super spreader events are close to 100% aerosol transmission.

It was media whipping up hysteria which resulted in governments imposing these mask mandates to make it look like they were doing something and the gullible fools like you Buzz Sad Skip and others are too stupid to question any of it.

Look closely and compare droplet which they assumed was primary cause of transmission to aerosol which evidence shows is primary cause of transmission.





crap. Even if aerosols escape, they do so through the sides of the masks and not directly onto whatever you are facing, which in an elevator is usually facing the door and the buttons, the things other people are most likely to handle. Again, no one ever said masks are a panacea. Yes, you always have the aerosols that escape, that cannot be helped unless you want to walk around with a plastic bag over your head. But masks REDUCE the spread. No matter how much you pretend otherwise.


These Aerosols linger in the air for hours it's inevitable they will end up on walls and floor even the doors and buttons in your elevator.

Masks don't protect you from surface contamination only dopey dim wits like you would believe that.

Washing your hands is suggested for those who touch things with possible fomites.

We also have the issue of contracting covid through your eyes which shows mask mandates did stuff all apart from giving the impression politicians were doing something.
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Reply #52 - Apr 23rd, 2022 at 11:06pm
 
tickleandrose wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 7:58am:
No, the Japanese scientist meant that mask alone is not enough to prevent spread of COVID because of aerosol spread.  There are still droplet spread. 

After expulsion, the droplets can fall onto surfaces like tables, chairs, keyboards, each other people shirt.    And because they are so small, other unsuspecting people would touch it, and then bring it close to their respiratory tract.  And as small water content of the droplet evaporate, and we breath in, the viral particle spreads.   

Wearing a mask, means that you minimize the amount of droplets spread on to surfaces, so that others can touch.  And also when contaminated, you are less likely to touch places near your respiratory tract - namely mouth and nose.   

My friends, the important take away message is this...

Droplet spread matters!  Mask Matters!  Believe in science. 


I have studied Science at Sydney Uni so i understand how Science works.

When people use buzzwords like believe or trust science then quote obsolete outdated information that is wrong it shows they don't understand the fundamental basics with science. When something has proven to be wrong science throws it in the garbage and goes with the truth. Two truths cannot contradict each other in Science.

The Japanese Scientist was the first to recognise Aerosol transmission as passengers were locked in cabins food was delivered to their door by staff wearing masks yet cases rose exponentially. These people didn't come into contact with any contaminated surfaces.

The droplet theory has been thrown out yet the internet is full of misinformation on this people have been brainwashed from misinformation.

Is the RACGP Australian?
Quote:
‘A welcome step’: WHO acknowledges aerosol spread of COVID-19

04 May 2021
For close to a year, experts have been challenging governments and health authorities to acknowledge the role of aerosol spread in the transmission of COVID-19.

Now, 13 months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the agency has formally recognised that the virus is airborne.

Kate Cole, President-elect of the Australia Institute of Occupational Hygienists, has been a vocal advocate for the formal recognition of aerosol spread. She called the WHO’s acknowledgement is ‘a welcome step’ in the right direction.
‘They’re saying now what we as scientists have been saying for the majority of this pandemic,’ she told newsGP.
More- https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/a-welcome-step-who-acknowledges-aeroso...


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Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

06 April 2022

Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.

The seemingly uncontroversial statement marked a clear shift for the Switzerland-based WHO, which had tweeted categorically early in the pandemic, “FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne,” casting the negative in capital letters as if to remove any doubt. At that time, the agency maintained that the virus spreads mainly through droplets produced when a person coughs, sneezes or speaks, an assumption based on decades-old infection-control teachings about how respiratory viruses generally pass from one person to another.

The change brings the WHO’s messaging in line with what a chorus of aerosol and public-health experts have been trying to get it to say since the earliest days of the outbreak. Many decry the agency’s slowness in stating — unambiguously — that SARS-CoV-2 is airborne. Interviews conducted by Nature with dozens of specialists on disease transmission suggest that the WHO’s reluctance to accept and communicate evidence for airborne transmission was based on a series of problematic assumptions.

More- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00925-7


Didn't see this reported by those peddling fake news and misinformation.
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Let’s Clear The Air On COVID

MARCH 23, 2022


By Dr. Alondra Nelson, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Deputy Assistant to the President

The most common way COVID-19 is transmitted from one person to another is through tiny airborne particles of the virus hanging in indoor air for minutes or hours after an infected person has been there.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/03/23/lets-clear-the-air-on-co...


The experts have been saying Aerosol is the main method of transmission for years they have been ignored by those who prefer to spread misinformation.

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The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. Why Are We Still Scrubbing Surfaces?

June 15, 2021

Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/world/asia/covid-cleaning.html
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Yet in places that masked, distanced and isolated early a lot less people died.
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Groggy is a dangerous type of idiot.

He's a long term unhinged mentally unwell multi troll who hasn't worked because he's too unwell in the head.

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Reply #55 - Apr 23rd, 2022 at 11:31pm
 
So, basically, an infected person can cough and sneeze around a shopping centre. The (coughed) aerosols will float around in the air for a while and then find a landing place to stay until cleaned. The droplets might originate more from sneezing or a person touching other things with sweaty hands. The virus stays alive on the surface for hours on end. The next person that comes along and touches something contaminated can get the infection of the virus.

So, unless people are using sanitisers for their hands (in addition to washing their hands), wearing masks indoors, and have a good immunity system, the virus will be around for a while for the vulnerable.

Get the vulnerable to isolate and let the rest of us develop our immunity and keep the economy going.
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buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 8:05am:
Doctor with expired license falsely claims masks don’t work



A YouTube video and social media posts claim a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is false; experts agree that while the virus itself is small enough to fit through mask fibers -- as is vape smoke -- masks do help stop the much-larger respiratory droplets that carry potentially infectious particles, and multiple studies have indicated that masks reduce transmission of the virus causing Covid-19.

Cont. ...

https://factcheck.afp.com/doctor-expired-license-falsely-claims-masks-dont-work





Buzz finds a fact checker who bullshits and thinks it's the truth because it's on the internet.

He is 68 perhaps his license expired because he retired.
A friend of mine works in the same field here he was on over $200K a year 20 years ago.
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Here is the video people can watch it and make up their own minds when they see the clouds of smoke emitted while he is wearing various masks. Starts after 1 min intro explains how people on other side of room get infected


Buzz ignores any evidence that comes from real sources he prefers to get info from journalists like Lisa Wilkinson.

The WHO released this in Sept 2019 none of the studies they cited showed masks work. Take note of words like no significant or no statistical reduction from wearing masks on page 24 under outcomes and findings.

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Non-pharmaceutical
public health measures
for mitigating the risk and
impact of epidemic and
pandemic influenza

World Health Organization 2019

1.3. Face masks   Page 21
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329439/WHO-WHE-IHM-GIP-2019.1-e...


The only science behind face masks is called political science.
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PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics[/highlight]


19 July 2020

On July 12, Deborah Cohen, the medical correspondent of BBC2’s Newsnight, revealed an astonishing thing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had reversed its advice on face masks, from ‘don’t wear them’ to ‘do wear them’.

But the key fact was that it had not done so because of scientific information – the evidence had not backed the wearing of face coverings – but because of political lobbying.


She revealed on Twitter that: ‘We had been told by various sources [that the] WHO committee reviewing the evidence had not backed masks but they recommended them due to political lobbying.’ She said the BBC had then put this to the WHO, which did not deny it.

n March, the WHO had said: ‘There is currently no evidence that wearing a mask (whether medical or other types) by healthy persons in the wider community setting, including universal community masking, can protect them from infection with respiratory viruses, including Covid-19.’



Earlier that same month, England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, had said that wearing face masks would do little to combat the outbreak.

Dr Jenny Harries, a Deputy Chief Medical Officer, warned that people could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting Covid by wearing muzzles. She said masks could ‘actually trap the virus’, and cause the person wearing it to breathe it in. She explained: ‘For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea.’

On April 3, the other Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said he did not believe healthy people wearing them would reduce the spread of the disease in the UK.

The British Government has also zig-zagged. As recently as June 24, in a series of official pamphlets for reopening shops and services, the Department for Business and Enterprise said repeatedly: ‘The evidence of the benefit of using a face covering to protect others is weak and the effect is likely to be small.’

The truth is that the muzzle policy is all about power and fear.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-tur...


All these experts in that article were ignored by the government yet they were right. The sheeple fell for the bullshit about masks hook line and sinker.
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The US has conducted the largest study with around 300 million people with some states having no mask mandates compared to those who did. Like the WHO paper i linked published in Sept 2019 there is no statistical difference between states with mask mandates compared to those without. The evidence is clear masks didn't do anything


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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Despite the Use of Surgical Masks and Physical Distancing—the Role of Airborne Transmission


2021 Jan 27

A key question in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted via the airborne route as well. We report for the first time SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial infections despite using surgical masks and physical distancing. This report may provide possible evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

In this report, we describe a single-source outbreak of COVID-19 from an asymptomatic patient to 9 HCWs and room contacts in a general pediatric ward, despite meeting the current guidelines for PPE and wearing surgical masks.

A 3-year-old boy was admitted to a general pediatric ward in SCMC for steroid treatment due to electrical status epilepticus in sleep. He was screened for COVID-19, and a negative result was given (d-4). The hospitalization was uneventful, and he was discharged on d0 as planned. On d4, 2 days after having symptoms compatible with COVID-19, his mother received a positive result. In the next few days, 9 patients were identified as COVID-19 positive; 6 of them were HCWs (4 physicians, 1 nurse, and 1 dietician). All participated in the same medical round, 3 of them without any direct contact with the child.All HCWs reported wearing PPE as guided, including surgical masks. No close contacts or family members of the HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19. The child’s mother wore a surgical mask constantly as well. The 3 other infected patients were 2 children and 1 mother staying in the same room. On d6 after discharge, that child was also positive for COVID-19.

Three pediatricians (1 interim) were found to be positive for COVID-19 on d5 and d6. Two were symptomatic, and 1 was diagnosed due to general screening of the ward’s staff. Epidemiologic investigation revealed that the only known exposure of each of them was to the family mentioned above, during morning rounds (d0). Two of them were at a distance of about 6 feet (~2 meters) and did not have direct or indirect contact with the child or his mother. The third pediatrician examined the child, without any mucosal exposure or other AGP. All reported wearing surgical masks continuously. The whole meeting with the family lasted less than 10 minutes.

Another pediatrician and a nurse were found to be positive for COVID-19 on d6 and d7, after having mild COVID-19 symptoms. Similarly, their only known exposure was to the same family, when obtaining blood samples from the child (d0). The mother stayed in the room during the whole procedure, which lasted ~10 minutes.The HCWs reported using PPE including wearing surgical masks as guided.

The child had a low-carbohydrate diet due to his medical condition. A dietician consulted on the case twice (d-1 and d0), each time for ~15 minutes. Physical distancing was observed, andboth the mother and the dietician reported wearing surgical masks. On d5, the dietician became symptomatic and tested positive for COVID-19.

DISCUSSION
In this report, we described a superspreading event of 9 COVID-19 infections from 1 familydespite using PPE and wearing surgical masks. Overall, 6 HCWs were infected, of whom at least 3 did not have direct contact with the child or his mother. None of the other 3 HCWs performed any AGPs or other procedures involving mucosal membranes. Also, they did not have any direct contact with the child’s mother. During morning rounds, the child was asymptomatic and did not cough, sneeze, cry, or even talk. The other infected inpatients were at a distance of more than 6 feet away from the asymptomatic COVID-19 patient. No other patients, escorts, or HCWs were infected.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of nosocomial infection outbreak with SARS-CoV-2 despite using surgical masks.


Few studies have described the possibility of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but the current guidelines focus mainly on droplet precautions

We assume that the facts that the infected individuals wore surgical masks and that most of them were at a distance of 6 feet or more without any direct contact with the COVID-19 patient cannot be explained only by droplets or contact transmission of the virus. It may imply airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and strengthen the assumption of infection via aerosol particles in superspreading events.

Another possibility for transmission is via fomites. It seems like the virus could survive on surfaces, despite the demonstrated rapid infectivity decline from clothes, paper, and cotton [11]. Nevertheless, fomite transmission could not explain the infections of indexes 2, 3, and 6 (2 pediatricians and a dietician, respectively), where there was neither physical contact nor shared equipment

In conclusion, we described COVID-19 infections in a pediatric ward despite adherence to guidelines for physical distancing and wearing surgical masks. Our reported cases may provide evidence for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7928680/


Evidence shows masks do jack schiit
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Stats show countries that were less vaccinated, distrusted their govts more and ignored medical advice had a higher death rate.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

In the US, you can drill down through the figures and it shows that individual states that were less vaccinated, distrusted their govts more and ignored medical advice had a higher death rate than states that are highly vaccinated.

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Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 24th, 2022 at 12:45am:
Stats show countries that were less vaccinated, distrusted their govts more and ignored medical advice had a higher death rate.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

In the US, you can drill down through the figures and it shows that individual states that were less vaccinated, distrusted their govts more and ignored medical advice had a higher death rate than states that are highly vaccinated.




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Masks don't protect you from surface contamination only dopey dim wits like you would believe that.



no, dimwits think that masks don't do anything to help. No matter how much evidence is presented that regions that used masks had lower death rates. Actually, calling them dimwits is an insult to dimwits.'



Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm:
We also have the issue of contracting covid through your eyes which shows mask mandates did stuff all apart from giving the impression politicians were doing something.


you are using the argument that masks aren't a panacea to excuse your argument that masks don't help. Again, no one has ever said masks STOP the spread, they merely help REDUCE the spread.
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Gordon wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:36pm:


I've seen one or two - whenever I need to visit Ballarat - but they're  NO match for the hundreds of McDonalds wrappers I'll encounter on the same trip

ZERO disposed masks would be the ideal - but it is not an enormous problem - but one that's been blown out of all proportion as a "tool" to support the views of conspiracy theorists





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They helped stop the spread of the flu.

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I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet. Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.

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Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts.






You don't have to follow a very long paper trail to establish where the mask "expert" is coming from

John Tierney
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The Manhattan Institute for Public Policy
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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm:
I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet. Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.

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Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts.






You don't have to follow a very long paper trail to establish where the mask "expert" is coming from

John Tierney
is from right-wing think tank -
The Manhattan Institute for Public Policy
- who oppose pretty much all and every strategy to fight the pandemic



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I see you left out the part with a judge throwing out Bidens mask mandate because the CDC couldn't provide any evidence they work.

The CDC can bullshit to the media which then bullshits to the gullible people yet for some reason they don't bullshit to a judge when they take an oath to tell the truth.

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Dim wits like you attack the messenger and ignore the facts when it goes against your narrative.

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The following is the full transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, January 2, 2022, on "Face the Nation."


MARGARET BRENNAN: Now, obviously, a huge point for parents of young children like me, I've been looking at pediatric hospitalizations at this record high and concerned about sending my son back into a preschool even with a mask on. What do you tell parents? Are cloth masks just not good enough anymore?

DR. GOTTLIEB:
This is an airborne illness. We now understand that, and a cloth mask is not going to protect you from a virus that spreads through airborne transmission.
It could protect better through droplet transmission, something like the flu, but not something like this coronavirus.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/full-transcript-dr-scott-gottlieb-face-the-nation-j...


The CDC couldn't provide any evidence that masks work that is why the judge threw out Bidens mask mandate

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The masks help prevent the spread of the virus, not contracting the virus.

I thought you knew that Baron.

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John Smith wrote on Apr 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm:
Masks don't protect you from surface contamination only dopey dim wits like you would believe that.



no, dimwits think that masks don't do anything to help. No matter how much evidence is presented that regions that used masks had lower death rates. Actually, calling them dimwits is an insult to dimwits.'



Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm:
We also have the issue of contracting covid through your eyes which shows mask mandates did stuff all apart from giving the impression politicians were doing something.


you are using the argument that masks aren't a panacea to excuse your argument that masks don't help. Again, no one has ever said masks STOP the spread, they merely help REDUCE the spread.


There is no evidence masks work with Covid. The CDC couldn't provide any evidence that is why a judge threw out Bidens mask mandate.

The media can brainwash idiots like you Buzz Sad Skip Little Pecca with lies the fake news have been doing it for years.

When experts take an oath to stand in front of senate hearings or courts the bullshitters get found out.

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I don't expect the forum idiots to listen to experts when they have Lisa Wilkinson feeding them rubbish.

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HB1131: Certified Industrial Hygienist Stephen Petty’s Senate Testimony on Why Masks Don’t or Can’t Work


Stephen Petty testified before the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in defense of NH HB1131, which would “prohibit school boards and accredited nonpublic schools from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.”

Mr. Petty is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, certified safety professional, and certified engineer, and it’s a great testimony and not just because he talks about a lot of things we’ve covered over the past years about masks and masking.He actually states for the record that his presentation would refute everything some doctor testifying before him had said.

And he was clear about why. Medical doctors are what they are, but they are not certified industrial hygienists. They are not experts in the field of workplace or public safety when it comes to real threats and solutions. They are not even experts in these fields regarding a hospital or clinical settings.

And we’ve seen that play out in real-time. Public health officials have repeatedly given or mandated lousy advice on nearly every aspect of COVID policy to ignore actual accumulating evidence in favor of the approved CDC or state public health narratives.


In all instances, public health was not served by any of this, and in the case of masks, which is the focus of the hearing. The only thing that has any hope of reducing exposure to a virus is an actual respirator,

Audio of Senate Testimony here, do you think those who have been brainwashed by media lies will listen to it and learn the truth?
Roll Eyes https://granitegrok.com/blog/2022/04/hb1131-certified-industrial-hygienist-steph...



The smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols like Covid. N95 masks are not approved for Asbestos workers. The N95s are useless with covid.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 11:55am:
John Smith wrote on Apr 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm:
Masks don't protect you from surface contamination only dopey dim wits like you would believe that.



no, dimwits think that masks don't do anything to help. No matter how much evidence is presented that regions that used masks had lower death rates. Actually, calling them dimwits is an insult to dimwits.'



Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 10:36pm:
We also have the issue of contracting covid through your eyes which shows mask mandates did stuff all apart from giving the impression politicians were doing something.


you are using the argument that masks aren't a panacea to excuse your argument that masks don't help. Again, no one has ever said masks STOP the spread, they merely help REDUCE the spread.


There is no evidence masks work with Covid. The CDC couldn't provide any evidence that is why a judge threw out Bidens mask mandate.

The media can brainwash idiots like you Buzz Sad Skip Little Pecca with lies the fake news have been doing it for years.

When experts take an oath to stand in front of senate hearings or courts the bullshitters get found out.

Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

I don't expect the forum idiots to listen to experts when they have Lisa Wilkinson feeding them rubbish.

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HB1131: Certified Industrial Hygienist Stephen Petty’s Senate Testimony on Why Masks Don’t or Can’t Work


Stephen Petty testified before the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in defense of NH HB1131, which would “prohibit school boards and accredited nonpublic schools from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.”

Mr. Petty is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, certified safety professional, and certified engineer, and it’s a great testimony and not just because he talks about a lot of things we’ve covered over the past years about masks and masking.He actually states for the record that his presentation would refute everything some doctor testifying before him had said.

And he was clear about why. Medical doctors are what they are, but they are not certified industrial hygienists. They are not experts in the field of workplace or public safety when it comes to real threats and solutions. They are not even experts in these fields regarding a hospital or clinical settings.

And we’ve seen that play out in real-time. Public health officials have repeatedly given or mandated lousy advice on nearly every aspect of COVID policy to ignore actual accumulating evidence in favor of the approved CDC or state public health narratives.


In all instances, public health was not served by any of this, and in the case of masks, which is the focus of the hearing. The only thing that has any hope of reducing exposure to a virus is an actual respirator,

Audio of Senate Testimony here, do you think those who have been brainwashed my media lies will listen to it and learn the truth?
Roll Eyes https://granitegrok.com/blog/2022/04/hb1131-certified-industrial-hygienist-steph...



The smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols like Covid. N95 masks are not approved for Asbestos workers. The N95s are useless with covid.




The masks help prevent the spread of the virus, not contracting the virus.

I thought you knew that Baron.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 12:11pm:
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The masks help prevent the spread of the virus, not contracting the virus.

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greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 1:23pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 12:11pm:
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The masks help prevent the spread of the virus, not contracting the virus.

I thought you knew that Baron.

Did you forget?


If masks help prevent the spread of the virus, it should be assumed that it would help prevent others contract the virus.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 11:38am:
buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 24th, 2022 at 4:20pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm:
I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet. Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.

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April 18, 2022
Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts.






You don't have to follow a very long paper trail to establish where the mask "expert" is coming from

John Tierney
is from right-wing think tank -
The Manhattan Institute for Public Policy
- who oppose pretty much all and every strategy to fight the pandemic

In this country such
rubbish
would be written by such a
politically aligned DICK
as
Andrew Bolt





I see you left out the part with a judge throwing out Bidens mask mandate because the CDC couldn't provide any evidence they work.




No surprises THERE !


The judge in question was directly appointed by - you guessed it - one
Donald Chump


The ruling is currently being appealed by the
Biden Administration


Thank Christ we don't have political appointments to the judiciary in Australia




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UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 5:34pm:
If masks help prevent the spread of the virus, it should be assumed that it would help prevent others contract the virus.


They don't help prevent the spread of this virus they're useless. The media and politicians have lied to us for over 2 years.

It was incorrectly assumed the virus was transmitted by droplets. These droplets are about 550 times heavier than air so fall to the ground within 1m with gravity and cannot be inhaled.
Social distancing 1.5m and washing your hands is all you need to contain anything transmitted by droplets

Masks don't protect you from aerosol respiratory virus go and read the link i have posted by The World Health Organisation published in Sept 2019 take note of words like no significant or no statistical difference with masks vs no masks.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 11:17pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 5:34pm:
If masks help prevent the spread of the virus, it should be assumed that it would help prevent others contract the virus.


They don't help prevent the spread of this virus they're useless. The media and politicians have lied to us for over 2 years.

It was incorrectly assumed the virus was transmitted by droplets. These droplets are about 550 times heavier than air so fall to the ground within 1m with gravity and cannot be inhaled.
Social distancing 1.5m and washing your hands is all you need to contain anything transmitted by droplets

Masks don't protect you from aerosol respiratory virus go and read the link i have posted by The World Health Organisation published in Sept 2019 take note of words like no significant or no statistical difference with masks vs no masks.





The masks help prevent the spread of the virus, not contracting the virus.

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buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 5:52pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 25th, 2022 at 11:38am:
buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 24th, 2022 at 4:20pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm:
I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet. Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.

Quote:
April 18, 2022
Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts.






You don't have to follow a very long paper trail to establish where the mask "expert" is coming from

John Tierney
is from right-wing think tank -
The Manhattan Institute for Public Policy
- who oppose pretty much all and every strategy to fight the pandemic

In this country such
rubbish
would be written by such a
politically aligned DICK
as
Andrew Bolt





I see you left out the part with a judge throwing out Bidens mask mandate because the CDC couldn't provide any evidence they work.




No surprises THERE !


The judge in question was directly appointed by - you guessed it - one
Donald Chump


The ruling is currently being appealed by the
Biden Administration


Thank Christ we don't have political appointments to the judiciary in Australia




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No surprises here buzz first tried to shoot the messenger then when that didn't work he blames the judge while ignoring the fact the CDC couldn't provide any evidence masks work. This is what the intellectually bankrupt do when they can't refute the truth.

I wonder why the media never reported the fact the CDC couldn't provide any evidence mask work is it because it would show the media were bullshitting about masks for 2 years?  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

The CDC bullshitters can bullshit to the media for some reason they don't bullshit under oath before a judge.

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Epidemiologist. Biostatistician. Infectious disease outbreaks. Vaccine safety. Free SaTScan/TreeScan/RSequential software. Former Harvard Professor of Medicine.

CDC scientists had two+ years to study masks, unable to provide scientific evidence they work.

https://twitter.com/MartinKulldorff/status/1516750527287087110?cxt=HHwWjMCq_bCky...



Next Buzz will try to discredit Mr Kulldorf who has been 100% right about Covid since day 1. He is one of the authors of the GBD who said we should focus protection on the elderly who are the most vulnerable.
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Case fatality rate
The graph below shows that while the CFR for those aged under 60 years is 0.1%, the CFR for males aged over 90 years is over 50%. 99.9% survival rate for those under 60

COVID-19 Mortality
The median age for those who died from COVID-19 was 86.9 years (85.2 years for males, 88.4 years for females)

On average, deaths due to COVID-19 had 2.5 other diseases and conditions certified alongside the virus.
https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/covid-19-mortality-australia-deaths-registered-3...


Fauci said he didn't know how to focus protection on the elderly and called Mr Kulldorf and his fellow scientists fringe epidemiologists. History shows Fauci was wrong and the GBD were 100% correct with everything

Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use with Covid he nailed it with Fauci along with his comment on people like Buzz who don't know how to recognise good science.


The CDC and Fauci have lied about masks, how many times did Fauci backflip on masks?


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Baron, when you sneeze or cough, do you cover your mouth nearly all the time? And when you do, do you cover your mouth to prevent the spread of a disease you have?
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UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 26th, 2022 at 1:29pm:
Baron, when you sneeze or cough, do you cover your mouth nearly all the time? And when you do, do you cover your mouth to prevent the spread of a disease you have?


This virus is aerosol it's airborne when infected people exhale they're spreading this virus which floats in the air for hours. What part of that do you fail to understand?

As this video shows masks do SFA with aerosols.

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How Brisbane Independent School prevented outbreaks of COVID-19, despite Omicron wave


A small primary school in Brisbane's west has done what many others have been unable to achieve during COVID-19's Omicron wave in Queensland: remain outbreak-free.

And it's all a result of a group of dads at the Brisbane Independent School in Pullenvale getting together with the principal and using science and engineering knowledge to prevent SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — spreading through classrooms.

George Roff, a Brisbane scientist who specialises in marine ecology, said the working group — including an engineer and a medical specialist — started discussing ways of stemming the spread of COVID-19 through the 71-student school in December, after Queensland's interstate borders reopened.

Using a smoke machine, they studied airflow patterns in the school's five classrooms and administration areas.

Carbon dioxide meters were also used to identify low-ventilation areas or "dead spots".

They then purchased air purifiers — known as high-efficiency particulate absorbing (HEPA) filters — to mitigate the risk from SARS-CoV-2 particles that might be circulating in classrooms and other indoor areas of the school.

A group of parents spent the weekend with a smoke machine setting up classrooms - adjusting airflow with fans and positioning the units in each classroom. The outcome? It WORKS. A *massive* increase in air-flow with
aerosols
extracted through open doors and windows


Although one teacher and up to two students in most, but not all classes, have had COVID-19 during Queensland's rampant Omicron wave, no in-school transmission has been identified.

"Our goal in creating clean-air classrooms at the school was to minimise this risk of transmission within the community," Dr Roff said.

Medical specialist Jay Mueller, who was part of the working group, said he was concerned about the lack of guidance about how to make schools safe from COVID-19 transmission.

"There is no scenario in which it becomes less transmissible.

"The only scenario is that we provide environments where the virus can't transmit and that's using basic principles of public health and physics to make that not possible.

Brisbane Independent School principal Lachlyn Bowie said she was grateful for the expertise of the working group in approaching the issue of COVID-19 mitigation scientifically.

"At the end of the day, this is about health and safety," Mrs Bowie said.

"We're trying to protect our students and staff.

"Considering the number of cases that are happening in other schools, where there's a lot of cases in every single classroom, that's certainly not our experience."


QUT air-quality expert Lidia Morawska said she was impressed by the working group's innovation and methodology.

"It's prevented their children from being infected and demonstrated to the whole of Queensland, and beyond, how important it is," Professor Morawska said.

"Air quality, and what's in the air, is important not only because of infection transmission but because we need clean air in classrooms so our kids' breathe clean air."

Queensland Health data shows that, in the seven days from March 23 to 29, as many as 19,615 school-aged children tested positive for COVID-19.

Independent Education Union Queensland and Northern Territory branch secretary Terry Burke said schools had been under significant pressure this term due to COVID-related staff shortages and student absences.

"There are some schools where a third of the staff have had to be away, as have been a third of students," Mr Burke said.
"Unsurprisingly, a number of schools have brought back masks as a requirement to try to contain the outbreaks."


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-01/brisbane-school-no-covid-omicron-outbreak...



Since covid is spread by aerosols then ventilation of indoor areas is critical.

NSW health said there were no cases from outdoor transmission.

The problem is people beieve misinformation from the media with this virus being spread by droplets.

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Mask mandates allowed the cops to bash whoever they felt like bashing.  Grin
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Therapy session for maskaholics

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I wonder why the media never reported the fact the CDC couldn't provide any evidence mask work





Surely YOU'D be aware, that
Big Newspaper
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Covid vaccines are not like smallpox or polio vaccines, which prevent both infection and transmission. They do not protect other people. They can, for a limited period, prevent serious symptoms, but not infection or transmission of the virus. The only beneficiary is the vaccinated person.

That is equally true in health care environments. The notion that the seriously ill or immunocompromised are safer because of a vaccine mandate assumes that the unvaccinated are a source of infection while the vaccinated are not. Health professionals, of all people, ought to know better.

It is similar with mask mandates. Obliging people to wear masks on public transport and in health facilities, for example, does not protect others. Cloth masks have been described as useless by both America’s CDC and Dr Colin Axon, adviser to the UK government’s advisory group, Sage.

‘The public were demanding something must be done, they got masks, it is just a comfort blanket,’ Axon said. ‘All around the world you can look at mask mandates and superimpose on infection rates, you cannot see that mask mandates made any effect whatsoever.’

There is a simple explanation for this –the gaps between the fibres in the masks are thousands of times bigger than the virus. Unless the virus is carried in large droplets it won’t be blocked.

During the Sars pandemic of 2003, caused by a coronavirus closely related to Covid, health authorities warned against claiming masks were an effective protection against the virus. NSW Fair Trading Minister Reba Meagher even warned traders that they would face fines of up to $100,000 if suggesting masks offered substantial protection from the disease.

Professor Cossart of the Infectious Diseases Department at University of Sydney stated, ‘Those masks are only effective so long as they are dry. As soon as they become saturated with the moisture in your breath they stop doing their job and pass on the droplets.’ This could take as little as 15 or 20 minutes, she said, after which the mask would need to be changed.

The obvious question is, why was NSW sensible about masks in 2003, but is not now?

The answer is troubling. This pandemic has been characterised by inept public health governance, cowardly political meandering, and an irresponsible, headline-hungry media. Having been fed a diet of doom, otherwise intelligent members of the community have clung to vaccines and masks out of an inability to apply critical cognitive examination.

The country deserves better from our leaders, health bureaucrats and the media. But as anyone who understands government and governance knows, that’s a forlorn hope. A mechanism is required to ensure critical thinking is always applied.

One such mechanism would be to routinely, without exception, release all health advice to scrutiny. Whether it is recommending curfews, movement restrictions, school closures, or avoiding pizza boxes and footballs, having the advice publicly available would expose it to challenge and scrutiny. At times, the advice would be supported, and perhaps even enhanced; at others, it would be ridiculed for lacking scientific rigour.

As we have seen, with very rare exception, all the health advice has remained secret and, inevitably, fostered an environment of media exaggeration, bureaucratic hubris, and political cowardice. The result is a legacy of pointless and petty restrictions, with people arbitrarily excluded from society, education and justice, leading to an inability for some to put food on the table and the entrenchment of distrust in the medical profession, governance and public health.
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Frank wrote on May 10th, 2022 at 12:59pm:
The only beneficiary is the vaccinated person.

https://www.spectator.com.au/





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Re: Mask mandates didn't do anything
Reply #84 - May 10th, 2022 at 3:36pm
 
Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 11:51pm:
Dnarever wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 10:08pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet the countries quickest to isolate distance and mask had a lot lower death rates.

In the USA the places that didn't effectively mask and distance and the places that mostly masked too late or had significant problems when masks were not available all suffered a lot more.

In the USA where Masks were not available early enough and not used in a number of states it may be a little true to say that they were ineffective.

A case of too little too late and consistently undermined by politics and the stupid. In the USA there were way too many factors operating to undermine covid mitigation. 

In general across the planet Masks, distancing  isolation etc all worked very well.


Very much so.

Australia - deaths per 1M of popn = 263
Sweden - deaths per 1M of popn = 1819

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/



"The Proof of the Pudding, is in the Eating"
- they say


Seasonal influenza was almost nonexistent for the last couple of years,
as COVID19 cases were in a slow decline

Let's all DITCH the MASKS !


Seasonal influenza is
BACK with a VENGENCE


... and
COVID19 deaths
are now breaking record numbers



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Reply #85 - May 10th, 2022 at 3:50pm
 
A co-worker would wear her face mask even months after the mask mandates were finished. Her reasoning was that she did not want her immune-compromised mother to catch the virus. A few weeks back, she catches the virus and much of her family had to go into isolation for a week.

Even the most cautious of us will catch the covid virus. I think I have already had it.
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Reply #86 - May 11th, 2022 at 10:06am
 
buzzanddidj wrote on May 10th, 2022 at 2:54pm:
Frank wrote on May 10th, 2022 at 12:59pm:
The only beneficiary is the vaccinated person.

https://www.spectator.com.au/





I'VE got no problem with that !





We know
The Spectator
as the place journalists end up when they're deemed too far right to join
SKYTV news






Well, I can see you have never picked up a copy of it ]

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I've never understood why everything from
climate change, emissions and sustainable energy
- to
COVID19, vaccines and face masks
- need to be
left
vs
right
issues ?




I think it is because for pwogwessives everything is political. The personal is political. Agitating for change is political activism. And pwogwessives label anyone who doesn't agree with them ' far right'. For pwogwessives, "you are either with us or you are far right".

But if you ask a progressive the question, "when and how will we know that we have arrived to the goal you are progressing towards", they look at you blankly and then call you far right. But they do not know what it is they want to achieve and how.

At least a conservative knows what he wants to conserve and why.





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Reply #87 - May 11th, 2022 at 10:22am
 
Frank wrote on May 11th, 2022 at 10:06am:
buzzanddidj wrote on May 10th, 2022 at 2:54pm:
Frank wrote on May 10th, 2022 at 12:59pm:
The only beneficiary is the vaccinated person.

https://www.spectator.com.au/





I'VE got no problem with that !





We know
The Spectator
as the place journalists end up when they're deemed too far right to join
SKYTV news






Well, I can see you have never picked up a copy of it ]

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I've never understood why everything from
climate change, emissions and sustainable energy
- to
COVID19, vaccines and face masks
- need to be
left
vs
right
issues ?




I think it is because for pwogwessives everything is political. The personal is political. Agitating for change is political activism. And pwogwessives label anyone who doesn't agree with them ' far right'. For pwogwessives, "you are either with us or you are far right".

But if you ask a progressive the question, "when and how will we know that we have arrived to the goal you are progressing towards", they look at you blankly and then call you far right. But they do not know what it is they want to achieve and how.

At least a conservative knows what he wants to conserve and why.



I'm a TRANSVACCINATED Conservative.

I'm a Conservative who identifies as having been vaccinated.

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Reply #88 - May 11th, 2022 at 10:48pm
 
Just like a mask your underwear might stop droplets yet totally useless with Aerosols.

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Reply #89 - May 11th, 2022 at 10:57pm
 
If you walked around bare-arsed and farted, it is more likely that your fart would reach the nostrils of people nearby as intensely as if you were walking around with underwear and pants on. Visit a toilet 10 minutes after the last person has dropped a turd. See how odorous the room is, compared to someone who farted in the loungeroom a few minutes before they dropped that turd in the toilet.
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Reply #91 - May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm
 
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.
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Reply #92 - May 18th, 2022 at 8:08am
 
NSW Health
have NEVER said "you can't catch COVID19 outside"
- as a number of
conspiracy theorists have lied
to all about

Only that the likelihood is lower, which no one is disputing



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"You’re less likely to catch COVID-19 outdoors"





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Reply #93 - May 18th, 2022 at 10:46pm
 
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Mask Mandates Didn’t Make Much of a Difference Anyway


States across the U.S. have dropped their mask mandates this week, worrying Americans who think they’re still needed and cheering people who are ready to go “back to normal.” Both groups need to take a deep breath: Dropping mask mandates isn’t the same thing as ignoring Covid-19.

Masks have been the most visible part of America’s pandemic response, but one of the least consequential. The fact that 500,000 people worldwide died during the omicron surge means it’s time to change tactics, and focus on what went wrong that led to so many hospitalizations and deaths.

But there’s no avoiding it: The benefits of universal masking have been difficult to quantify. One controlled study in Bangladesh showed a small but statistically significant benefit — among people who consistently used masks, 7.6% got symptomatic infections compared to 8.6% in the control group. Other studies have been inconclusive.


It is intuitive that a barrier ought to prevent germs from being emitted into the air. But if that’s true, why isn’t there more evidence for the benefits of masking two years into the pandemic?


Experts associated with The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota have laid out a more complex analysis: Given the current understanding that the virus is transmitted in fine aerosol particles, it’s likely an infectious dose could easily get through and around loose-fitting cloth or surgical masks.


Rhode Island, where I live, has had a mask mandate since mid-December; nonetheless, we saw our January surge rise far higher than any other state.
There’s little evidence that mask mandates are the primary reason the pandemic waves eventually fall — though much of the outrage over lifting mandates is based on that assumption. Many experts acknowledge that the rise and fall of waves is a bit of a mystery, as epidemiologist Sam Scarpino explained to me on my podcast.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mask-mandates-didnt-make-much-of-a-diffe...


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Reply #94 - May 19th, 2022 at 7:47am
 
It has CLEARLY been established that neither
NSW Health
- or
The White House
- have EVER claimed it "impossible" to pick up a COVID19 infection "outside"

Only that it is a
lower risk
than inside

(no one would dispute THAT





One can't help get a little sense of "smug"
- when a
"meme bombardment"
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"evidence"
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Reply #95 - May 20th, 2022 at 8:16am
 
Lisa Jones wrote on May 11th, 2022 at 10:22am:
I'm a Conservative who identifies as having been vaccinated.




I've always been BEWILDERED how
(particularly in Australia)
matters like climate change, COVID19 and human rights have a
left
vs
right
argument ?

Those from
Camp Right
may be surprised to learn that
Margaret Thatcher
was one of the first world leaders to
(try to)
alert the world to climate change

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/apr/09/margaret-thatcher-green...




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Reply #96 - May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am
 
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask let alone gaps all around the edges..

As DeSantis in Florida said - Masks are only for Thearter…

So, without the masks, TV and wireless - would you even know that there was a “so called” pandemic? …. I wouldn’t ..

And i would also not be using hand chemicals - this obsession about sterilising everything with poisons has to stop as…

Most of our sicknesses have come from our households full of chemicals that we wipe on everything …

This is my advice only.. you do not have to take it…

Btw lols - did you know that in 1918 Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic???

The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs…

So how did this bacteria 🦠 get into the lungs???

Back in 1918 they did the “exact” same thing they are doing now - they forced everyone to wear masks which catch the bacteria and then you rebreathe it…

Masks are nothing but filthy disgusting disease carrying pieces of cloth…

They killed 10 of thousands back in 1918/19 and then 100 years later they are killing people now.. in fact… they say over 50 Million people died back then 

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Reply #97 - May 21st, 2022 at 6:11am
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD…




Incorrect.
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Reply #98 - May 21st, 2022 at 8:56am
 
Who the hell is Serial Brain9?
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Reply #99 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:00am
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask let alone gaps all around the edges..



The holes in face masks don’t mean they’re useless

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Also, as explained in The Conversation by epidemiologists from McMaster University, Leiden University and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, “at this microscopic level, the thread has thickness, or depth, so the gap is more a tunnel than a window. Microfilaments from broken or irregular threads project into the gap.”

In other words, even if there are relatively large gaps in mask fabric, that’s not to say a particle is guaranteed to move unimpeded through that gap. It would need to be travelling at an angle so as to not impact with the material, and avoid any stray threads which go some way to filling in the gaps in the fabric weave.


Also, a properly fitted mask shouldn't have gaps around the edges.
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Reply #100 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:32am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on May 11th, 2022 at 11:07pm:
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no worse than people who wear masks when they're sitting in their own cars on the own
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Reply #101 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:33am
 
Carl D wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:00am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask let alone gaps all around the edges..



The holes in face masks don’t mean they’re useless

Quote:
Also, as explained in The Conversation by epidemiologists from McMaster University, Leiden University and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, “at this microscopic level, the thread has thickness, or depth, so the gap is more a tunnel than a window. Microfilaments from broken or irregular threads project into the gap.”

In other words, even if there are relatively large gaps in mask fabric, that’s not to say a particle is guaranteed to move unimpeded through that gap. It would need to be travelling at an angle so as to not impact with the material, and avoid any stray threads which go some way to filling in the gaps in the fabric weave.


Also, a properly fitted mask shouldn't have gaps around the edges.


So you're arguing that some protection is better than nothing. Yes?

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Reply #102 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.

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Reply #103 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.



They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.
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Reply #104 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:52am
 
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.



They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.


Correct.

Not 100% effective at all.

Neither are seatbelts - hundreds of people around the world die in automobile accidents every day, even though they were wearing seatbelts.

I still put mine on every time I get into a vehicle though.
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Reply #105 - May 21st, 2022 at 9:57am
 
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am:
They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.



thats not the argument they are making at all. They're trying to say masks don't do anything. It's even in the OP.
 

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I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet


No one ever said masks are a panacea that will stop transmission. The aim of masks is to REDUCE transmission.
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Reply #106 - May 21st, 2022 at 10:06am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:52am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.



They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.


Correct.

Not 100% effective at all.

Neither are seatbelts - hundreds of people around the world die in automobile accidents every day, even though they were wearing seatbelts.

I still put mine on every time I get into a vehicle though.


I think the underlying issue here is this : From the get go there should have been a clear up front admission that masks are not THE ANSWER....but they are a step in the right direction in trying to contain this virus.

In any event that has always been our understanding here.

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Reply #107 - May 21st, 2022 at 10:08am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 27th, 2022 at 10:30pm:
The problem is people beieve misinformation from the media with this virus being spread by droplets.



The CDC is not the media, dear.

COVID-19 is spread in three main ways:

1. Breathing in air when close to an infected person who is exhaling small droplets and particles that contain the virus.

2. Having these small droplets and particles that contain virus land on the eyes, nose, or mouth, especially through splashes and sprays like a cough or sneeze.

3. Touching eyes, nose, or mouth with hands that have the virus on them.


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Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:06am:
From the get go there should have been a clear up front admission that masks are not THE ANSWER....but they are a step in the right direction in trying to contain this virus.



Thats what the experts have ALWAYS said.

It's only the anti maskers who were pretending anyone said they would 100% stop the virus so that they could argue that it wouldn't.
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Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:06am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:52am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.



They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.


Correct.

Not 100% effective at all.

Neither are seatbelts - hundreds of people around the world die in automobile accidents every day, even though they were wearing seatbelts.

I still put mine on every time I get into a vehicle though.


I think the underlying issue here is this : From the get go there should have been a clear up front admission that masks are not THE ANSWER....but they are a step in the right direction in trying to contain this virus.



That's exactly what they did.

They've never claimed that masks are "the answer".

It's always been a combination of vaccinations, masks, personal hygiene, and social distancing.
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greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:08am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 27th, 2022 at 10:30pm:
The problem is people beieve misinformation from the media with this virus being spread by droplets.



The CDC is not the media, dear.

COVID-19 is spread in three main ways:

1. Breathing in air when close to an infected person who is exhaling small droplets and particles that contain the virus.

2. Having these small droplets and particles that contain virus land on the eyes, nose, or mouth, especially through splashes and sprays like a cough or sneeze.

3. Touching eyes, nose, or mouth with hands that have the virus on them.




The WHO is not the media:

Current evidence suggests that the virus spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with each other, for example at a conversational distance. The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. Another person can then contract the virus when infectious particles that pass through the air are inhaled at short range (this is often called short-range aerosol or short-range airborne transmission) or if infectious particles come into direct contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth (droplet transmission).
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Reply #111 - May 21st, 2022 at 10:24am
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:18am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:08am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 27th, 2022 at 10:30pm:
The problem is people beieve misinformation from the media with this virus being spread by droplets.



The CDC is not the media, dear.

COVID-19 is spread in three main ways:

1. Breathing in air when close to an infected person who is exhaling small droplets and particles that contain the virus.

2. Having these small droplets and particles that contain virus land on the eyes, nose, or mouth, especially through splashes and sprays like a cough or sneeze.

3. Touching eyes, nose, or mouth with hands that have the virus on them.




The WHO is not the media:

Current evidence suggests that the virus spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with each other, for example at a conversational distance. The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. Another person can then contract the virus when infectious particles that pass through the air are inhaled at short range (this is often called short-range aerosol or short-range airborne transmission) or if infectious particles come into direct contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth (droplet transmission).


The Australian Government Department of Health is not the media:

COVID-19 is a new disease, so there is limited natural immunity in our community. This means that COVID-19 can spread quickly.

The virus is usually spread from person to person by:

- close contact with an infectious person

- contact with droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze

- touching objects or surfaces that have droplets from an infected person, and then touching your mouth or face.
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Masks are for lowering the spread of the virus to other people. The infected person contains the virus to themselves. It also offers a little more protection from catching the virus from other people. And when most people use masks, the rate of transmission is lowered considerably.
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Baronvonrort wrote on May 11th, 2022 at 11:07pm:
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no worse than people who wear masks when they're sitting in their own cars on the own


…...unless of course....it's a stolen car! In that case, definitely wear a mask  Grin
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Masks are for lowering the spread of the virus to other people. The infected person contains the virus to themselves. It also offers a little more protection from catching the virus from other people. And when most people use masks, the rate of transmission is lowered considerably.


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Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask let alone gaps all around the edges..

As DeSantis in Florida said - Masks are only for Thearter…

So, without the masks, TV and wireless - would you even know that there was a “so called” pandemic? …. I wouldn’t ..

And i would also not be using hand chemicals - this obsession about sterilising everything with poisons has to stop as…

Most of our sicknesses have come from our households full of chemicals that we wipe on everything …

This is my advice only.. you do not have to take it…

Btw lols - did you know that in 1918 Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic???

The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs…

So how did this bacteria 🦠 get into the lungs???

Back in 1918 they did the “exact” same thing they are doing now - they forced everyone to wear masks which catch the bacteria and then you rebreathe it…

Masks are nothing but filthy disgusting disease carrying pieces of cloth…

They killed 10 of thousands back in 1918/19 and then 100 years later they are killing people now.. in fact… they say over 50 Million people died back then 

Its the same “Plan”


That's interesting about the bacteria and bacterial pneumonia....
I wear a clean mask every time for a very short time (about 3/4 hour at most in supermarkets, but only if overcrowded....otherwise, I'm happy to keep distant) I also wore it to avoid a fine. People were taking phone videos of those not wearing it and dobbing people in.
I once forgot at a service station....and there was a creepy guy taking a phone vid of me.....I found out, the service station is private property, so that video was not legal.

Anyway, I don't like to be told or lawfully told to wear a mask, I do so if I wish to, depending on the situation.
I feel for the medical staff wearing it for hours during operations, as I can't stand wearing it for too long.

The one thing I know for certain that stopped transmission....was keeping away from public places and people....and not having visitors.
That worked...for 2 years of our lock downs in Victoria.

Now, my situation, about a month ago, I got diagnosed with Lupus, something that should've been diagnosed decades ago  Undecided

It's any wonder I was so damned susceptible to any flu going around!
And sometimes twice in the one year!
People would say....not the flu again Lols!
I started to wonder what the heck was wrong with me....I took enough vitamins and minerals to sink a ship....I don't drink or smoke and don't mind spending on supplements....maybe that's a lucky thing....it probably helped me a little bit somehow, and I have been on rain water all my life...no chemicals or fluoride.

So no surprise when I got Covid in January this year since I still didn't know about that lurking evil Lupus.
And still have long covid….smell/tase affected, loss of hair, and a little bit of dizziness.

This wonderful specialist (took 3 months to see him) ordered the nuclear injection and scan and blood tests, and I've been prescribed...
hydroxychloroquine and prednisolone, as I have never liked prescription drugs, and avoided it (I am now 68) , I think this time in my life, I will try them, and it's already making a difference.
I feel calmer within my body, less pain (from inflammation) and changing diet too (less inflammatory foods and carbs)
And the good thing about plaquenil is that it's the controversial one re: covid...so maybe in the next few months, I will get most of my smell/taste back and my hair!

Time will tell. So that, is why I think I should feel a little better with a mask on, when I feel the need to depending where I am, and I want to do any mask wearing on my own free terms..I have to do what it takes to protect myself now....so far, no bronchial pneumonia and if I do get that....I take colloidal silver....it's helped in the past...au naturally.  Smiley
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Post of the day lols ! ….  Smiley

Yes i found the bacterial pneumonia Interesting myself which you can find on the NIH website - one of the biggest Health institutions in the world… if not the biggest..

At work, we called the mask the “Fine Stopper” … you only wore one so you didnt get a fine… so wore it under my nose so i could breath FRESH AIR..

So one question is - what are your lungs for?
You breath in fresh air and breath out dirty air.. wearing a mask, you rebreath your contaminated air.. this is not Rocket Surgery ..

At the start of the pandemic Dr Fauci, Virologists, all the CHOs, Dan Andrews etc said that masks don’t work against viruses… they were right..

Then they all backflipped .. why?

They are flatout liars and criminals ..

Wearing a mask for a virus is like running water through a strainer … it goes straight through ..
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BTW…

If folks want to wear a mask then they can..

If folks don’t want to then thats ok too…

If we have governments and one part of society trying to tell others what they can and can’t do then thats communism/ Nazism …

This is why history is important- so we don’t keep repeating it..

But whats exactly what we keep doing …

Re.. Creeps dobbing in others…

During WWII the German Nazi’s had “BROWN SHIRTS” … Civilian scum of society who dobbed on others… look it up.. “Brown Shirts Germany”

A bit like George Soros - he dobbed on his fellow Jews and got them incarcerated…
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Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system
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One more thing lols…

I’ve been hearing recently about Super Charged Vitamin Therapy by using IV Drip …

Why IVD?

So it bypasses your stomach system which can filter out all of the vitamins- (yellow pee)

I’ve heard about folks that have had this done have felt a massive boost or wellness and energy…

Not sure if this is your cup of tea of not but its becoming very popular..

https://www.dripiv.com.au/
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Reply #120 - May 21st, 2022 at 5:48pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 3:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 1:46pm:
Masks are for lowering the spread of the virus to other people. The infected person contains the virus to themselves. It also offers a little more protection from catching the virus from other people. And when most people use masks, the rate of transmission is lowered considerably.


Absolutely correct.



so?

the vaccine gives you protection for only a matter of months and omicron is going to be around indefinitely.

if you slow the spread, you will end up getting it when your antibody levels are low (unless everyone is going to get 4 monthly boosters, which they wont)

so if thats the case, there is NO advantage in trying to hide once you are fully vaxxed.

in fact, its kind of dumb
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SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.

I must say… when I caught normal flu… due to supplements I took… it lasted only 4 days and not severely bed ridden or anything… rather than a week or two … with covid… it got me for 2 weeks… I would say… 4-5 times longer than the usual flu I got in past.
I couldn’t eat and could only drink through a straw… painful mouth ulcers etc.
At least I lost 6 kgs in 2 weeks!  Grin
Geez… something positive result came out of it!

One thing I read about… in a fb group of covid long haulers, many talk about crashing with energy… tiredness for a year or more… that’s one thing I didn’t get! I felt charged with lots of energy within a month after I had covid. Maybe all them supplements?
How differently if effects individuals… depending on so many factors.



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Reply #122 - May 21st, 2022 at 6:15pm
 
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.


After two years of COVID - and spending a lot of time indoors - it's not unusual for people to be taking 5,000 iu per day of Vitamin D3.

My levels are very good, and I maintain it on 1,000 iu per day.

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Reply #123 - May 21st, 2022 at 6:16pm
 
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One more thing lols…

I’ve been hearing recently about Super Charged Vitamin Therapy by using IV Drip …

Why IVD?

So it bypasses your stomach system which can filter out all of the vitamins- (yellow pee)

I’ve heard about folks that have had this done have felt a massive boost or wellness and energy…

Not sure if this is your cup of tea of not but its becoming very popular..

https://www.dripiv.com.au/


Oh I like that! I will look into it! Thank you for sharing that info.
Recently was thinking of looking into oxygen therapy ….

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greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:15pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.


After two years of COVID - and spending a lot of time indoors - it's not unusual for people to be taking 5,000 iu per day of Vitamin D3.

My levels are very good, and I maintain it on 1,000 iu per day.



I was always on the side of caution with supplements… because too much of anything can be toxic too.
It’s like me now finding out I have Lupus…
You know how garlic is supposed to be good for us etc… well lupus sufferers must avoid garlic… apart from ginger, echinacea etc to avoid flare ups and inflammation.
And most of my life I’ve used garlic to cook with at least twice a week … now nothing  Embarrassed and I love garlic bread… sigh …
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Reply #125 - May 21st, 2022 at 7:26pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:12am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 10:06am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:52am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:48am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:46am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:50am:
Sophia wrote on May 17th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Saw on news tonight it’s recommended to wear masks … in public, transport etc because the flu is on the rise.
Well… I don’t mind wearing a mask in public…. It may offer a little protection and wether or not I still have antibodies from my covid episode in January… I will still seek to make use of all those pretty masks I bought.

Hopefully I won’t catch the flu …. Strange things is… I would always catch it every year! Like an old friend coming to visit me  Roll Eyes
Yet… 2020 and 2021 no flu at all.
Of course lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing etc may have helped.
It will be interesting to see this year … winter months barely started … yet today felt very icy outside!
In the car I have a tube of hand sanitizer and spare masks in glove box.
Has become “must haves” when travelling.


Masks don’t work against viruses 🦠 - PERIOD… the virus would be approx 100 times smaller than the smallest hole in your mask ...


Lol   Grin

The virus hitches a ride in bodily fluids, and the masks do a very good job of stopping those liquid droplets.



They might do a good job but it's not 100% ...is the argument.


Correct.

Not 100% effective at all.

Neither are seatbelts - hundreds of people around the world die in automobile accidents every day, even though they were wearing seatbelts.

I still put mine on every time I get into a vehicle though.


I think the underlying issue here is this : From the get go there should have been a clear up front admission that masks are not THE ANSWER....but they are a step in the right direction in trying to contain this virus.



That's exactly what they did.

They've never claimed that masks are "the answer".

It's always been a combination of vaccinations, masks, personal hygiene, and social distancing.


That has always been my understanding.

In addition my understanding was that if you're not vaccinated then the need for due diligence would be paramount wrt social distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizing and basically staying home and doing whatever you can online like shopping, banking, studying, catching up with friends and relatives etc and keeping travelling to a minimum/using your own vehicle not public transport.....oh and eating home cooked food .... would keep you safe and out of our crippled public hospital system.

There's also another thing which I know many here don't believe in (and that's ok) : I've always prayed to God quietly in my heart to keep me healthy SO I could be useful to those around me. I've got a lot of chores which I do each day and I run a lot of errands for my family and elderly neighbours so being ABLE to do whatever I can ultimately affects the lives of others ie neighbours who are home bound and have no transport or support as well as my family who are investing (ridiculous) hours in working and studying. I get that I'm surrounded by a lot of atheists on OzPol...but there's a lot to be said for praying to God and asking for His help whenever you feel unsafe and vulnerable.

Having said all that : Today I went shopping WITH my entire family. And we ate lunch at a cafe. We wore masks at first but no one else was so we took ours off when we sat down to eat. After that we forgot about putting them back on 😔

I kept hand sanitizing our hands as we physically went to Woolworths as a family. I was a little in shock at first because it felt so strange being out and about like that. And then I wished I hadn't bothered being pushed out of my comfort zone. Once again I saw first hand people around us looking at prices and shaking their heads and putting things back on the shelves.

Seeing that really upset me. Shopping online is far easier : it's a matter of using mathematics to fill your online shopping trolley by analysing all available data wrt seasonal sales/discounts and coming away feeling great. You've assessed and stretched your shopping dollar to the max.

Shopping for real isn't like that. You are among actual people and they distract you. And you get to realise things which makes you upset/angry. Today it was this : if shelves are empty because of Covid19/supply chain issues or because people can't afford to buy the item on account of rising inflation...the result is the same : people can't come home with the items they need.

For that reason I hope that both major parties tonight learn that we the people are tired of their respective silly games and expect more from the politicians we elect. 

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Reply #126 - May 21st, 2022 at 8:33pm
 
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.

I must say… when I caught normal flu… due to supplements I took… it lasted only 4 days and not severely bed ridden or anything… rather than a week or two … with covid… it got me for 2 weeks… I would say… 4-5 times longer than the usual flu I got in past.
I couldn’t eat and could only drink through a straw… painful mouth ulcers etc.
At least I lost 6 kgs in 2 weeks!  Grin
Geez… something positive result came out of it!

One thing I read about… in a fb group of covid long haulers, many talk about crashing with energy… tiredness for a year or more… that’s one thing I didn’t get! I felt charged with lots of energy within a month after I had covid. Maybe all them supplements?
How differently if effects individuals… depending on so many factors.


So.. with VitD there are a number of things to consider…
Why?

Because its not as simple as taking VitD - WHY? - because VitD does not work by itself..

I have been through all of this some years ago with pumping massive amounts of VitD into the body without raising VitD levels…

So what changed?

Magnesium………

So if you are low of VitD you will be low on calcium which can give you aching soft bones and other autoimmune diseases…

Caltrate saw this some years ago and changed their formula from VitD alone to a mixture that works with each other… the vital keys to health…

Ingredients for Caltrate Bone and Muscles…

Active Ingredients: Calcium (as calcium carbonate) 600mg, Colecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 25 micrograms (1,000IU), Magnesium (as magnesium oxide) 50mg, Zinc (as zinc oxide) 7.5mg, Copper (as cupric sulfate) 500 micrograms, Manganese (as manganese sulfate monohydrate) 1.75mg
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aquascoot wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:48pm:
so?

the vaccine gives you protection for only a matter of months and omicron is going to be around indefinitely.

if you slow the spread, you will end up getting it when your antibody levels are low (unless everyone is going to get 4 monthly boosters, which they wont)

so if thats the case, there is NO advantage in trying to hide once you are fully vaxxed.

in fact, its kind of dumb


The point about vaccines is to not bulletproof your immune system against a virus. But rather offer more protection by training the immune system into producing the type of antibodies the body needs to fight off the infection. I mean, once the body has learned how to produce the antibodies, no matter how long after you get covid, the immune system will remember how to produce the antibodies.

Health authorities are not out to eradicate covid. They are just trying to lower the spread of the virus as much as possible. You would have thought that with the spread of the virus or the uptake of the vaccines in many countries, we might see covid on the way towards being just another cold & influenza virus.
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Lisa Jones wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 7:26pm:
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In addition my understanding was that if you're not vaccinated then the need for due diligence would be paramount wrt social distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizing and basically staying home and doing whatever you can online like shopping, banking, studying, catching up with friends and relatives etc and keeping travelling to a minimum/using your own vehicle not public transport.....oh and eating home cooked food .... would keep you safe and out of our crippled public hospital system.

Having said all that : Today I went shopping WITH my entire family. And we ate lunch at a cafe. We wore masks at first but no one else was so we took ours off when we sat down to eat. After that we forgot about putting them back on 😔

I kept hand sanitizing our hands as we physically went to Woolworths as a family. I was a little in shock at first because it felt so strange being out and about like that. And then I wished I hadn't bothered being pushed out of my comfort zone. Once again I saw first hand people around us looking at prices and shaking their heads and putting things back on the shelves.

Seeing that really upset me. Shopping online is far easier : it's a matter of using mathematics to fill your online shopping trolley by analysing all available data wrt seasonal sales/discounts and coming away feeling great. You've assessed and stretched your shopping dollar to the max.


For that reason I hope that both major parties tonight learn that we the people are tired of their respective silly games and expect more from the politicians we elect. 

May the independents in this election go hard and do well![/size]



Those who are vaxxed in high risk groups like old or obese should still take precautions lots of vaxxed people die from covid.

Since covid is spread by aerosols hand washing and social distancing 1.5m isn't go to do anything apart from stopping you getting e coli from some filthy person who doesn't wash hands after going to toilet.

The Japanese were the first to recognise aerosol spread with Diamond Princess cruise ship when passengers who were locked in cabins with no outside contact were getting infected in large numbers from the AC.

Indoors in poorly ventilated areas are the worst place for risk. If you're worried about shopping go first thing in the morning when AC has been going all night in empty shop. If you go out to eat always eat outside over inside.

People are starting to catch on with masks doing nothing apart from giving the appearance the government was doing something. The slow idiots who have been brainwashed by fake news aren't up to date with reality and no government wil admit they were wrong until people publicly shove the evidence in their face and say Please explain.




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FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:07am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:49pm:
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So don't wear that one LOL


N95 masks are not approved for Asbestos work the smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols.

N95 masks don't work with Covid Surgical masks don't work they only give a false sense of security that you have some protection.

Quote:
September 3, 2019


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


A Randomized Clinical Trial

Findings  In this pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial involving 2862 health care personnel, there was no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among health care personnel with the use of N95 respirators (8.2%) vs medical masks (7.2%).


https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214


That study was published just before the pandemic the real science was masks don't work the political science imposed masks mandates to appear to be doing something.
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Baronvonrort wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 11:35am:
FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:07am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:49pm:
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So don't wear that one LOL


N95 masks are not approved for Asbestos work the smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols.

N95 masks don't work with Covid Surgical masks don't work they only give a false sense of security that you have some protection.

Quote:
September 3, 2019


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


A Randomized Clinical Trial

Findings  In this pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial involving 2862 health care personnel, there was no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among health care personnel with the use of N95 respirators (8.2%) vs medical masks (7.2%).


https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214


That study was published just before the pandemic the real science was masks don't work the political science imposed masks mandates to appear to be doing something.


It's funny to me because I am regularly balls deep in a nurse and when we're clothed, she tells me things she sees at work.  They tested masks.  Now, they wear more serious masks in the emergency department, but the ones we've been wearing, do have an impact.  Are they 100%? No. Is it better than nothing and something viable we could all do? Yes.
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FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 11:36am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 11:35am:
FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:07am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:49pm:
.


So don't wear that one LOL


N95 masks are not approved for Asbestos work the smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols.

N95 masks don't work with Covid Surgical masks don't work they only give a false sense of security that you have some protection.

Quote:
September 3, 2019


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


A Randomized Clinical Trial

Findings  In this pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial involving 2862 health care personnel, there was no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among health care personnel with the use of N95 respirators (8.2%) vs medical masks (7.2%).


https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214


That study was published just before the pandemic the real science was masks don't work the political science imposed masks mandates to appear to be doing something.


It's funny to me because I am regularly balls deep in a nurse and when we're clothed, she tells me things she sees at work.  They tested masks.  Now, they wear more serious masks in the emergency department, but the ones we've been wearing, do have an impact.  Are they 100%? No. Is it better than nothing and something viable we could all do? Yes.


You're not the only one who has banged a few nurses most don't feel the need to brag about it.

Nurses and doctors aren't experts on PPE people called Industrial hygienists spcialise in this.

The Journal of the American Medical Association published my link there are around 150 other studies showing masks don't work with Aerosols.

Science has accepted masks don't work with Aerosols the studies that claim they work get withdrawn when people could be bothered reviewing them.

Quote:
Decrease in Hospitalizations for COVID-19 after Mask Mandates in 1083 U.S. Counties


Withdrawal The authors have withdrawn this manuscript because there are increased rates of SARS- CoV-2 cases in the areas that we originally analyzed in this study

Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as reference for the project.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.21.20208728v2



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The Journal of the American Medical Association published my link there are around 150 other studies showing masks don't work with Aerosols.

Science has accepted masks don't work with Aerosols the studies that claim they work get withdrawn when people could be bothered reviewing them.


Masks work like tissues or handkerchiefs. The mucus you exhale will go somewhere. So, it might as well be limited to yourself. That is not to say that aerosols are not going to get through. But, the majority of the virus you exhale will be inside water droplets. Water droplets are large enough to not get through the face masks in any significant amount. But, whatever aerosols of the virus do get through the facemask will be limited to a short distance and in low proportion to what could have been exhaled.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 8:28pm:
I have pointed out masks don't really do anything the Kung Flu is aerosol transmission not droplet.

Of course a few idiots insisted on arguing in favour of masks.







This "idiot" ignored the opinions of lab coats and statisticians - preferring to look at the bleeding obvious FACTS as they are in Australia

It matters jack-poo to me whether the virus travels like an aerosol - or like a garden hose

Since the "experts" told us to throw away the masks, there have been
MORE
caes of COVID19 contractions and deaths in Australia in the
past FOUR MONTHS
  - than the combined total of the
previous TWO YEARS

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Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:20pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:15pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.


After two years of COVID - and spending a lot of time indoors - it's not unusual for people to be taking 5,000 iu per day of Vitamin D3.

My levels are very good, and I maintain it on 1,000 iu per day.



I was always on the side of caution with supplements… because too much of anything can be toxic too.
It’s like me now finding out I have Lupus…
You know how garlic is supposed to be good for us etc… well lupus sufferers must avoid garlic… apart from ginger, echinacea etc to avoid flare ups and inflammation.
And most of my life I’ve used garlic to cook with at least twice a week … now nothing  Embarrassed and I love garlic bread… sigh …


I have been doing a herb bread instead of Garlic bread for a while it isn't a bad substitute. Also could try a cheesy bread.
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SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 8:33pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.

I must say… when I caught normal flu… due to supplements I took… it lasted only 4 days and not severely bed ridden or anything… rather than a week or two … with covid… it got me for 2 weeks… I would say… 4-5 times longer than the usual flu I got in past.
I couldn’t eat and could only drink through a straw… painful mouth ulcers etc.
At least I lost 6 kgs in 2 weeks!  Grin
Geez… something positive result came out of it!

One thing I read about… in a fb group of covid long haulers, many talk about crashing with energy… tiredness for a year or more… that’s one thing I didn’t get! I felt charged with lots of energy within a month after I had covid. Maybe all them supplements?
How differently if effects individuals… depending on so many factors.


So.. with VitD there are a number of things to consider…
Why?

Because its not as simple as taking VitD - WHY? - because VitD does not work by itself..

I have been through all of this some years ago with pumping massive amounts of VitD into the body without raising VitD levels…

So what changed?

Magnesium………

So if you are low of VitD you will be low on calcium which can give you aching soft bones and other autoimmune diseases…

Caltrate saw this some years ago and changed their formula from VitD alone to a mixture that works with each other… the vital keys to health…

Ingredients for Caltrate Bone and Muscles…

Active Ingredients: Calcium (as calcium carbonate) 600mg, Colecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 25 micrograms (1,000IU), Magnesium (as magnesium oxide) 50mg, Zinc (as zinc oxide) 7.5mg, Copper (as cupric sulfate) 500 micrograms, Manganese (as manganese sulfate monohydrate) 1.75mg


Strange thing is… I am off the scale with too much calcium in my system.
Which in turn imbalances other minerals/vitamins… so I’m cautious with anything calcium enriched. And I’m at the very low end or practically nil with copper. Hence low copper means I started going grey at 21….

I’m taking 4000 IU vitamin D for a month … then down to 2000 iu the doctor has advised.

See how I go next blood sampling.
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Reply #137 - May 22nd, 2022 at 3:38pm
 
Dnarever wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 3:01pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:20pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:15pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.


After two years of COVID - and spending a lot of time indoors - it's not unusual for people to be taking 5,000 iu per day of Vitamin D3.

My levels are very good, and I maintain it on 1,000 iu per day.



I was always on the side of caution with supplements… because too much of anything can be toxic too.
It’s like me now finding out I have Lupus…
You know how garlic is supposed to be good for us etc… well lupus sufferers must avoid garlic… apart from ginger, echinacea etc to avoid flare ups and inflammation.
And most of my life I’ve used garlic to cook with at least twice a week … now nothing  Embarrassed and I love garlic bread… sigh …


I have been doing a herb bread instead of Garlic bread for a while it isn't a bad substitute. Also could try a cheesy bread.


Hmmmm…. That I will try…. Cheesy herb bread together  Smiley
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Reply #138 - May 22nd, 2022 at 6:59pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:15pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.


After two years of COVID - and spending a lot of time indoors - it's not unusual for people to be taking 5,000 iu per day of Vitamin D3.

My levels are very good, and I maintain it on 1,000 iu per day.




My (natural) level of D3 has always been critically low - due to some sort of storage issue
I had D3 prescribed - and quarterly tested - till my GP settled me on 8000 iu per day (4000, morning - 4000, night) just to maintain "normality"
I'm also on massive B12 supplements, for the same reasons

Whereas I have to avoid any supplements where B6 is snuck into the small print - and have to avoid foods high in B6 - as it builds up to toxic levels

I'm also on B1, B3, Vitamin C, E, Omega3, Zinc and Magnesium supplements
I have a total vitamin and supplement blood scan every six months

This is bulk billed to
Medicare

Thank you
Gough, Bob - and Labor
- for making this possible
I'd be DEAD if I was in the US - with full price insulin WAY beyond my affordability



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In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.
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In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.


If there was no vaccine, no mask mandates, no lockdowns, no elevated hygiene practices, etc., we might see another 20,000 covid deaths by now -- almost all of them elderly. We would likely see people take the initiative and stay at home to recover and prevent the spread that way.
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Sophia wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 3:36pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 8:33pm:
Sophia wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 6:13pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 5:10pm:
Re getting flu lols…

I think everyone is different in that regards - i get it every once in 4 to 5 years …

But the one thing I’ve learnt is that you can minimise the worst effects it has..

Take Vit C (im sure you already do)
Vit D - everyone seems to be low on Vit D these days

But the most important Vitamin for colds and flu is ZINC………

The second most important medication is the delivery system for the zinc to your cells…

Ivermectin
Hydroxychloroquine
Or
Quercetin

One of those 3 taken with Zinc will massively help you with Flu and auto immune system


Exactly right you guessed I take c, d and zinc among others … I took them every day religiously for 2 years before I copped covid.
So the recent RA specialist says I’m a bit low on vit D but not severe… I told him I took 1000 iu every day for 2 years.
He looked a bit surprised then says… I can take up to 4000 iu per day safely.

I must say… when I caught normal flu… due to supplements I took… it lasted only 4 days and not severely bed ridden or anything… rather than a week or two … with covid… it got me for 2 weeks… I would say… 4-5 times longer than the usual flu I got in past.
I couldn’t eat and could only drink through a straw… painful mouth ulcers etc.
At least I lost 6 kgs in 2 weeks!  Grin
Geez… something positive result came out of it!

One thing I read about… in a fb group of covid long haulers, many talk about crashing with energy… tiredness for a year or more… that’s one thing I didn’t get! I felt charged with lots of energy within a month after I had covid. Maybe all them supplements?
How differently if effects individuals… depending on so many factors.


So.. with VitD there are a number of things to consider…
Why?

Because its not as simple as taking VitD - WHY? - because VitD does not work by itself..

I have been through all of this some years ago with pumping massive amounts of VitD into the body without raising VitD levels…

So what changed?

Magnesium………

So if you are low of VitD you will be low on calcium which can give you aching soft bones and other autoimmune diseases…

Caltrate saw this some years ago and changed their formula from VitD alone to a mixture that works with each other… the vital keys to health…

Ingredients for Caltrate Bone and Muscles…

Active Ingredients: Calcium (as calcium carbonate) 600mg, Colecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 25 micrograms (1,000IU), Magnesium (as magnesium oxide) 50mg, Zinc (as zinc oxide) 7.5mg, Copper (as cupric sulfate) 500 micrograms, Manganese (as manganese sulfate monohydrate) 1.75mg


Strange thing is… I am off the scale with too much calcium in my system.
Which in turn imbalances other minerals/vitamins… so I’m cautious with anything calcium enriched. And I’m at the very low end or practically nil with copper. Hence low copper means I started going grey at 21….

I’m taking 4000 IU vitamin D for a month … then down to 2000 iu the doctor has advised.

See how I go next blood sampling.

Don’t forget the Magnesium with your VitD….

I will try and catch up with you tomorrow re Oxygen…
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RE Oxygen Therapy..

One thing i have looked at in the past is getting a Nebuliser/Nebulizer for Flu/colds for oxygen therapy by using professionally mixed Hydrogen Peroxide which gives you an extra molecule of oxygen..

They sell them in chemists - although i would speak to your doctor/health professional or directly to the chemist first…

Check it out..
https://riordanclinic.org/nebulized-peroxide/
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Masks keep covid out as much as they keep farts out.


So pecca doesn't have to remove his mask to smell his boyfriends farts.. ..  Grin
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Re: Mask mandates didn't do anything
Reply #144 - May 23rd, 2022 at 4:36pm
 
UnSubRocky wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:20pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.


If there was no vaccine, no mask mandates, no lockdowns, no elevated hygiene practices, etc., we might see another 20,000 covid deaths by now -- almost all of them elderly. We would likely see people take the initiative and stay at home to recover and prevent the spread that way.



No with about a 1% rate for under 60 we would have seen about an additional 20,000 deaths in just the younger group.
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Reply #145 - May 23rd, 2022 at 11:22pm
 
Dnarever wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 4:36pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:20pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.


If there was no vaccine, no mask mandates, no lockdowns, no elevated hygiene practices, etc., we might see another 20,000 covid deaths by now -- almost all of them elderly. We would likely see people take the initiative and stay at home to recover and prevent the spread that way.



No with about a 1% rate for under 60 we would have seen about an additional 20,000 deaths in just the younger group.


People older than the age of 60 would have made up 99% of the deaths from this hypothetical covid situation. The bulk of cases have been with people under the age of 60 years of age. The bulk of deaths have been with people over the age of 60 years of age.

Whilst we would see a greater death toll among people under the age of 60 years of age, in this hypothetical "no worries" situation, the elderly would be dropping like flies at a Mortein spray convention.
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Reply #146 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm
 
UnSubRocky wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 4:36pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:20pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.


If there was no vaccine, no mask mandates, no lockdowns, no elevated hygiene practices, etc., we might see another 20,000 covid deaths by now -- almost all of them elderly. We would likely see people take the initiative and stay at home to recover and prevent the spread that way.



No with about a 1% rate for under 60 we would have seen about an additional 20,000 deaths in just the younger group.


People older than the age of 60 would have made up 99% of the deaths from this hypothetical covid situation. The bulk of cases have been with people under the age of 60 years of age. The bulk of deaths have been with people over the age of 60 years of age.

Whilst we would see a greater death toll among people under the age of 60 years of age, in this hypothetical "no worries" situation, the elderly would be dropping like flies at a Mortein spray convention.


[ Quote:
2020: COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by a new coronavirus. On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Information relating to COVID-19 mortality for both 2020 and 2021 is also published in the Provisional Mortality Statistics publication.

For the 898 people who died from COVID-19 in 2020:

COVID-19 was the 38th leading cause of death.
Their median age at death was 86 years.
Just over half were female (460 female deaths, 438 male deaths).
People who died from the virus under the age of 70 were more likely to be male.
Dementia was the most common pre-existing condition (275 deaths).
Chronic cardiac conditions, hypertension and diabetes were also commonly reported comorbidities.
The majority of deaths occurred in people with a usual residence of Victoria (800 deaths).


There are more up to date figures on the ABS but they seem to have hidden them…
Mid 2021 used to be on site but now i can’t find them…

But yes… old folks with medical problems don’t fair too well with C19/Flu .. they never have
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Reply #147 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:34pm
 
Found them…

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COVID-19 Mortality in Australia, Deaths registered to 31 January 2022
COVID-19 deaths that occurred by 31 January 2022 that have been registered and received by the ABS
Released
15/02/2022


Deaths due to COVID-19: Age and sex
Males had a higher number of registered deaths (1,428) due to COVID-19 than females (1,128 deaths).

The highest number of COVID-19 deaths occurred among those aged 80-89 years (934). This was true for both males and females.

Males aged under 80 years had a higher number of deaths than females (653 compared with 356).

The median age for those who died from COVID-19 was 83.7 years (81.2 years for males, 86.0 years for females).
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Reply #148 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:42pm
 
I'm surprised the
respirator life support
hasn't been removed from this thread ?

Neither
NSW Health
- or the
White House
statement - ever said that catching COVID19 outdoors was "impossible"

Only that it was
"lower risk"


Since the masks came off in Australia - we have had more cases and deaths in the first four months of 2022 - than the combined total of the two YEARS, prior

(this is from
verifiable data
- not from
"recent studies have shown"
)





CASE CLOSED !





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Reply #149 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:43pm
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 4:36pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:20pm:
Dnarever wrote on May 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


In Australia it contributed to saving over 100,000 lives in all probability.


If there was no vaccine, no mask mandates, no lockdowns, no elevated hygiene practices, etc., we might see another 20,000 covid deaths by now -- almost all of them elderly. We would likely see people take the initiative and stay at home to recover and prevent the spread that way.



No with about a 1% rate for under 60 we would have seen about an additional 20,000 deaths in just the younger group.


People older than the age of 60 would have made up 99% of the deaths from this hypothetical covid situation. The bulk of cases have been with people under the age of 60 years of age. The bulk of deaths have been with people over the age of 60 years of age.

Whilst we would see a greater death toll among people under the age of 60 years of age, in this hypothetical "no worries" situation, the elderly would be dropping like flies at a Mortein spray convention.


[ Quote:
2020: COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by a new coronavirus. On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Information relating to COVID-19 mortality for both 2020 and 2021 is also published in the Provisional Mortality Statistics publication.

For the 898 people who died from COVID-19 in 2020:

COVID-19 was the 38th leading cause of death.
Their median age at death was 86 years.
Just over half were female (460 female deaths, 438 male deaths).
People who died from the virus under the age of 70 were more likely to be male.
Dementia was the most common pre-existing condition (275 deaths).
Chronic cardiac conditions, hypertension and diabetes were also commonly reported comorbidities.
The majority of deaths occurred in people with a usual residence of Victoria (800 deaths).


There are more up to date figures on the ABS but they seem to have hidden them…
Mid 2021 used to be on site but now i can’t find them…

But yes… old folks with medical problems don’t fair too well with C19/Flu .. they never have


So everyone agrees that the proposition that "Mask mandates didn't do anything" is incorrect.

Or is it ok for older people to die and about 20,000 younger casualties to go as well ?
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Reply #150 - May 24th, 2022 at 12:47pm
 
No

That’s incorrect..

Masks are worthless as been proven many times over in this thread…

Old people die… get over it..
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Reply #151 - May 24th, 2022 at 1:30pm
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 12:47pm:
Masks are worthless as been proven many times over in this thread…


Incorrect.

Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. Face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as getting vaccinated, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Reply #152 - May 24th, 2022 at 1:53pm
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm:
There are more up to date figures on the ABS but
they seem to have hidden them





How many
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at a given moment ?




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Reply #153 - May 24th, 2022 at 6:55pm
 
buzzanddidj wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 1:53pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 12:27pm:
There are more up to date figures on the ABS but
they seem to have hidden them





How many
conspiracy theories
can you HOLD ...

at a given moment ?



They were on a different page to what I had bookmarked… i posted that information…

You must have missed it..
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Reply #154 - May 24th, 2022 at 7:02pm
 
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No

That’s incorrect..

Masks are worthless as been proven many times over in this thread…

Old people die… get over it..


The actual issue is that the right are uniforming uneducated, simple minded and ignorant.  Masks are not worthless. No one has proved they are. 

Babies have died of covid
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Reply #155 - May 24th, 2022 at 8:58pm
 
In 2020
Key statistics

COVID-19 was the 38th leading cause of death

Don’t the other 37 causes of deaths count?

People need to get a grip.. People die of many different reasons every year in Australia… 10s of thousands!!

Get over it and stop worshiping coooooovid!!  Cheesy
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Reply #156 - May 24th, 2022 at 9:02pm
 
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“Researchers in Denmark reported on Wednesday that surgical masks did not protect the wearers against infection with the coronavirus in a large randomized clinical trial,” the New York Times reports.

“Researchers in Denmark reported on Wednesday that surgical masks did not protect the wearers against infection with the coronavirus in a large randomized clinical trial.” https://t.co/bKOENjCKVq

— J.B. Handley (@GenRescue) November 18, 2020
The study is perhaps the best scientific evidence to date on the efficacy of masks.


https://fee.org/articles/new-danish-study-finds-masks-don-t-protect-wearers-from...

But no one has disproooooven it….  Cheesy
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But, but , but   Cheesy

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Masks and respirators do not work.

There have been extensive randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies, and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies, which all show that masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles.

Furthermore, the relevant known physics and biology, which I review, are such that masks and respirators should not work. It would be a paradox if masks and respirators worked, given what we know about viral respiratory diseases: The main transmission path is long-residence-time aerosol particles (< 2.5 μm), which are too fine to be blocked, and the minimum-infective dose is smaller than one aerosol particle.

The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which governments, the mainstream media, and institutional propagandists can decide to operate in a science vacuum, or select only incomplete science that serves their interests. Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people, an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history.


https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-re...
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Reply #158 - May 24th, 2022 at 9:20pm
 
And by the way - if you are sick… stay home..

If you are not… get to work and do your job

No mask needed - especially when 99.9% of the population ARE NOT sick in the first place…

We all know that Oxygen and is part of healing for for virus sicknesses..

So what does a mask do?

Drops the rate of Oxygen and you rebreathe waste … why would they force healthy people to do that?

And if you are sick.. stay home… take your mask off and get as much fresh air as you can…  Smiley
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Reply #159 - May 24th, 2022 at 9:50pm
 
Guess what I found out today?

The electrical engineer a few doors down the street (his wife is a hairdresser and runs a business from her home studio so she does my hair hence why I know this) is triple jabbed and wears a mask as per his workplace conditions.

In January her husband caught Covid19 and was sick for 8 days straight.

Today she called me because she's angry and confused. Why? Her husband has Covid19 AGAIN and is in bed sick as a dog!

I was glad she did my hair a few days back but oh boy she was livid. She wasn't sure if her husband could qualify for Covid19 leave a 2nd time. And then she started on masks and vaccines and how they were BOTH useless and as far as she was concerned .... our government is feeding us BS as they have no real idea about what WILL work for this type of virus.

I let her vent (it's what good neighbours are for).

Tonight I made sure dinner was heavily fortified with fresh crushed garlic, turmeric and curry.

Dessert is now fresh fruit (mainly oranges and mandarins).

Bottom line?

1. No one really knows wtf we should be doing to combat this ever mutating bastard of a virus.

2. We are trying whatever we can HOPING it will make SOME difference. Example: I myself have my family chewing Vit C tablets every morning. I've changed our diet so that it's mainly fresh fruit and vegetables and legumes and I include a lot of herbs/spices esp home grown herbs. Likewise our government is telling us what it thinks will help.

3. Ultimately though we don't know why some people can still contract Covid19 (a second time) while triple jabbed and wearing a mask. My own triple jabbed husband was terribly sick for weeks and I cared for him like an on call 24/7 personal private nurse even though I was totally UNvaccinated whilst I cared for him. I did what I could though .. I wore a mask around him and hand sanitized and washed everything he wore and every towel he touched every day whilst cooking up fortified soups for him to eat and I bleached/disinfected/sterilised everything in sight because I could see right before my very eyes that this virus was real and bloody awful. And I had kids who needed to be kept safe from it.

4. Some people seem to have a form of natural immunity to Covid19. Why? Again no one really knows. It would appear that I fall into that category. Some people get very sick and some even die. And even the vaccines themselves are not 100% safe. Some people just can't have the vaccines which are currently around. These people have (temporary/permanent) exemptions. Some people have had mild side effects after having a Covid19 vaccine. Others have had severe allergic reactions and yes some have even died.

That is the truth of the matter.  So what are we to do?

We just have to do the best we can AND make informed decisions as individuals, as families and as a community. If you're not feeling well stay home and rest up. Keep up the fluids and meds and get some fresh air! IF your symptoms alleviate then check out if you can work from home. Don't go to work if you feel sick. It may/may not be Covid19. Either way ... it's not fair on your colleagues (or their families) if you pass on anything to them. i

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Reply #160 - May 25th, 2022 at 12:19am
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:47am:
@lols

RE Oxygen Therapy..

One thing i have looked at in the past is getting a Nebuliser/Nebulizer for Flu/colds for oxygen therapy by using professionally mixed Hydrogen Peroxide which gives you an extra molecule of oxygen..

They sell them in chemists - although i would speak to your doctor/health professional or directly to the chemist first…

Check it out..
https://riordanclinic.org/nebulized-peroxide/


I’ve copied that link and will enquire with chemist first….

I’ve done this a (link below) couple months back… along with cryotherapy (the freeze chamber), the float tank… (and my complaint is… it’s too big… round almost… I closed the lid to keep warm and it was dark… and I floated around and got lost finding the hatch! PMSL ….. I’ve done the float tank years ago and it was a better chamber… with earphones with chosen music and subliminal messages…. … instead of just darkness and my overactive load thinking!  Roll Eyes infra red was okay I guess… and the brain tap headset… interesting. I’m off to Queensland next week and will go to that crystal place where they have a salt room. I might go do a session at the float house before I go…but not that big round pod where I felt lost at sea  Roll Eyes

https://melbournefloathouse.com.au/oxygen-therapy-melbourne/
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Reply #161 - May 25th, 2022 at 12:33am
 
Re: masks … proper fitting masks for tradies help against toxins or dust etc with spray painting and so forth. And I’ve had a proper soft easy to breath with medical mask in the operating room that nurses/surgeons wear… it’s so soft and beautiful… but mainly to stop blood etc. not sure about virus. But I can understand how the medicos can wear these masks all day as they are quite different to the ones we are sold in general public.

Masks can protect from external unwanted elements. Dust etc
But…. How many ill fitted masks we see on the general public with big gaps near bridge of nose and at sides etc
And how many times people keep touching their masks.
This is where it totally defeats the purpose.

I’ve noticed many workers have masked up again … at the post office, supermarket check out chics, the chemist… I haven’t been to a restaurant for a couple weeks to see if the waitresses/waiters are masked up too.

It’s started again… and I need to face a person to listen and lip read … the mask makes it so difficult.
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Reply #162 - May 25th, 2022 at 5:18am
 
Lisa Jones wrote on May 24th, 2022 at 9:50pm:
Guess what I found out today?

The electrical engineer a few doors down the street (his wife is a hairdresser and runs a business from her home studio so she does my hair hence why I know this) is triple jabbed and wears a mask as per his workplace conditions.

In January her husband caught Covid19 and was sick for 8 days straight.

Today she called me because she's angry and confused. Why? Her husband has Covid19 AGAIN and is in bed sick as a dog!


Perhaps it is because the electrical engineer has a poor immune system. If my father caught covid, because of his poor health regarding diabetes, he would probably have to enter hospital. If you are not looking after your health in your 30s and 40s, you will have a problem with health conditions during your 50s and 60s.

We have just had a passing rain event in Qld. We got 200mm of rain for May. My car sat in the garage for a few days as the rain fell. And with the passing rain, the mould in the airconditioning starting sporing fairly bad. Not as much as last year, since I took car of that with a deodoriser. But, I had to spray each of the vents of the airconditioning for a few seconds with Glen20. Otherwise, I will be covered with spores of mould like it was when I used the heater of the car in June.

People with diabetes should be using things like apple cider vinegar. Is the electrical engineer diabetic? Usually, sick covid patients would have a bad time with covid because of the attack of the virus on the people's ability to produce insulin. One type 1 diabetic I spoke to online said that her insulin had the same effect as injecting water. She was hardly getting a benefit. And seeing that sugar feeds viruses, your body will need things like apple cider vinegar to both help kill off the virus as well as help the body become as insulin sensitive as possible.
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Reply #163 - May 25th, 2022 at 12:35pm
 
Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 12:19am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:47am:
@lols

RE Oxygen Therapy..

One thing i have looked at in the past is getting a Nebuliser/Nebulizer for Flu/colds for oxygen therapy by using professionally mixed Hydrogen Peroxide which gives you an extra molecule of oxygen..

They sell them in chemists - although i would speak to your doctor/health professional or directly to the chemist first…

Check it out..
https://riordanclinic.org/nebulized-peroxide/


I’ve copied that link and will enquire with chemist first….

I’ve done this a (link below) couple months back… along with cryotherapy (the freeze chamber), the float tank… (and my complaint is… it’s too big… round almost… I closed the lid to keep warm and it was dark… and I floated around and got lost finding the hatch! PMSL ….. I’ve done the float tank years ago and it was a better chamber… with earphones with chosen music and subliminal messages…. … instead of just darkness and my overactive load thinking!  Roll Eyes infra red was okay I guess… and the brain tap headset… interesting. I’m off to Queensland next week and will go to that crystal place where they have a salt room. I might go do a session at the float house before I go…but not that big round pod where I felt lost at sea  Roll Eyes

https://melbournefloathouse.com.au/oxygen-therapy-melbourne/


Very interesting lols…

And i think, sometimes, we could all do with getting away from reality, even if its just for a little while … the world has gone bugger*** mad… people are getting selfish, greedy and hostile..

Part of the reason im a social hermit apart from family and a handful of close friends.. well… not “ALL” of my family… some of them are certifiable as well… lol

So a float tank, oxygen tank/bed, salt caves… kick back and switch the world off for a little while… and you also get the added benefits of the treatments…

NIH link for VitD and Magnesium benefits…

https://www.imaware.health/blog/vitamin-d-and-magnesium
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Reply #164 - May 25th, 2022 at 6:28pm
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 12:35pm:
Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 12:19am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:47am:
@lols

RE Oxygen Therapy..

One thing i have looked at in the past is getting a Nebuliser/Nebulizer for Flu/colds for oxygen therapy by using professionally mixed Hydrogen Peroxide which gives you an extra molecule of oxygen..

They sell them in chemists - although i would speak to your doctor/health professional or directly to the chemist first…

Check it out..
https://riordanclinic.org/nebulized-peroxide/


I’ve copied that link and will enquire with chemist first….

I’ve done this a (link below) couple months back… along with cryotherapy (the freeze chamber), the float tank… (and my complaint is… it’s too big… round almost… I closed the lid to keep warm and it was dark… and I floated around and got lost finding the hatch! PMSL ….. I’ve done the float tank years ago and it was a better chamber… with earphones with chosen music and subliminal messages…. … instead of just darkness and my overactive load thinking!  Roll Eyes infra red was okay I guess… and the brain tap headset… interesting. I’m off to Queensland next week and will go to that crystal place where they have a salt room. I might go do a session at the float house before I go…but not that big round pod where I felt lost at sea  Roll Eyes

https://melbournefloathouse.com.au/oxygen-therapy-melbourne/


Very interesting lols…

And i think, sometimes, we could all do with getting away from reality, even if its just for a little while … the world has gone bugger*** mad… people are getting selfish, greedy and hostile..

Part of the reason im a social hermit apart from family and a handful of close friends.. well… not “ALL” of my family… some of them are certifiable as well… lol

So a float tank, oxygen tank/bed, salt caves… kick back and switch the world off for a little while… and you also get the added benefits of the treatments…

NIH link for VitD and Magnesium benefits…

https://www.imaware.health/blog/vitamin-d-and-magnesium


Much the same same way I have felt… literally hiding! I’m just thinking of survival more than anything…. Trying to stay healthy and sane… I did a big shop today for items that will last a good 18 months… replacing some items as we use them. (If food is going to be scarce as the signs keep pointing that way)
BTW I also have supplements that lengthen telomeres….fascinating to know about our telomeres.  Smiley


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Reply #165 - May 25th, 2022 at 8:51pm
 
Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 6:28pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 12:35pm:
Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 12:19am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 23rd, 2022 at 11:47am:
@lols

RE Oxygen Therapy..

One thing i have looked at in the past is getting a Nebuliser/Nebulizer for Flu/colds for oxygen therapy by using professionally mixed Hydrogen Peroxide which gives you an extra molecule of oxygen..

They sell them in chemists - although i would speak to your doctor/health professional or directly to the chemist first…

Check it out..
https://riordanclinic.org/nebulized-peroxide/


I’ve copied that link and will enquire with chemist first….

I’ve done this a (link below) couple months back… along with cryotherapy (the freeze chamber), the float tank… (and my complaint is… it’s too big… round almost… I closed the lid to keep warm and it was dark… and I floated around and got lost finding the hatch! PMSL ….. I’ve done the float tank years ago and it was a better chamber… with earphones with chosen music and subliminal messages…. … instead of just darkness and my overactive load thinking!  Roll Eyes infra red was okay I guess… and the brain tap headset… interesting. I’m off to Queensland next week and will go to that crystal place where they have a salt room. I might go do a session at the float house before I go…but not that big round pod where I felt lost at sea  Roll Eyes

https://melbournefloathouse.com.au/oxygen-therapy-melbourne/


Very interesting lols…

And i think, sometimes, we could all do with getting away from reality, even if its just for a little while … the world has gone bugger*** mad… people are getting selfish, greedy and hostile..

Part of the reason im a social hermit apart from family and a handful of close friends.. well… not “ALL” of my family… some of them are certifiable as well… lol

So a float tank, oxygen tank/bed, salt caves… kick back and switch the world off for a little while… and you also get the added benefits of the treatments…

NIH link for VitD and Magnesium benefits…

https://www.imaware.health/blog/vitamin-d-and-magnesium


Much the same same way I have felt… literally hiding! I’m just thinking of survival more than anything…. Trying to stay healthy and sane… I did a big shop today for items that will last a good 18 months… replacing some items as we use them. (If food is going to be scarce as the signs keep pointing that way)
BTW I also have supplements that lengthen telomeres….fascinating to know about our telomeres.  Smiley


Wow, never heard of telomeres Before … looks like it deserves more investigations…

We have done similar to you lols… we purchased a freezer a few months back now and filled it full of meat and frozen vegetables… I’ve worked out that we have 4 months worth…

We’ve also purchased toilet rolls  Wink … by the box… 48 rolls x 700 sheets…
Purchased from cleaning supply company…

I normally would not do this but after the last toilet roll frenzy along with food shortage in supermarkets … it was time to change our thinking and stock up… Think Prepper… lol … Bags of rice and boxes of oats..

If nothing happens with shortages etc we have lost nothing…. We’ll eat everything before the use by date sooner of later… with over 12 months use by dates….

I’m thinking of getting chickens soon as well…

Just need to work out which chickens I’ll use for Eggs, Meat and Chicken Salt lol..
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Reply #166 - May 25th, 2022 at 8:59pm
 
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 8:51pm:
I’m thinking of getting chickens soon as well…

Just need to work out which chickens I’ll use for Eggs, Meat and Chicken Salt lol..


Chickens for meat are largely a waste of time, but you can get free eggs from your veggie scraps and they will be delicious.  I've done that for years.  I've also maintained a freezer with cut price meat for years, I did covid quarantine and had tons of meat to eat, and veggies from the garden

The best veggie to grow is spinach, if you plant enough, you can pick it all season.  I still have some in, right now, it grows slow, but it grows
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I prepared and cut up veges (I couldn’t grow veges to save my life for some reason in hopeless at it  Roll Eyes) so I bought Kent pumpkin today for $2.90 a kilo. I cut it up and out in individual bags I make airtight with that machine that sucks the air put and seals the bag.
I bought heaps of red capsicums when they were about $4 kg, cut them up and freeze them. They are now $15 kg.
I buy parsley, chop it up and freeze in little bags too.
I buy frozen berries and make creamy type ice cream with them in Thermomix. Only add xylitol or sugar, and egg white. It’s amazing… like a sorbet.

Now… about potatoes… I bought this bag of nice potatoes today…that were marked down…I was at self check out (yes I’m preferring it of late so only I handle the stuff and my bags) plus I make sure I get the marked down price… well … back to this bag of potatoes …it wouldn’t scan… call supervisor it says… then it messages can’t be sold because it’s out of date (23 May) and I said to the young lass “but the potatoes are perfect… nothing wrong with them” she says because of date they can’t be sold. I just waved and said “oh well…whatever”.

How dam wasteful is that????
Food shortage huh ???
I’ve never had that happen to me before.
Maybe I shouldn’t have gone to self check out?
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Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 9:16pm:
I prepared and cut up veges (I couldn’t grow veges to save my life for some reason in hopeless at it  Roll Eyes) so I bought Kent pumpkin today for $2.90 a kilo. I cut it up and out in individual bags I make airtight with that machine that sucks the air out and seals the bag.
I bought heaps of red capsicums when they were about $4 kg, cut them up and freeze them. They are now $15 kg.
I buy parsley, chop it up and freeze in little bags too.
I buy frozen berries and make creamy type ice cream with them in Thermomix.

Now… about potatoes… I bought this bag of nice potatoes today…that were marked down…I was at self check out (yes I’m preferring it of late so only I handle the stuff and my bags) plus I make sure I get the marked down price… well … back to this bag of potatoes …it wouldn’t scan… call supervisor it says… then it messages can’t be sold because it’s out of date (23 May) and I said to the young lass “but the potatoes are perfect… nothing wrong with them” she says because of date they can’t be sold. I just waved and said “oh well…whatever”.

How dam wasteful is that????
Food shortage huh ???
I’ve never had that happen to me before.
Maybe I shouldn’t have gone to self check out?


This happens to me constantly.  In the supermarket early morning, see something 90% off. They won't sell it to me.  I've shoplifted things out of the self scan because I know they'll just throw them away

IMO all food with a day or two left should just be given to charities to feed homeless people, not wasted like that because no one bought it for ten cents. Yes, I've bought 500g of lamb (not mince) for ten cents before.


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FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 9:18pm:
Sophia wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 9:16pm:
I prepared and cut up veges (I couldn’t grow veges to save my life for some reason in hopeless at it  Roll Eyes) so I bought Kent pumpkin today for $2.90 a kilo. I cut it up and out in individual bags I make airtight with that machine that sucks the air out and seals the bag.
I bought heaps of red capsicums when they were about $4 kg, cut them up and freeze them. They are now $15 kg.
I buy parsley, chop it up and freeze in little bags too.
I buy frozen berries and make creamy type ice cream with them in Thermomix.

Now… about potatoes… I bought this bag of nice potatoes today…that were marked down…I was at self check out (yes I’m preferring it of late so only I handle the stuff and my bags) plus I make sure I get the marked down price… well … back to this bag of potatoes …it wouldn’t scan… call supervisor it says… then it messages can’t be sold because it’s out of date (23 May) and I said to the young lass “but the potatoes are perfect… nothing wrong with them” she says because of date they can’t be sold. I just waved and said “oh well…whatever”.

How dam wasteful is that????
Food shortage huh ???
I’ve never had that happen to me before.
Maybe I shouldn’t have gone to self check out?


This happens to me constantly.  In the supermarket early morning, see something 90% off. They won't sell it to me.  I've shoplifted things out of the self scan because I know they'll just throw them away

IMO all food with a day or two left should just be given to charities to feed homeless people, not wasted like that because no one bought it for ten cents. Yes, I've bought 500g of lamb (not mince) for ten cents before.


I’m astounded!
This is a first for me.
I find that the best time to shop is about 9 pm when so many foods are marked down  (not that I’m feeling much like it at night of late as it’s too cold)
I’m a bit of a sugar junkie! So Arnotts biscuits in Coles are half price! Chocolate teddy bears, Kingston, etc yum!
Love dunking a bikki in my cuppa.
And guests like being offered biscuits with a cuppa too!
Anyway… I’ve stocked up on bikkies. Grin

Basically… I look at food shopping as an art form. I take my sweet time doing it… look at prices and how much per 100gm etc

Breakfast cereal and oats were half price today.
Tin chopped tomatoes on special (I like Polpa)

I didn’t have enough shop bags so I just plonked most of groceries back in shopping trolley and when I was at car, I had plenty boxes and shop bags there to repack into.

Then when I’m home I have to bring it all in the house and put away.

That’s a big exciting outing huh  Grin Grin
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I like wearing a Mask.

Especially into the Bank where I once said "I want you good looking female bank tellers, not the money - because I'm a culturally backwards Australian Bank Wobber." The tellers loved it! Kiss

People ask why I still wear a mask?
I respond "People stink, pollution, people's bad breath and it makes me feel like a masked superhero."
It also gives me a sense of privacy in that it spiritually states that 'I don't want to talk to you' (you filthy savage).
Makes me feel 'Healthly Superior' to others like a fashion statement.
It still pisses a lot of losers off that I wear it - so I do.
Allows me to poke my tongue out at people  Tongue who stop me to rant on about mask conspiracies like nutters who have never worked in a Respiratory Ward before.  Roll Eyes


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Jasin wrote on May 26th, 2022 at 2:57am:
I like wearing a Mask.

Especially into the Bank where I once said "I want you good looking female bank tellers, not the money - because I'm a culturally backwards Australian Bank Wobber." The tellers loved it! Kiss

People ask why I still wear a mask?
I respond "People stink, pollution, people's bad breath and it makes me feel like a masked superhero."
It also gives me a sense of privacy in that it spiritually states that 'I don't want to talk to you' (you filthy savage).
Makes me feel 'Healthly Superior' to others like a fashion statement.
It still pisses a lot of losers off that I wear it - so I do.
Allows me to poke my tongue out at people  Tongue who stop me to rant on about mask conspiracies like nutters who have never worked in a Respiratory Ward before.  Roll Eyes



I don’t understand why you wearing a mask would be an annoying issue with some people. It’s none of anyones beeswax what people want to wear.
I notice out in general… some people wearing masks in public and some don’t. I can accept that… freedom of choice if someone wishes to or not.
I have a couple of masks in my handbag in case I feel the pressing need to wear it, depending on the environment I’m in.
Years ago … I would note Asians wearing masks … especially at airports… I would look and think … gee must be polluted where they lived to have a habit wearing a mask.
Now I think how sensible they were!
Imagine back then if I wore a mask before all this covid crap.
It would’ve felt akward…. But now… it’s acceptable new normal.



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no worse than people who wear masks when they're sitting in their own cars on the own


What is the point of wearing a mask in a car?

Modern cars have cabin air filters i was surprised how well they filter out bushfire smoke.

Did that Polish lady make you wear them in QLD?
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I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.
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John Smith wrote on May 21st, 2022 at 9:32am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 11th, 2022 at 11:07pm:
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no worse than people who wear masks when they're sitting in their own cars on the own


What is the point of wearing a mask in a car?

Modern cars have cabin air filters i was surprised how well they filter out bushfire smoke.

Did that Polish lady make you wear them in QLD?
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I have worn masks in my car b/c I needed them at both ends and it doesn't much matter or affect me
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Reply #175 - May 27th, 2022 at 10:20am
 
Guys, i have 2 links for you today - one in regards to VitD and intestinal Health - and one on how Cancer loves, loves, loves sugar…

Starve Cancer of Sugar and they die….
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-most-efficient-way-to-boost-gut-health-better-...

https://www.theepochtimes.com/cancer-cells-can-be-starved-to-death-heres-how_447...

I would assume you guys already take Probiotics and Prebiotics?
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FutureTheLeftWant wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 8:59pm:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 25th, 2022 at 8:51pm:
I’m thinking of getting chickens soon as well…

Just need to work out which chickens I’ll use for Eggs, Meat and Chicken Salt lol..


Chickens for meat are largely a waste of time, but you can get free eggs from your veggie scraps and they will be delicious.  I've done that for years.  I've also maintained a freezer with cut price meat for years, I did covid quarantine and had tons of meat to eat, and veggies from the garden

The best veggie to grow is spinach, if you plant enough, you can pick it all season.  I still have some in, right now, it grows slow, but it grows


I’m not sure you would say that chicken meat is a waste of time if you could not get any from the shops…
So this is what i am pondering 🤔….

I’m thinking of getting a Chicken Caravan to keep them safe and healthy…

We’ve gone back to old style stews using the pressure cooker…. At times we use spinach, Brussel sprouts and a lot of old style veggies that folks donn’t seem to eat anymore..

Our last stew had 9 different vegetable in it and some beef…

I’m thinking that we should use soup bones as well while cooking … i know it’s important for some reason lol … maybe cooking then releases collagen ..
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Reply #177 - May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am
 
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.

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Guys, i have 2 links for you today - one in regards to VitD and intestinal Health - and one on how Cancer loves, loves, loves sugar… 


I had only found this out recently. I started taking apple cider vinegar regularly. Not only has this helped reduce my diabetes, it has also done me a favour in reducing my skin moles. As it was, had I not had sugar in my diet growing up, I would have had a lot fewer moles on my skin. People told me to apply acv to my moles and put a band-aid over them. However, drinking the acv seems to be doing a lot of good in reducing the mole size. Some of the moles you feel like you could rip them off.
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Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
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Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
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So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes


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Reply #180 - May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
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Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
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So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes





I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.

One positive was that it made it easy to identify the stupid people.   Wink
Most normal people that still have the capacity to think for themselves rather than be brainwashed by idiots, just ignored the idiots.
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Reply #181 - May 28th, 2022 at 7:16am
 
UnSubRocky wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 11:18am:
SerialBrain9 wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:20am:
Guys, i have 2 links for you today - one in regards to VitD and intestinal Health - and one on how Cancer loves, loves, loves sugar… 


I had only found this out recently. I started taking apple cider vinegar regularly. Not only has this helped reduce my diabetes, it has also done me a favour in reducing my skin moles. As it was, had I not had sugar in my diet growing up, I would have had a lot fewer moles on my skin. People told me to apply acv to my moles and put a band-aid over them. However, drinking the acv seems to be doing a lot of good in reducing the mole size. Some of the moles you feel like you could rip them off.


Wow…. Very interesting
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Reply #182 - May 28th, 2022 at 7:34am
 
Captain Caveman wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
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Taxis and rideshares


Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
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So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes





I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.

One positive was that it made it easy to identify the stupid people.   Wink
Most normal people that still have the capacity to think for themselves rather than be brainwashed by idiots, just ignored the idiots.


Speaking of idiots - I remember last year while standing outside a coffee shop waiting for my order - fair enough, more fresh air outside anyways…

There were also a group of old folks who had their order and were standing around talking to each other while drinking their coffee….

Next thing this car pulls in, in front of us …

Then BANG!!!!!!

He shut the door on his POS car so hard the windows nearly break and everyone gets a scare…
The guy looks as cranky as a cut snake 🐍

Some of them nervously laugh then he goes into a tirade about … “the rules” .. and starts telling them not to hang around… “YOU’VE GOT YOUR COFFEE NOW PISS OFF!!”…

WOW 😮…..

Like these old folks built this country with their own sweat, blood and tears… they’ve lived through famine and sicknesses without any medical intervention and now this utter moron is spraying about “THE RULES”

WELL.. that was it for me… I told him to shut his hole and where he could put his “RULES”…  and the coward walked off…

But i don’t blame him as much as i do the traitorous governments who initiated this sort of behaviour putting one part of society against another…

They need to be put up against a wall in shot IMO…

This is what Germany did to the Jews in WWII…. Put one side of the nation against the others ..

But have we learnt from history??

The same people “who said” that they were utterly disgusted of the treatment of the Jews are the same ones now who are treating one part of the population like they are second class citizens…

These people are your modern day Nazi’s…

And all they needed was a “tiny” bit of encouragement from the traitorous governments to bring out their inner leftwing Nazi…

Remember this people and remember who they are going forwards…
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BTW…

The same people are also the Gun Grabbers…

If you haven’t already - get your licence and also learn to treat yourself with Natural Medicines like we have been talking about in this thread…

We all know that the Medical fraternity was hijacked by the Rockefellers …

They made synthetic Medicines that mimicked Natural Remedies and then alienated Natural Medicine as Quackery ….
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Captain Caveman wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
Quote:
Taxis and rideshares


Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
Quote:


So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes





I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.

One positive was that it made it easy to identify the stupid people.   Wink
Most normal people that still have the capacity to think for themselves rather than be brainwashed by idiots, just ignored the idiots.


Yes! I just remembered it! We were in Qld on the outskirts of Brisbane. We had to drive through Brisbane and I phoned the Rona hotline to ask if we had to wear masks in the car going through and out of Brisbane.
The answer was yes… and no…. If we kept driving through/into Brisbane and not stopping… masks didn’t have to be worn in the car while driving… but…
If you are driving into Brisbane and will stop in the area… then yes you had to wear a mask in the car while driving.

I think I recall something about how the virus outside…could go through the air vent and into the car ….
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Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/



Facebook   Grin

From the official website, 4 May 2022:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."
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SerialBrain9 wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 7:42am:
BTW…

The same people are also the Gun Grabbers…

   



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Quote:
Original article peer-reviewed

Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe


Abstract


Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most countries have implemented recommendations or mandates regarding the use of masks in public spaces. The aim of this short study was to analyse the correlation between mask usage against morbidity and mortality rates in the 2020-2021 winter in Europe. Data from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality, and mask usage during a six-month period were analysed and crossed. These findings indicate that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage.

Discussion


Mask mandates were implemented in almost all world countries and in most places where masks were not obligatory, their use in public spaces was recommended [12].

These mandates and recommendations took place despite the fact that most randomised controlled trials carried out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic concluded that the role of masks in preventing respiratory viral transmission was small, null, or inconclusive [1,2,14,15]

The findings presented in this short communication suggest that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage in the six-month period that encompassed the second European wave of COVID-19.

Conclusions


While no cause-effect conclusions could be inferred from this observational analysis, the lack of negative correlations between mask usage and COVID-19 cases and deaths suggest that the widespread use of masks at a time when an effective intervention was most needed, i.e., during the strong 2020-2021 autumn-winter peak, was not able to reduce COVID-19 transmission.Moreover, the moderate positive correlation between mask usage and deaths in Western Europe also suggests that the universal use of masks may have had harmful unintended consequences.
https://www.cureus.com/articles/93826-correlation-between-mask-compliance-and-co...


Masks don't work with aerosols.

Does anyone want to try to spin this bit which says masks caused more deaths? Moreover, the moderate positive correlation between mask usage and deaths in Western Europe

Easy to see who follows the political science (art of fluent bullshit) and those who follow real science.
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Baronvonrort wrote on May 29th, 2022 at 7:32pm:
Quote:
Original article peer-reviewed

Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe


Abstract


Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most countries have implemented recommendations or mandates regarding the use of masks in public spaces. The aim of this short study was to analyse the correlation between mask usage against morbidity and mortality rates in the 2020-2021 winter in Europe. Data from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality, and mask usage during a six-month period were analysed and crossed. These findings indicate that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage.

Discussion


Mask mandates were implemented in almost all world countries and in most places where masks were not obligatory, their use in public spaces was recommended [12].

These mandates and recommendations took place despite the fact that most randomised controlled trials carried out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic concluded that the role of masks in preventing respiratory viral transmission was small, null, or inconclusive [1,2,14,15]

The findings presented in this short communication suggest that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage in the six-month period that encompassed the second European wave of COVID-19.

Conclusions


While no cause-effect conclusions could be inferred from this observational analysis, the lack of negative correlations between mask usage and COVID-19 cases and deaths suggest that the widespread use of masks at a time when an effective intervention was most needed, i.e., during the strong 2020-2021 autumn-winter peak, was not able to reduce COVID-19 transmission.Moreover, the moderate positive correlation between mask usage and deaths in Western Europe also suggests that the universal use of masks may have had harmful unintended consequences.
https://www.cureus.com/articles/93826-correlation-between-mask-compliance-and-co...


Masks don't work with aerosols.



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Reply #190 - Jun 4th, 2022 at 6:00am
 
The cited report from Beny Spira was obviously flawed in that it
only referenced countries in Western and Eastern Europe.  The
majority of those countries share a contiguous land-mass border.

The fact that Spira failed to investigate and/or produce data for
the UK, the US, Australia or New Zealand, nor any Asian countries
distorts the already questionable conclusions he presents.  This is
one man with a single small study.  Hardly statistically significant.

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While no cause-effect conclusions could be inferred from this observational analysis,
the lack of negative correlations between mask usage and COVID-19 cases and deaths
suggest that the widespread use of masks at a time when an effective intervention
was most needed, i.e., during the strong 2020-2021 autumn-winter peak, was not
able to reduce COVID-19 transmission.


So... no valid conclusion, and only a "suggestion" of the validity of
his research results.  Maybe Spira should've included a country like
Australia, where mandatory mask wearing was introduced early, and
where the COVID death rates were one of the lowest on the planet.
But then that wouldn't have suited his deliberately skewed results
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Reply #191 - Jun 5th, 2022 at 12:24pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 3rd, 2022 at 10:19pm:
Can anyone spot what is wrong in this photo?







It's got a
MEME
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What could be
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I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment
MEME
above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice
purporting to be
(from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.





Why DO
conspiracy theorists
post
mindless MEMES


- and attempt to pass them off as
"news"
or
"official documentation"
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Captain Caveman wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am:
[quote author=Baronvonrort link=1650450480/179#179 date=1653661058]


I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.




I've stopped listening to the epidemiologists and immunologists as well, on COVID19 news and precautions

That's why I'm putting all my trust with clodhoppers in internet chat rooms



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SerialBrain9 wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 7:34am:
Captain Caveman wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
Quote:
Taxis and rideshares


Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
Quote:


So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes





I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.

One positive was that it made it easy to identify the stupid people.   Wink
Most normal people that still have the capacity to think for themselves rather than be brainwashed by idiots, just ignored the idiots.


Speaking of idiots - I remember last year while standing outside a coffee shop waiting for my order - fair enough, more fresh air outside anyways…

There were also a group of old folks who had their order and were standing around talking to each other while drinking their coffee….

Next thing this car pulls in, in front of us …

Then BANG!!!!!!

He shut the door on his POS car so hard the windows nearly break and everyone gets a scare…
The guy looks as cranky as a cut snake 🐍

Some of them nervously laugh then he goes into a tirade about … “the rules” .. and starts telling them not to hang around… “YOU’VE GOT YOUR COFFEE NOW PISS OFF!!”…

WOW 😮…..

Like these old folks built this country with their own sweat, blood and tears… they’ve lived through famine and sicknesses without any medical intervention and now this utter moron is spraying about “THE RULES”

WELL.. that was it for me… I told him to shut his hole and where he could put his “RULES”…  and the coward walked off…

But i don’t blame him as much as i do the traitorous governments who initiated this sort of behaviour putting one part of society against another…

They need to be put up against a wall in shot IMO…

This is what Germany did to the Jews in WWII…. Put one side of the nation against the others ..

But have we learnt from history??

The same people “who said” that they were utterly disgusted of the treatment of the Jews are the same ones now who are treating one part of the population like they are second class citizens…

These people are your modern day Nazi’s…

And all they needed was a “tiny” bit of encouragement from the traitorous governments to bring out their inner leftwing Nazi…

Remember this people and remember who they are going forwards…




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SerialBrain9 wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 7:42am:
BTW…

The same people are also the Gun Grabbers…

If you haven’t already - get your licence and also learn to treat yourself with Natural Medicines like we have been talking about in this thread…

We all know that the Medical fraternity was hijacked by the Rockefellers …

They made synthetic Medicines that mimicked Natural Remedies and then alienated Natural Medicine as Quackery ….   




Already do.

Black salve.
Liquid solienium.
Just to name a few.


Yes I notice who they are.. They're to deep into their false reality that even living naturally just does not exist in their heads.
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Sophia wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:40pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 4:58am:
Baronvonrort wrote on May 28th, 2022 at 12:17am:
greggerypeccary wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 10:54am:
Lisa Jones wrote on May 27th, 2022 at 9:57am:
I'd like Greggary to look at the attachment above. And to tell us all if he regards the advice (from Queensland Health) is logical and rational.


From their website:

"Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle."

Both logical and rational.



It was on Queensland health Facebook page 9th Jan 2021
https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/

Nice deflection what is the date on your link which isn't the link where this was posted?
Quote:
Taxis and rideshares


Masks must be worn at all times by both driver and passenger, unless the driver is alone in the vehicle.
Last updated:4 May 2022



What did FD call you?
Quote:


So the QLD government realised making people wear masks while alone in a car was BS? Imagine the outrage if a Liberal government tried pushing that BS.

Mask mandates were BS we have a clear example of this BS here. Roll Eyes





I clearly remember this stupid ruling.
There were some really stupid people on power trips making up the stupidest rules.

One positive was that it made it easy to identify the stupid people.   Wink
Most normal people that still have the capacity to think for themselves rather than be brainwashed by idiots, just ignored the idiots.


Yes! I just remembered it! We were in Qld on the outskirts of Brisbane. We had to drive through Brisbane and I phoned the Rona hotline to ask if we had to wear masks in the car going through and out of Brisbane.
The answer was yes… and no…. If we kept driving through/into Brisbane and not stopping… masks didn’t have to be worn in the car while driving… but…
If you are driving into Brisbane and will stop in the area… then yes you had to wear a mask in the car while driving.

I think I recall something about how the virus outside…could go through the air vent and into the car ….


Better still....


The virus is the same as a fart.
Does the sacred face mask stop a fart entering the nostrels?
No it does not.
Then why the hell are the tyrants telling the peasants to wear them?
"Do as you're told" springs to mind.
"do not question my authoritah" follows closely behind.

The ones making up the rules are either deluded, not likely, or paid very well to do so, much more likely.
There is no "following the science" that much was clear.
They were simply following orders.
Go up the food chain and identify the order givers.. Find out who controls these lepers. Just look at that slimey Canadian pm. He needs shooting now.
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The virus is the same as a fart.







We assume you have a
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Hell, even if the flipping masks did nothing real (they did) they were a constant reminder that there was a pandemic and to take all appropriate precautions.
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I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.
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buzzanddidj wrote on Jun 5th, 2022 at 12:55pm:
I've stopped listening to the epidemiologists and immunologists as well, on COVID19 news and precautions

That's why I'm putting all my trust with clodhoppers in internet chat rooms





Yes we know poofy drama queens like you ignore epidemiologists and prefer to listen to Lisa Wilkinson.

Quote:
More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms


By Paul Elias Alexander   December 20, 2021

It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus.Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective.

I present the masking ‘body of evidence’ below (n=167 studies and pieces of evidence), comprised of comparative effectiveness research as well as related evidence and high-level reporting.
To date, the evidence has been stable and clear that masks do not work to control the virus and they can be harmful and especially to children.




Author
Paul Elias Alexander
Dr. Paul Alexander is an epidemiologist focusing on clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and research methodology. He has a master's in epidemiology from University of Toronto, and a master's degree from Oxford University. He earned his PhD from McMaster's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. He has some background training in Bioterrorism/Biowarfare from John's Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland. Paul is a former WHO Consultant and Senior Advisor to US Department of HHS in 2020 for the COVID-19 response.


https://brownstone.org/articles/more-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-o...

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Captain Caveman wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 11:57am:
The virus is the same as a fart.







We assume you have a
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Are you denying it?

You're the meme king.
Show us a response meme with some pretty pink writing.
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Hell, even if the flipping masks did nothing real (they did) they were a constant reminder that there was a pandemic and to take all appropriate precautions.



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Carl D wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:51pm:
I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.



The introduction of the masks was an intelligence test.
Those to stupid to question the insanity of it all went ahead and masked up.  Grin
Some still are.
Truly brain dead idiots, or should I say, msm dogs.

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Captain Caveman wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 6:21am:
Carl D wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:51pm:
I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.



The introduction of the masks was an intelligence test.
Those to stupid to question the insanity of it all went ahead and masked up.  Grin
Some still are.
Truly brain dead idiots, or should I say, msm dogs.



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greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 6:41am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 6:21am:
Carl D wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:51pm:
I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.



The introduction of the masks was an intelligence test.
Those to stupid to question the insanity of it all went ahead and masked up.  Grin
Some still are.
Truly brain dead idiots, or should I say, msm dogs.



Classic   Grin

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Jovial Monk wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:38pm:
Hell, even if the flipping masks did nothing real (they did) they were a constant reminder that there was a pandemic and to take all appropriate precautions.





The modus operand of ALL
conspiracy theorists
is to take a reputable source - and then deliberately misquote it



...




As an example, the
conspiracy theorists
have repeatedly claimed that
NSW Health
and a
White House
spokesperson have declared it
"impossible"
to catch COVID19 outside

What both said was that it was
"less likely"
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NO ONE disputes that




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Funny how Australia has dropped mask mandates (except for places like hospitals and public transport, etc. for now) and yet we see this:

https://twitter.com/drkerrynphelps/status/1533944963104649216

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I am seeing media reports about the curious lack of international tourists coming to Australia.
Tourists being warned about Australia’s high level of #COVID19
⁦@CDCgov
⁩ warns anyone over the age of 2 to wear mask indoors and for medically vulnerable people to delay travel


Wonder how long it will be before that disappears from the CDC website like their section about monkeypox being airborne recently "disappeared"?
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Jovial Monk wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:38pm:
Hell, even if the flipping masks did nothing real (they did) they were a constant reminder that there was a pandemic and to take all appropriate precautions.


Yes, masks were never anything more than “Theatre”

If you got rid of the masks, turned off your telly and wireless you wouldn’t know that there was a pandemic at all..

Because there isn’t one - if there was - there’d be wagons circling the streets picking up dead bodies that were stacked 10 feet high….

And its only the “Bedwetters” who are helping the governments for prolonging this lie - just stop it already!

If you are a coward and scared of a little virus then stay home and hide under your bed - but don’t expect the rest of us to …. 
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Carl D wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:51pm:
I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.


If masks work - carl - then those “most vulnerable Cheesy” could simply put one on and be protected..

So do they work or not?

In one line you say they do work and in the next line you say they don’t.

You can’t have it both ways, der..  Cheesy
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SerialBrain9 wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 12:13pm:
Carl D wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 1:51pm:
I like to think of the removal of mask mandates as an intelligence test.

Unfortunately (but not surprisingly) the majority of the Australian population seems to have failed the test.

Especially when vulnerable people are being put at risk by selfish idiots who find it too much trouble to do something as simple as wearing a mask, especially in places where it is still supposed to be mandatory.


If masks work - carl - then those “most vulnerable Cheesy” could simply put one on and be protected..

So do they work or not?

In one line you say they do work and in the next line you say they don’t.

You can’t have it both ways, der..  Cheesy


They certainly work, but aren't 100% effective.  Moreover, nobody has ever claimed they are.

Seat belts aren't 100% effective either - people wearing seat belts are killed in automobile accidents every day, all over the world.

Do you wear a seat belt when you get in a car? 

I'm curious.
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Reply #211 - Jun 7th, 2022 at 1:12pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 11:23pm:
buzzanddidj wrote on Jun 5th, 2022 at 12:55pm:
I've stopped listening to the epidemiologists and immunologists as well, on COVID19 news and precautions

That's why I'm putting all my trust with clodhoppers in internet chat rooms





Yes we know
poofy drama queens like you
ignore epidemiologists and prefer to listen to Lisa Wilkinson.


Quote:
More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms


https://brownstone.org






Modus Operandi - 2.0



If anyone should disagree with the
conspiracy theorist
, they can expect a
tirade of personal abuse



(
loose screws
,
Nelly Neanderthal
, and
BaronWarts
being excellent examples)


Conspiracy theorists
are RENOWNED for passing over any accredited science or medical source - in the hunt to find a
meme
, a
blogger.
a
bitchute
or
anti-vaxxing "think tank"
that agrees with their already
set-in-stone conspiracy theories
, as "proof" that
scientific consensus
is "wrong"



In fact -
ALL THE WORLD IS WRONG
- that doesn't support
COVID19, chemtrail - and fake moon landing conspiracy theories



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Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 11:23pm:
buzzanddidj wrote on Jun 5th, 2022 at 12:55pm:
I've stopped listening to the epidemiologists and immunologists as well, on COVID19 news and precautions

That's why I'm putting all my trust with clodhoppers in internet chat rooms





Yes we know poofy drama queens like you ignore epidemiologists and prefer to listen to Lisa Wilkinson.

Quote:
More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms


By Paul Elias Alexander   December 20, 2021

It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus.Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective.

I present the masking ‘body of evidence’ below (n=167 studies and pieces of evidence), comprised of comparative effectiveness research as well as related evidence and high-level reporting.
To date, the evidence has been stable and clear that masks do not work to control the virus and they can be harmful and especially to children.




Author
Paul Elias Alexander
Dr. Paul Alexander is an epidemiologist focusing on clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and research methodology. He has a master's in epidemiology from University of Toronto, and a master's degree from Oxford University. He earned his PhD from McMaster's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. He has some background training in Bioterrorism/Biowarfare from John's Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland. Paul is a former WHO Consultant and Senior Advisor to US Department of HHS in 2020 for the COVID-19 response.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 11:26pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 6th, 2022 at 11:23pm:
buzzanddidj wrote on Jun 5th, 2022 at 12:55pm:
I've stopped listening to the epidemiologists and immunologists as well, on COVID19 news and precautions

That's why I'm putting all my trust with clodhoppers in internet chat rooms





Yes we know poofy drama queens like you ignore epidemiologists and prefer to listen to Lisa Wilkinson.

Quote:
More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms


By Paul Elias Alexander   December 20, 2021

It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus.Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective.

I present the masking ‘body of evidence’ below (n=167 studies and pieces of evidence), comprised of comparative effectiveness research as well as related evidence and high-level reporting.
To date, the evidence has been stable and clear that masks do not work to control the virus and they can be harmful and especially to children.




Author
Paul Elias Alexander
Dr. Paul Alexander is an epidemiologist focusing on clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and research methodology. He has a master's in epidemiology from University of Toronto, and a master's degree from Oxford University. He earned his PhD from McMaster's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. He has some background training in Bioterrorism/Biowarfare from John's Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland. Paul is a former WHO Consultant and Senior Advisor to US Department of HHS in 2020 for the COVID-19 response.


https://brownstone.org/articles/more-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-o...



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Buzz is a poofy stupid drama queen






Buzz likes memes and colourful letters..... oh, and his bible.... The MSM edition.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 11:26pm:
FACT CHECK
Buzz is a poofy stupid drama queen





Captain Caveman wrote on Jun 8th, 2022 at 5:50am:
Buzz likes memes and colourful letters..... oh, and his bible.... The MSM edition.






When you catch out a
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- their first defence is to resort to personal attacks


Be they conspiracy team leader
Sir_Loose_Screw
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old
Barren_Wart


or the new boy in the classroom -
Nellie_Neandethal
 

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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is leading the charge against the mask insanity, and I’m loving every minute of it. Let’s make sure it NEVER happens again.


https://twitter.com/SKMorefield/status/1499453335409205250


A surgeon gereral who follows real science not that political science bullshit. Roll Eyes

He makes some interesting points in that video.

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And why do Drs. Wear masks in the operating room ? There got to be some benefits somewhere. If not in reducing the flu contagion that we saw in 2021. Not so ?



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Jay Bhattacharya
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Professor Stanford School of Medicine.  MD, PhD.  Health policy: infectious diseases, covid, health economics. Scientific freedom.


In March 2021, @YouTube
banned a video of me telling @GovRonDeSantis
that there was no high quality evidence that force masking children protects anyone from covid. Shame on YouTube for censoring to support CDC propaganda. The Science(tm) changed, but the science didn't.

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Youtube updated its policies to no longer ban claims that masks do not play a role in preventing spread of COVID

Essentially, you are now allowed to claim masks don't work


https://twitter.com/DrJBhattacharya/status/1562138852965376003?cxt=HHwWhoCzzdPA6...


About time those geeks in big tech stopped censoring the experts on this.

The big tech geeks are guilty of spreading misinformation which has misled the sheeple
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The science was pretty clear that masks don't stop a virus, perhaps those who think they do should lok at difference between a bacterial infection and a virus.

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Face Masks

In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20; I2 = 30%, p = 0.25) (Figure 2).

One study evaluated the use of masks among pilgrims from Australia during the Hajj pilgrimage and reported no major difference in the risk for laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection in the control or mask group (33). Two studies in university settings assessed the effectiveness of face masks for primary protection by monitoring the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among student hall residents for 5 months (9,10). The overall reduction in ILI or laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in the face mask group was not significant in either studies (9,10). Study designs in the 7 household studies were slightly different: 1 study provided face masks and P2 respirators for household contacts only (34), another study evaluated face mask use as a source control for infected persons only (35), and the remaining studies provided masks for the infected persons as well as their close contacts (11–13,15,17). None of the household studies reported a significant reduction in secondary laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the face mask group (11–13,15,17,34,35). Most studies were underpowered because of limited sample size, and some studies also reported suboptimal adherence in the face mask group.

Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids (36). There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure.
Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.


https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

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Reply #220 - Sep 22nd, 2022 at 6:12am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Sep 21st, 2022 at 11:43pm:
The science was pretty clear that masks don't stop a virus, perhaps those who think they do should lok at difference between a bacterial infection and a virus.

...https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article


Oh dear... you obviously failed to notice that this report was referring
specifically to the influenza virus.  You also didn't note that the research
period cited was January 2013 to August 2018, well before COVID was
identified in December 2019.    Did you even read the report?

Some of the cited data was drawn from 1946 research!

Firstly of course COVID and the flu are caused by two totally different
viruses; SARS-CoV-2, while influenza is caused by influenza A and B viruses.
COVID can cause different complications from the flu, such as blood clots
and multisystem inflammatory syndrome, (MIS-C) which is a condition
where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs,
kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs.  And the virulence of
COVID is far higher than that of the flu in adults.

So it was not made "pretty clear" that masks don't stop the COVID virus.

Further, the masks the report referred to were the disposable medical masks
(also known as surgical masks) which are loose-fitting and designed to be
worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient
wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids.
Surgical masks do not protect the wearer from infectious agents transmitted
via the airborne route.

The current recommendations and some mandates require the use of N95 masks,
in preference to disposable surgical masks.  The report's conclusion stated that
"We did not find evidence that surgical-type face masks are effective in reducing
laboratory-confirmed influenza transmission, either when worn by infected
persons... or by persons in the general community to reduce their susceptibility".

According to research by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) surgical masks have a 50% inward and outward leakage rate,
while N95 or P2 have a 5% inward and outward leakage.


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If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health
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AusGeoff wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 6:12am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Sep 21st, 2022 at 11:43pm:
The science was pretty clear that masks don't stop a virus, perhaps those who think they do should lok at difference between a bacterial infection and a virus.

...https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article


Oh dear... you obviously failed to notice that this report was referring
specifically to the influenza virus.  You also didn't note that the research
period cited was January 2013 to August 2018, well before COVID was
identified in December 2019.    Did you even read the report?

Some of the cited data was drawn from 1946 research!

Firstly of course COVID and the flu are caused by two totally different
viruses; SARS-CoV-2, while influenza is caused by influenza A and B viruses.
COVID can cause different complications from the flu, such as blood clots
and multisystem inflammatory syndrome, (MIS-C) which is a condition
where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs,
kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs.  And the virulence of
COVID is far higher than that of the flu in adults.

So it was not made "pretty clear" that masks don't stop the COVID virus.

Further, the masks the report referred to were the disposable medical masks
(also known as surgical masks) which are loose-fitting and designed to be
worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient
wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids.
Surgical masks do not protect the wearer from infectious agents transmitted
via the airborne route.

The current recommendations and some mandates require the use of N95 masks,
in preference to disposable surgical masks.  The report's conclusion stated that
"We did not find evidence that surgical-type face masks are effective in reducing
laboratory-confirmed influenza transmission, either when worn by infected
persons... or by persons in the general community to reduce their susceptibility".

According to research by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) surgical masks have a 50% inward and outward leakage rate,
while N95 or P2 have a 5% inward and outward leakage.




All science data before pandemic showed surgical masks don't protect against any virus. The real science didn't change with this it was corrupted by political science.

I posted a video in this thread by an Industrial hygienist since you mentioned them he even pointed out a N95 is next to useless with a virus. He pointed out N95 masks aren't approved for asbestos work the smallest asbestos particles are 50 times larger than any aerosol.

My opinion earlier on was N95 or better for covid protection after reviewing evidence i can say i was wrong N95 does not protect with aerosols you need a respirator for aerosols.

It took the CDC and WHO 18 months into pandemic before they recognised aerosol spread with covid. The Japanese were the first to mention it with Diamond Princess cruise ship infecting people despite the fact they were isolated in their cabins with the air con being the cause of spread.

You were sold a pup with these mask mandates most are too stupid to see it.

What part of will not provide any protection against covid or any other viruses do you fail to comprehend on this box?
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aquascoot wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 7:08am:
If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health


Germany had N95 mask mandates it didn't make any difference. N95 don't protect against aerosols you need a respirator for them.


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Today is the one year anniversary of the Victorian Government deciding
to go full NWO on their people.


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COVID enforcers must be held accountable: Rita Panahi

847,538 views  Oct 10, 2022

Sky News host Rita Panahi says there needs to be a “reckoning” for the Victorian police as they try to rebuild their image following Melbourne's lockdowns and protests.

“Victoria Police is again trying to rebuild their image after enthusiastically serving as Dan Andrews covid enforcers for two years,” she said

“Where they terrorised pregnant women for Facebook posts, harassed little old ladies on park benches and shot scores of protesters with non-lethal rounds.”

Ms Panahi said, “Chief Shane Patton says he is bruised by the work his force had to do during COVID lockdowns”.

“PR campaigns and sob stories about feeling bruised from police command are no substitute for accountability,” Ms Panahi said



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Today is the one year anniversary of the Victorian Government deciding
to go full NWO on their people.


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aquascoot wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 7:08am:
If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health


The exact thing that a lot of dead people said.
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Bobby. wrote on Sep 23rd, 2022 at 11:14pm:
Today is the one year anniversary of the Victorian Government deciding
to go full NWO on their people.


https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/116/449/871/original/69f0c5...


Looks like a successful test, no masks no protection against pepper spray. The flags didn't help either.

Not wearing a mask seems to make people more susceptible to strangulation.

No matching mask for your PJ's is problematic.
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Reply #229 - Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:17pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:05pm:
Bobby. wrote on Sep 23rd, 2022 at 11:14pm:
Today is the one year anniversary of the Victorian Government deciding
to go full NWO on their people.


https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/116/449/871/original/69f0c5...


Looks like a successful test, no masks no protection against pepper spray. The flags didn't help either.

Not wearing a mask seems to make people more susceptible to strangulation.

No matching mask for you PJ's is problematic.



Dan's Gestapo got away with anything - even strangling young women.
Was that a new method they taught in training?
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Reply #230 - Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:18pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:02pm:
aquascoot wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 7:08am:
If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health


The exact thing that a lot of dead people said.


Sadly, scoot's not one of them.

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greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:18pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:02pm:
aquascoot wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 7:08am:
If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health


The exact thing that a lot of dead people said.


Sadly, scoot's not one of them.


What a vile, stinking piece of turd you are, regretting that someone is not dead.
You despicable, evil little pimple.
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Reply #232 - Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:22am
 
Frank wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 8:42am:
greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:18pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 16th, 2022 at 7:02pm:
aquascoot wrote on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 7:08am:
If you want to wear a properly fitting n95 mask
Which is quite uncomfortable
Then you will reduce transmission

I can't really see why you would want to
When kovid now exists from Antarctica to the top of mount Everest
You are going to be exposed no matter what

If delaying exposure is important for you then go for it

But unless you are an insane cretin
Use that time to work on your weight
Your physical fitness and your nutrition

If you just want to rely on a mask or indeed a vaccine as keeping you safe
You have a very poor understanding of health


The exact thing that a lot of dead people said.


Sadly, scoot's not one of them.


What a vile, stinking piece of turd you are, regretting that someone is not dead.
You despicable, evil little pimple.


Did you take that literally?

Scoot is a good egg - Badly misguided is all.
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?
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Reply #234 - Oct 17th, 2022 at 12:14pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


Oh, so it's the masks and distancing, not the vaccination rate.   And if the vaccine was only meant to prevent getting very sick and dying, and not prevent transmission, as the covidistas now claim, why were the unvaccinated excluded from public places?



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Reply #235 - Oct 17th, 2022 at 1:09pm
 
Frank wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 12:14pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


Oh, so it's the masks and distancing, not the vaccination rate.   And if the vaccine was only meant to prevent getting very sick and dying, and not prevent transmission, as the covidistas now claim, why were the unvaccinated excluded from public places?





For this discussion vaccines are not the variable. People had vaccines both before and after the masks and distancing were removed. Yes the mask removal would have gone a lot worse without the Vaccine numbers.

The vaccine was designed to combat the original covid virus. It is less effective against the later iterations of it and this is typical of the relationship between a virus and its vaccine. This is the reason that there is a different flu vaccine every year.

As a virus mutates into a different form there needs to be a new vaccine to target that new version of the virus. The old vaccine will be less effective. This is what we have been seeing. The old vaccine is effectively trying to combat a virus it isn't designed to deal with so there is still some benefit but it isn't as effective as a vaccine specifically designed for the current iteration of the virus.
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Reply #236 - Oct 19th, 2022 at 8:55am
 
Frank wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 12:14pm:
Oh, so it's the masks and distancing, not the vaccination rate.
   




As with ANY contagious disease,
the more individual protections taken

- the greater the OVERALL protective outcome



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Reply #237 - Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died ONLY because of the virus(no other comorbidities), that would still be a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 

Unless masks are tailor-made to fit your face perfectly(or taped), it can't seal your eyes and nose. You can breathe through the sides of the mask. Plus the virus can also enter your eyes. People also take off their masks to eat and drink. Viral particles can linger in the air for up to an hour, and on surfaces for even longer.



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Reply #238 - Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:21pm
 
If anyone is responding. I can't see the posts. All I'm receiving are notifications. This is becoming frustrating!
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Reply #239 - Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:36pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:21pm:
If anyone is responding. I can't see the posts. All I'm receiving are notifications. This is becoming frustrating!


It's all OK Shell.  I can see your posts.  Non-responses don't
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Reply #240 - Oct 21st, 2022 at 9:18pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:36pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:21pm:
If anyone is responding. I can't see the posts. All I'm receiving are notifications. This is becoming frustrating!


It's all OK Shell.  I can see your posts.  Non-responses don't
necessarily indicate a lack of interest from members.                  Smiley





Thank you. My worry was, why I was receiving board notifications about new posts, when there were none?   But in the future I will ignore these notifications, and just try to remember where I have posted.

But on a lighter note. If you guys have read my posts, and are not responding, then this is indeed a very tough crowd. I will definitely have to up the ante in the future. Smiley
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Reply #241 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 12:36am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 9:18pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:36pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:21pm:
If anyone is responding. I can't see the posts. All I'm receiving are notifications. This is becoming frustrating!


It's all OK Shell.  I can see your posts.  Non-responses don't
necessarily indicate a lack of interest from members.                  Smiley





Thank you. My worry was, why I was receiving board notifications about new posts, when there were none?   But in the future I will ignore these notifications, and just try to remember where I have posted.

But on a lighter note. If you guys have read my posts, and are not responding, then this is indeed a very tough crowd. I will definitely have to up the ante in the future. Smiley


Welcome aboard ShellShilo!   Smiley

Yes we really are a tough crowd  Smiley but not as tough as glitches in forums I bet!

The notifications you are getting… maybe it can be minimised in your profile/settings etc

And yes as Carl said… the pages don’t show a posting if there’s a lot of posts on that topic…
Hence we become page flippers!
I just put stars in… one star… then 2 stars… etc until it finally shows the last couple postings to be able to answer to them.
Oh and one more thing I read recently a newby mentioned… you have to have 100 posts counts before you can post links… I know it sux but… before you know it after the first 100 posts… you’ll be in the thousands!


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Reply #242 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 12:43am
 
Oh a couple more things…. Posting links …. It’s a bit of effort in here… but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
And… hardly any night owls in here… must be all old tired peebodies  Grin early to bed etc
So this forum goes quiet … except for some that post from the opposite side of the pond.
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Reply #243 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 2:15am
 
Sophia wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 12:43am:
Oh a couple more things…. Posting links …. It’s a bit of effort in here… but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
And… hardly any night owls in here… must be all old tired peebodies  Grin early to bed etc
So this forum goes quiet … except for some that post from the opposite side of the pond.


Thank you Lols. Good to hear from you again. It is a tough crowd. So far, not many have even taken a nibble. 

Thank you for your advice. Hopefully, I can add much to the discussions. Can't PM you until I reach 20 posts.



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Reply #244 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 2:38am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died ONLY because of the virus(no other comorbidities), that would still be a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 

Unless masks are tailor-made to fit your face perfectly(or taped), it can't seal your eyes and nose. You can breathe through the sides of the mask. Plus the virus can also enter your eyes. People also take off their masks to eat and drink. Viral particles can linger in the air for up to an hour, and on surfaces for even longer.





Hi Shell,
I think you have leapt to the wrong conclusions.
There is a HUGE amount of misinformation around about covid.

The countries and states in the US that are most vaccinated have the fewer deaths.
Masks have been used for many decades to stop/slow infection rates of aerosol borne diseases.

Have a good day.
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Reply #245 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:21am
 
British Columbia.

https://twitter.com/chantz_y/status/1583555070804705280

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BC recent walk-in clinic experience:

Told masks were no longer required because we had to balance the needs of those who need to wear them against the "mental health" needs of those who are tired of them & want to see smiles again


I swear the whole world (including Australia) has gone insane.
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Reply #246 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 10:24am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 2:15am:
Sophia wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 12:43am:
Oh a couple more things…. Posting links …. It’s a bit of effort in here… but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
And… hardly any night owls in here… must be all old tired peebodies  Grin early to bed etc
So this forum goes quiet … except for some that post from the opposite side of the pond.


Thank you Lols. Good to hear from you again. It is a tough crowd. So far, not many have even taken a nibble. 

Thank you for your advice. Hopefully, I can add much to the discussions. Can't PM you until I reach 20 posts.





Jeepers creepers even that… needing 20 posts before you can PM… but I think I understand the protective logic with that…
But I think the 100 posts before posting links is a bit thwarting… should be 50 posts.

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Reply #247 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 10:45am
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:21am:
British Columbia.

https://twitter.com/chantz_y/status/1583555070804705280

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BC recent walk-in clinic experience:

Told masks were no longer required because we had to balance the needs of those who need to wear them against the "mental health" needs of those who are tired of them & want to see smiles again


I swear the whole world (including Australia) has gone insane.


You can say that again!
Logic fails any reasoning … where oh where has common sense gone?

For instance… just before winter… the mask mandates at airports and in planes was dropped!
After all that mandating and fines and arrests over masks…. They in power are so bipolar!
If anywhere I ever caught a cold or bug… it was usually after a plane trip! But stress does it too… and travelling is stressful! I hate airports!



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Talking ‘bout insanity….
Here’s an article in our Melbourne Herald Sun recently….. defies logic!

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Reply #249 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 11:43am
 
Glad I don't (didn't) live in Victoria, Lols.

And, I'll bet even after all that Daniel Andrews and the ALP will still win next month's Victorian State election.

Speaking of masks - I've seen a few comments from mask wearing people on Twitter lately where they say they're beginning to feel increasingly uncomfortable when they notice that very few other people are still wearing them.

Some have even said they almost feel like others see them as lunatics and they're going insane when they try to explain why they still wear a mask.

I think this quote probably sums it up pretty well:

"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind".

- C.S. Lewis.

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Reply #250 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 1:41pm
 
Oh, and... when was the pandemic "officially" declared over?

And by whom?

No wonder our governments are fighting a losing battle trying to convince people to make sure they're up to date with their Covid vaccinations and boosters.
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Reply #251 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 4:12pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 1:41pm:
Oh, and... when was the pandemic "officially" declared over?

And by whom?

No wonder our governments are fighting a losing battle trying to convince people to make sure they're up to date with their Covid vaccinations and boosters.


Yes I know!
Whatever they decide is always contradictory and … well as we always said here in Vic… they keep shifting the goal posts,

If the government or health officials are going to whinge about why boosters are a flop… hence loss of lot$a $$$$$$….. they need to stop shooting themselves in the foot.   Roll Eyes

It’s not the thing trust towards governments is made of.

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Reply #252 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 4:17pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 11:43am:
Glad I don't (didn't) live in Victoria, Lols.

And, I'll bet even after all that Daniel Andrews and the ALP will still win next month's Victorian State election.

Speaking of masks - I've seen a few comments from mask wearing people on Twitter lately where they say they're beginning to feel increasingly uncomfortable when they notice that very few other people are still wearing them.

Some have even said they almost feel like others see them as lunatics and they're going insane when they try to explain why they still wear a mask.

I think this quote probably sums it up pretty well:

"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind".

- C.S. Lewis.

Yep.


Yeah  Angry you and the rest of Oz ….. I don’t forget all other states referring to us as the zombie state!
How the joke was to cut Victoria off from the rest of mainland Oz  Roll Eyes

As for despot getting back in… everywhere I read or talk to people… no one knows anyone that would vote him back in…. then it’s said… it will be rigged that he gets back in.
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Reply #253 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 1:41pm:
Oh, and... when was the pandemic "officially" declared over?

And by whom?

No wonder our governments are fighting a losing battle trying to convince people to make sure they're up to date with their Covid vaccinations and boosters.



I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/14/end-of-covid-pandemic-in-sight-say...
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Reply #254 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:36pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 1:41pm:
Oh, and... when was the pandemic "officially" declared over?

And by whom?

No wonder our governments are fighting a losing battle trying to convince people to make sure they're up to date with their Covid vaccinations and boosters.


Oh, the Herald Sun.

Of course.

The Herald Sun >>> The Herald and Weekly Times >>> News Corp Australia >>> News Corp. >>> Rupert Murdoch.

Say no more.  Roll Eyes
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Reply #255 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm
 
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/14/end-of-covid-pandemic-in-sight-say...


Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

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The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.
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Reply #256 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:07pm
 
I sometimes wonder if some of these journalists have guilty consciences when they write articles for their papers and use terms like "post Covid", "post pandemic" and "it's now official, the pandemic is over"?

Are they being ordered by their bosses to write these untruths?

Or do they honestly believe what they're writing is the truth?

I'd really like to know but I'm pretty sure I'll never find out.
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Reply #257 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:22pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:07pm:
I sometimes wonder if some of these journalists have guilty consciences when they write articles for their papers and use terms like "post Covid", "post pandemic" and "it's now official, the pandemic is over"?

Are they being ordered by their bosses to write these untruths?

Or do they honestly believe what they're writing is the truth?

I'd really like to know but I'm pretty sure I'll never find out.


Some seem to believe that the pandemic phase has ended, we still have the virus but with the inoculation levels and the settling of the virus it is now considered a normally ongoing situation. I suspect it is more hopeful than anything else.

It is the only way to justify moving to the current position of doing nothing.
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Reply #258 - Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:31pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died ONLY because of the virus(no other comorbidities), that would still be a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 

Unless masks are tailor-made to fit your face perfectly(or taped), it can't seal your eyes and nose. You can breathe through the sides of the mask. Plus the virus can also enter your eyes. People also take off their masks to eat and drink. Viral particles can linger in the air for up to an hour, and on surfaces for even longer.





Hi Shell

To me the flaw in your position is that the numbers you rely on as showing how low the risk is are all based on the results of lock downs masks and distancing. Without this the good numbers would very likely not be so good at all.

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Lock downs distancing and masks saved a pile of lives - it worked.



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I think your articles on what we did in response to this flu crisis, DOES defy belief. These insane steps to stop a microorganism smaller than the visible spectrum of light. An organism that is less lethal than the measles! An organism with an over 98% survival rate.

We have done more damage to our country, our people, our intelligence, and to our way of life, than any flu virus ever could. Where was this level of health concerns for obesity, smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse? How many lives could we have easily saved? We also seem to forget, that this virus can be treated, regardless of whether you are vaccinated or not.

I'm the type of person that must learn everything there is to know about something, before I stick it into my body. And, why is it a better option than my natural immune system? Don't vaccines use the same immune system?

I know that mRNA vaccines forces normal muscle cells to start producing viral antigens(spike proteins). This is NOT a function of normal muscle cells. Assuming that you don't inject the vaccine directly into the bloodstream(other ACE receptor sites). This is all done to trick our immune system by mimicking a nonexistent viral attack. All to save the 1-3 days waiting-time for our adaptive immune system to kick in.

For most healthy people this is not necessary. Especially, considering the type of narrow-spectrum, high affinity, and highly specific antibodies that our immune system would produce.

Regarding masks. If wearing masks make people feel secure, protected, and stress-free, then they should wear them. But people should NOT be forced/coerced to wear them. 

Every time I hear that a mask is 95% effective against the coronavirus, I ask how many viruses are in that 5% that it is NOT effective against? Considering that there are millions of viral particles per cc. This could mean that there may be hundreds of thousands of viruses left to infect us. It only takes around a hundred coronaviruses to infect you. A people with Covid-19 already has between 10^9-10^11 virions in their bodies.

It is also interesting(though not surprising) that the most infected work industry, is the healthcare industry.  Surely, they would have the best protection?

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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:41pm:
I think your articles on what we did in response to this flu crisis, DOES defy belief. These insane steps to stop a microorganism smaller than the visible spectrum of light. An organism that is less lethal than the measles! An organism with an over 98% survival rate.

We have done more damage to our country, our people, our intelligence, and to our way of life, than any flu virus ever could. Where was this level of health concerns for obesity, smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse? How many lives could we have easily saved? We also seem to forget, that this virus can be treated, regardless of whether you are vaccinated or not.

I'm the type of person that must learn everything there is to know about something, before I stick it into my body. And, why is it a better option than my natural immune system? Don't vaccines use the same immune system?

I know that mRNA vaccines forces normal muscle cells to start producing viral antigens(spike proteins). This is NOT a function of normal muscle cells. Assuming that you don't inject the vaccine directly into the bloodstream(other ACE receptor sites). This is all done to trick our immune system by mimicking a nonexistent viral attack. All to save the 1-3 days waiting-time for our adaptive immune system to kick in.

For most healthy people this is not necessary. Especially, considering the type of narrow-spectrum, high affinity, and highly specific antibodies that our immune system would produce.

Regarding masks. If wearing masks make people feel secure, protected, and stress-free, then they should wear them. But people should NOT be forced/coerced to wear them. 

Every time I hear that a mask is 95% effective against the coronavirus, I ask how many viruses are in that 5% that it is NOT effective against? Considering that there are millions of viral particles per cc. This could mean that there may be hundreds of thousands of viruses left to infect us. It only takes around a hundred coronaviruses to infect you. A people with Covid-19 already has between 10^9-10^11 virions in their bodies.

It is also interesting(though not surprising) that the most infected work industry, is the healthcare industry.  Surely, they would have the best protection?



The initial fatality rate of covid was 30%.


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https://www.healthline.com/health/how-does-mrna-vaccine-work#about-m-rna-vaccine...

you give no reference  as to the infection rate of     healthcarer.
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Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:58pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:41pm:
I think your articles on what we did in response to this flu crisis, DOES defy belief. These insane steps to stop a microorganism smaller than the visible spectrum of light. An organism that is less lethal than the measles! An organism with an over 98% survival rate.

We have done more damage to our country, our people, our intelligence, and to our way of life, than any flu virus ever could. Where was this level of health concerns for obesity, smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse? How many lives could we have easily saved? We also seem to forget, that this virus can be treated, regardless of whether you are vaccinated or not.

I'm the type of person that must learn everything there is to know about something, before I stick it into my body. And, why is it a better option than my natural immune system? Don't vaccines use the same immune system?

I know that mRNA vaccines forces normal muscle cells to start producing viral antigens(spike proteins). This is NOT a function of normal muscle cells. Assuming that you don't inject the vaccine directly into the bloodstream(other ACE receptor sites). This is all done to trick our immune system by mimicking a nonexistent viral attack. All to save the 1-3 days waiting-time for our adaptive immune system to kick in.

For most healthy people this is not necessary. Especially, considering the type of narrow-spectrum, high affinity, and highly specific antibodies that our immune system would produce.

Regarding masks. If wearing masks make people feel secure, protected, and stress-free, then they should wear them. But people should NOT be forced/coerced to wear them. 

Every time I hear that a mask is 95% effective against the coronavirus, I ask how many viruses are in that 5% that it is NOT effective against? Considering that there are millions of viral particles per cc. This could mean that there may be hundreds of thousands of viruses left to infect us. It only takes around a hundred coronaviruses to infect you. A people with Covid-19 already has between 10^9-10^11 virions in their bodies.

It is also interesting(though not surprising) that the most infected work industry, is the healthcare industry.  Surely, they would have the best protection?



The initial fatality rate of covid was 30%.


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you give no reference  as to the infection rate of     healthcarer.


I'm afraid that your link is just an add for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Turning more Australians into "vaccine-junkies". And, since I haven't reached 100 posts, I can't provide any reference sites yet. But healthcare workers are almost 3 times more likely to become infected, than workers from any other industries. But I think that intuitively this would make sense. Since this is the most likely industry that has had the most daily exposure to the virus.

Regarding this mRNA. The mRNA molecule is normally made in the NUCLEUS of the cell. It copies its genetic information for protein synthesis from the DNA molecule in the nucleus. There is no code for the formation of viral spike protein on the DNA molecule. This transcription occurs in the nucleus of the cell.

The mRNA then leaves the nucleus and finds a "ribosome" to attach itself to. This structure is composed of rRNA(ribosomal RNA) and protein molecules. The mRNA translates its coding to make proteins in the Ribosome(translation). And, a protein chain of amino acids is formed, NORMALLY.

But the mRNA used in this vaccine does NOT come from the nucleus of any natural cell. It is synthesized in a lab, using an unknown DNA template(monoclonal human cell DNA), lipid nanoparticles, and mutated amino acids(to stabilize the spike proteins). It also uses other chemicals to prevent the mRNA from being attacked by our own immune system. The genetic components of the virus's spike protein is TRANSCRIBED in a lab.

This tailormade artificial lab-created mRNA is then injected into the cytoplasm of the muscle cell(not into the nucleus). It will also attach itself to a ribosome. But the genetic instructions it carries never came from the DNA of the muscle cell. Normal transcription never occurred. Now a normal muscle cell can produce viral spike proteins. This is anything but normal.

This should be alarming to any ethically-minded person. If we can avoid the coding inside of our normal DNA(master codes), we can get the cells to produce any type of proteins we want. Remember, poisons are also made up of proteins.

What also scares me, is how is our coding error protecting, enzymatic protection system being suppressed? Our cells are not meant to make viral spike proteins. Why is this biological event even occurring inside our body? 

I just read that Pfizer is now charging $110-$130 for each dose of its boosters. I wonder what the new spin will be to influence urgency and demand?

Initial fatality rates were 30%?? I very seriously doubt that. If that were anywhere near the truth, there would be around 8 million Australian deaths by now.
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Reply #262 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:36am
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:31pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 17th, 2022 at 11:31am:
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Considering that all the data shows that the deaths may have been 10 times greater without them I suspect that you are wrong.

In all the countries that took no action the amount of people who died was much greater.

Even in Australia the amount of covid deaths has steeply increased from the day that the mandate for masks was removed.

back before the Mandate was removed the Australian average per week death rate was zero with some weeks of one.

The Current death rate on the 14th was 29 deaths that day with a weekly average of 15.

The difference is Masks and distancing.

Australia was going along with three or four thousand deaths before we opened up again, we are now at 15,000 deaths.

That is a 400% increase in covid deaths since we re opened, since we removed the mask mandate.

Nobody seems to care.

It seems strange that if mask mandates did nothing then why did the deaths start to increase the day that the mandate was removed?


As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died ONLY because of the virus(no other comorbidities), that would still be a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 

Unless masks are tailor-made to fit your face perfectly(or taped), it can't seal your eyes and nose. You can breathe through the sides of the mask. Plus the virus can also enter your eyes. People also take off their masks to eat and drink. Viral particles can linger in the air for up to an hour, and on surfaces for even longer.





Hi Shell

To me the flaw in your position is that the numbers you rely on as showing how low the risk is are all based on the results of lock downs masks and distancing. Without this the good numbers would very likely not be so good at all.

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So what do these stats tell me?


Lock downs distancing and masks saved a pile of lives - it worked.





Hi Dnarever. Not sure what you mean here. Numbers are neither good or bad. They are either true or false. And, what about my points? Are there NOT at least 98% of victims recovering? Is this virus(0.1-1%) less lethal than the measles(1-3%), or Hepatitis A(1.8%)?

My point was that we are making so many assumptions, but not showing any direct causal links. I could say that most people who die from covid-19, are people with facial hair. And, I would be absolutely correct based on the stats. But there is no direct causal link to support my claim. This is just an adjunct conclusions, without showing any causal links.

People are still dying, who have been vaccinated with more than 3 doses. Clearly, there are other factors to consider(age, comorbidities, health of immune system, etc.). It is just not that simple.

You can't simply claim that if there are more deaths today, than there were yesterday, that it must be because of the absence of lockdowns and other medical protocols. Without first excluding all of the other possible variables/causes.

At the end of the day, people are still going to dies from catching the flu, regardless of whatever protocols are in place. With over 2 years of these protocols in place, and still a 300 times more cases. Clearly they are not working. And, the blame game is also unsupported. Lets just let our natural immune system do its job.

And, for those in the high risk group, get vaccinated with LIVE or ATTENUATED real viruses.

Also, I've noticed that you show little interests in the demographics of those dying from this virus, or their list of comorbidities. You show no interest in the fact that this virus is medically treatable. Just like any other virus. Why destroy our own country and people? Just treat the disease. 

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Reply #263 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:50pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm:
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........




Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

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The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.


No one has removed any of these protection protocols, that has been protecting us all from a viral apocalypse. But they have removed the thousand dollar fines and arrests, the closing down of businesses, the suspension of our personal freedoms of movement and speech, and our freedom of choice for non-compliance.

You are still free to wear masks, take as many boosters as you like, keep away from people, and stay locked-up in your home if you choose to. How you choose to deal with this virus is your choice, and your business. And for others, also their choice, and their business.

In spite of all the media hype and disinformation, this is NOT MERS, the Bubonic Plague(bacterial), Smallpox, or the Ebola virus. This is a medically treatable flu virus. Clearly, solely being vaccinated will not prevent everyone from being infected, transmitting, or dying from this virus.

Do you even wonder why there have now been 15 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Can you think of any childhood virus with so many mutated variances? So why this virus? Could it be that this type of vaccine is ineffective? Could it be the specificity of the immune-acquired antibodies is a bit too specific?

Maybe we should stop targeting only the spike proteins. And, let our naturally-produced antibodies target ALL of the virus(instead of only the spike protein). In this way, it doesn't matter what the new variant form looks like. Our natural antibodies will attack and erase.

How do we stop any virus? They are microorganisms that are neither dead nor alive. There are more viruses on earth, than there are stars and planets in the universe(10^31 power). Even 10% of the human genome(DNA) contain viral genes. Viruses have been on earth for over 3.5 billion years before man. And, they will be here long after we're gone. So good luck with your race analogy. In reality, there is no finish line. 

Don't listen to the media. They are the fear-mongers who created this climate of viral-phobia. Now they're  just back-peddling, to save face.

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Reply #264 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 2:07pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:31pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything





As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died ONLY because of the virus(no other comorbidities), that would still be a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 







Hi Shell

To me the flaw in your position is that the numbers you rely on as showing how low the risk is are all based on the results of lock downs masks and distancing. Without this the good numbers would very likely not be so good at all.

Quote:
So what do these stats tell me?


Lock downs distancing and masks saved a pile of lives - it worked.





Hi Dnarever. Not sure what you mean here. Numbers are neither good or bad. They are either true or false. And, what about my points? Are there NOT at least 98% of victims recovering? Is this virus(0.1-1%) less lethal than the measles(1-3%), or Hepatitis A(1.8%)?

My point was that we are making so many assumptions, but not showing any direct causal links. I could say that most people who die from covid-19, are people with facial hair. And, I would be absolutely correct based on the stats. But there is no direct causal link to support my claim. This is just an adjunct conclusions, without showing any causal links.

People are still dying, who have been vaccinated with more than 3 doses. Clearly, there are other factors to consider(age, comorbidities, health of immune system, etc.). It is just not that simple.

You can't simply claim that if there are more deaths today, than there were yesterday, that it must be because of the absence of lockdowns and other medical protocols. Without first excluding all of the other possible variables/causes.

At the end of the day, people are still going to dies from catching the flu, regardless of whatever protocols are in place. With over 2 years of these protocols in place, and still a 300 times more cases. Clearly they are not working. And, the blame game is also unsupported. Lets just let our natural immune system do its job.

And, for those in the high risk group, get vaccinated with LIVE or ATTENUATED real viruses.

Also, I've noticed that you show little interests in the demographics of those dying from this virus, or their list of comorbidities. You show no interest in the fact that this virus is medically treatable. Just like any other virus. Why destroy our own country and people? Just treat the disease. 



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If there was no distancing lock downs or masks from the beginning the numbers would look very different, many more would have been infected in the period when the virus was much more deadly. A lot of people would have died, I consider the numbers had this eventuality took place to have been worse. The numbers that you use to justify your case are dependant on distancing masks and lockdowns working to give your the outcome.

Look at how the opening played out in New York or in the original province in China, It was Lock downs distancing and masks that meant that Australia had a very different outcome.

Then look at how it played out in New York and such eastern US transport hub states, They all moved to lock downs distancing and masks which meant that even though they got off to a dreadful start they all finished in front of the republican states that closed down late, improperly  and then re opened early.
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Reply #265 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 2:17pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:31pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
As of 25th Jan. 2020-20th Oct.2022(999 days), there have been 10.3M cases and 15.5K Australians dying from/with Covid-19. If we assume that everyone died  a mortality rate of 0.15%. Or, a 99.85% survival rate.

This also means that on average, 15.5 people have died from/with Covid-19 in Australia, each day since the beginning of this pandemic. This represents only 0.00006% of the Australian population each day. By the end of March(2020) there were only 34 deaths(5,687 cases). Before vaccines were available(Feb22, 2021), there were 999 deaths(28,930 cases). So what do these stats tell me?

Between Jan 2020 and the end of March(before lockdowns and mandates), there were fewer cases and deaths. Between the end of March until Feb 2021(before vaccines, but with mandates), there was 29 times more people dying, and 5 times more cases. After vaccines were introduced(and up to today), there was 15.5 times more people dying, and 356 times more cases. Clearly man is not stopping the spread of this virus.

Conclusion? We were better off sticking to educating the public, ,and simply treating the disease. Instead of trying to destroy our own country. This virus is less lethal than the Measles. It has a survival rate of over 98%. And a mortality rate that has never been above 0.1%. The only thing that matters is the condition of our immune system. There is nothing that man can do, that will stop anyone from being infected by any virus. NO vaccine can prevent any virus from entering your body. 

Unless masks are tailor-made to fit your face perfectly(or taped), it can't seal your eyes and nose. You can breathe through the sides of the mask. Plus the virus can also enter your eyes. People also take off their masks to eat and drink. Viral particles can linger in the air for up to an hour, and on surfaces for even longer.





Hi Shell

To me the flaw in your position is that the numbers you rely on as showing how low the risk is are all based on the results of lock downs masks and distancing. Without this the good numbers would very likely not be so good at all.

Quote:
So what do these stats tell me?


Lock downs distancing and masks saved a pile of lives - it worked.





Hi Dnarever. Not sure what you mean here. Numbers are neither good or bad. They are either true or false. And, what about my points? Are there NOT at least 98% of victims recovering? Is this virus(0.1-1%) less lethal than the measles(1-3%), or Hepatitis A(1.8%)?

My point was that we are making so many assumptions, but not showing any direct causal links. I could say that most people who die from covid-19, are people with facial hair. And, I would be absolutely correct based on the stats. But there is no direct causal link to support my claim. This is just an adjunct conclusions, without showing any causal links.

People are still dying, who have been vaccinated with more than 3 doses. Clearly, there are other factors to consider(age, comorbidities, health of immune system, etc.). It is just not that simple.

You can't simply claim that if there are more deaths today, than there were yesterday, that it must be because of the absence of lockdowns and other medical protocols. Without first excluding all of the other possible variables/causes.

At the end of the day, people are still going to dies from catching the flu, regardless of whatever protocols are in place. With over 2 years of these protocols in place, and still a 300 times more cases. Clearly they are not working. And, the blame game is also unsupported. Lets just let our natural immune system do its job.

And, for those in the high risk group, get vaccinated with LIVE or ATTENUATED real viruses.

Also, I've noticed that you show little interests in the demographics of those dying from this virus, or their list of comorbidities. You show no interest in the fact that this virus is medically treatable. Just like any other virus. Why destroy our own country and people? Just treat the disease. 



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As soon as the restrictions were all lifted the death rates started to climb. If this were only true of Australia it would be one thing but the reality is that the outcome of lifting all restrictions in the USA produced the same result. It does look to be conclusive as well as to be a logical outcome. To simplify it looks like that if you expose more people to a deadly virus you can expect more people to die of that virus.

Removing the requirement for people to isolate distance and wear a mask will naturally expose more people to the virus. It is perfectly logical that when you expose more people to the risk more people will be susceptible to that risk.

When Logically what you would expect to happen, happens it should not be a surprise to anyone and it is very difficult to claim that the causation is in the other or unknown category - it simply is not. Expose more people to a deadly virus and more people will die simple as that. 
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Reply #266 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 6:49pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 2:17pm:
As soon as the restrictions were all lifted the death rates started to climb. If this were only true of Australia it would be one thing but the reality is that the outcome of lifting all restrictions in the USA produced the same result. It does look to be conclusive as well as to be a logical outcome. To simplify it looks like that if you expose more people to a deadly virus you can expect more people to die of that virus.

Removing the requirement for people to isolate distance and wear a mask will naturally expose more people to the virus. It is perfectly logical that when you expose more people to the risk more people will be susceptible to that risk.

When Logically what you would expect to happen, happens it should not be a surprise to anyone and it is very difficult to claim that the causation is in the other or unknown category - it simply is not. Expose more people to a deadly virus and more people will die simple as that. 


Hi. You are certainly entitled to your own opinion. But NOT your own logic. Although on the simplest of levels, I agree that the more people who are infected, will likely lead to more people dying from the virusie(statistically). But this is NOT a direct causal link is it? This is a false dichotomy(fallacy). No mask, more people die. Wear mask, less people die. Also, no protocols, more people die. More protocols, less people die. All false dichotomies.

My previous posts have shown you the numbers. Whether there are lockdown protocols in place or not, people were still becoming infected, transmitting, and dying from this virus. Even at over 90% of the population vaccinated, you were still seeing deaths from this disease. You were seeing this happening everyday, when lockdowns were in place. So how does your logic support the return of lockdown protocols? 

There is absolutely no way to manage/police distancing. No way to increase the efficacy of masks to 99.999%. Vaccines are NOT designed to prevent anyone becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from the virus. Although, the mortality and survival rates HAVE been constant throughout the years.

We have seen what happens to this virus when we throw everything at it. NOTHING! And, the effects this has had on our country, we might never recover from. The media has simply run out of excuses. First complying with protocols will protect you. Then wearing masks and being vaccinated will protect you. Then becoming a 95% multi-vaccinated society will protect you from this virus. All lies. The only truth they have said, is that we must learn to live with this flu virus.

The causality variables I've claimed, do not fall into the unknown category. I even listed a few of them(demographics, co-morbidities, health of the immune system, climate/weather, population density, geographics, etc.). These variable also play a role in the statistical outcome. It would be intellectually dishonest to simply ignore/dismiss them all.

Now, when you can logically exclude all the other possible causes(even not having facial hair), then there is no false dichotomy.

Also, it is irrelevant what the stats are in the US(or any other country). The variables affecting its outcomes will be different than the variables here in Australia(density, population, demographics, climate, etc.). The bottom line here is, that people will get sick from this virus. Most will recover, and a small percentage will die from complications. All the rest is media-manufactured hype and disinformation. Do you know how many people recover everyday? How about, what the Covid-19 victims, actually die of? Do you know what the coded categories mean, that are listed on the death certificates? Or, do you never look past the numbers?

In Australia, 80 people die each day from heart disease. 137 people die each day from cancer. 188 die each day from obesity-related illnesses. 54 people die each day from smoking related illnesses. And, the alcohol-induced deaths are the highest level in the last 10 years. Why aren't  these stats being paraded over the media each day?

So, where you can only see cause and effect, I see only what I would expect to see. The effects of media -induced hysterics. A manufactured hype, that has turned a flu virus, less lethal than the measles, into the Ebola plague.

A pandemic only means a disease that pans the globe. It has nothing to do with the severity of the disease. In Australia, it is just an epidemic.



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Reply #267 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 6:49pm:
Hi. You are certainly entitled to your own opinion. But NOT your own logic. Although on the simplest of levels, I agree that the more people who are infected, will likely lead to more people dying from the virusie(statistically). But this is NOT a direct causal link is it? This is a false dichotomy(fallacy). No mask, more people die. Wear mask, less people die. Also, no protocols, more people die. More protocols, less people die. All false dichotomies.

My previous posts have shown you the numbers. Whether there are lockdown protocols in place or not, people were still becoming infected, transmitting, and dying from this virus. Even at over 90% of the population vaccinated, you were still seeing deaths from this disease. You were seeing this happening everyday, when lockdowns were in place. So how does your logic support the return of lockdown protocols? 

There is absolutely no way to manage/police distancing. No way to increase the efficacy of masks to 99.999%. Vaccines are NOT designed to prevent anyone becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from the virus. Although, the mortality and survival rates HAVE been constant throughout the years.

We have seen what happens to this virus when we throw everything at it. NOTHING! And, the effects this has had on our country, we might never recover from. The media has simply run out of excuses. First complying with protocols will protect you. Then wearing masks and being vaccinated will protect you. Then becoming a 95% multi-vaccinated society will protect you from this virus. All lies. The only truth they have said, is that we must learn to live with this flu virus.

The causality variables I've claimed, do not fall into the unknown category. I even listed a few of them(demographics, co-morbidities, health of the immune system, climate/weather, population density, geographics, etc.). These variable also play a role in the statistical outcome. It would be intellectually dishonest to simply ignore/dismiss them all.

Now, when you can logically exclude all the other possible causes(even not having facial hair), then there is no false dichotomy.

Also, it is irrelevant what the stats are in the US(or any other country). The variables affecting its outcomes will be different than the variables here in Australia(density, population, demographics, climate, etc.). The bottom line here is, that people will get sick from this virus. Most will recover, and a small percentage will die from complications. All the rest is media-manufactured hype and disinformation. Do you know how many people recover everyday? How about, what the Covid-19 victims, actually die of? Do you know what the coded categories mean, that are listed on the death certificates? Or, do you never look past the numbers?

In Australia, 80 people die each day from heart disease. 137 people die each day from cancer. 188 die each day from obesity-related illnesses. 54 people die each day from smoking related illnesses. And, the alcohol-induced deaths are the highest level in the last 10 years. Why aren't  these stats being paraded over the media each day?

So, where you can only see cause and effect, I see only what I would expect to see. The effects of media -induced hysterics. A manufactured hype, that has turned a flu virus, less lethal than the measles, into the Ebola plague.

A pandemic only means a disease that pans the globe. It has nothing to do with the severity of the disease. In Australia, it is just an epidemic.





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But this is NOT a direct causal link is it? This is a false dichotomy(fallacy). No mask, more people die. Wear mask, less people die.


The protections of Mask Distance and isolation worked. It is not a false dichotomy. Had that been the case deaths would not increase when this process is removed.

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Whether there are lockdown protocols in place or not, people were still becoming infected, transmitting, and dying from this virus.


But at very significantly lower rates in places that were locked down distancing and wearing masks.

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Also, it is irrelevant what the stats are in the US(or any other country). The variables affecting its outcomes will be different than the variables here in Australia


It is not irrelevant when you see that when Masks distancing and isolation is removed the death rates increase in the same way as they do in Australia and everywhere else.

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So how does your logic support the return of lockdown protocols? 


Nobody is supporting the return of lockdown unless there are cases than need it. You may be aware that in the US there have been areas go into lockdown again.

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that has turned a flu virus


It is much more serious than a flu Virus.

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co-morbidities, health of the immune system


All these things are valid concerns but they are all impacted by Masks, distancing, isolation and vaccination. Reducing the number of carriers to expose these people helps a lot. If vulnerable people don't catch the virus they also don't die.

Masks, distancing, isolation and vaccination help to protect the vulnerable.
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Reply #268 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 8:48pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 2:07pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 9:31pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:22pm:
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Numbers are neither good or bad. They are either true or false. And, what about my points? Are there NOT at least 98%


If there was no distancing lock downs or masks from the beginning the numbers would look very different, many more would have been infected in the period when the virus was much more deadly. A lot of people would have died, I consider the numbers had this eventuality took place to have been worse. The numbers that you use to justify your case are dependant on distancing masks and lockdowns working to give your the outcome.

Look at how the opening played out in New York or in the original province in China, It was Lock downs distancing and masks that meant that Australia had a very different outcome.

Then look at how it played out in New York and such eastern US transport hub states, They all moved to lock downs distancing and masks which meant that even though they got off to a dreadful start they all finished in front of the republican states that closed down late, improperly  and then re opened early.



I don't think we can ever know for certain, what would've happened if there were no lockdown protocols from the beginning. My best guess would be, based on the last 70 years of flu/cold viruses, NOT MUCH. A lot of people would get sick and stay home with flu-like symptoms. Most people would go to their pharmacy to manage their symptoms. Some people would need to go to hospitals for more specialized treatment. Some people would need more intensive care. And sadly, some people in the high risk groups would die. 

This is what has happened for 70 years, when there were no lockdown protocols in place. And gee wiz golly gee, this is exactly what we're seeing today. But since Australia jump on the world-attention-seeking bandwagon of who can screw the people the most, our country may take decades to recover. Now they have to get rid of the stockpile of drugs the have. 

I suspect that keeping people indoors(poor ventilation), and out of the sunlight(UVC kills the virus), wasn't a good idea. Coercing, threatening, and forcing people to comply with impossible/immature restrictions was also a no-no. But when you tell people to choose between getting jabbed or losing their job, that was probably the straw that broke the Australian back.   

Forcing people to put something into their body they don't want is the ultimate government overreach.  Australians can put up with a lot. But forcing them to shove a poison into our body is just going too far. My leader is NOT Jim Jones. It was then time to march to protect our basic freedom of choice. Of course the media labeled the marchers as "vaccine-deniers". Because "freedom of choice" marchers would definitely not be good fit.

Finally, I'm not interested in the stats from other countries. They are irrelevant to Australia. Unless you can show a direct causal link(cause, not just outcomes). I also doubt that you would know what the numbers would look like if there were no restriction protocols. You have no idea if the numbers would be higher or lower. Maybe more people would spend more time in the sun. Smiley Maybe there would be no difference in the numbers. 

The numbers I've posited are dependent on distancing and masking, NOT WORKING. If they were working we would see a decline in both the number of cases and deaths. We don't see this do we? In fact we see an escalation in the number of cases. So my case IS supported. Right?
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Reply #269 - Oct 23rd, 2022 at 10:54pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
The protections of Mask Distance and isolation worked. It is not a false dichotomy. Had that been the case deaths would not increase when this process is removed.


I think you are missing the point. Regardless of masking, distancing, lockdowns, or vaccinations, the case numbers and deaths have been increasing since day one. Remember, before there were vaccines, there were only 999 people dying from this virus. What is it now? 

The dichotomy is, that your premise is binary. If it works, it's because of the protection protocols. If it fails, it's because there were no protection protocols. You simply ignore/exclude every other variables. A bit too circular for me.

Is it really your argument, that if we take away all the forced protection protocols, that the numbers would just skyrocket? Or that every man woman and child in Australia, will die from this super virus? What objective evidence supports this assumption?

Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
But at very significantly lower rates in places that were locked down distancing and wearing masks.


Are we looking at the same numbers here? And, I'm sure that the people who thought their dead loved ones would be safe because they followed these protocols, might disagree with you. The issue is NOT the rate in which these people are dying. The issue is why they are dying in the first place.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
It is not irrelevant when you see that when Masks distancing and isolation is removed the death rates increase in the same way as they do in Australia and everywhere else.


An increase of 1000 deaths in the US death rate, will not be the same as an increase of a 1,000 deaths in the Australian death rate. So, not the same. There is also the problem of reporting, and verifying causes of deaths. Especially in the elderly.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
Nobody is supporting the return of lockdown unless there are cases than need it. You may be aware that in the US there have been areas go into lockdown again.

   
Well what is your argument? Do you think we should abandon lockdown protocols in Australia? Or, just in certain areas of Australia? Do you think the people in those designated hot zones will be happy being branded? Either there are no restrictions, or there is, period.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
It is much more serious than a flu Virus.


The two major differences between this flu virus, and a normal flu virus, is that it can withstand the higher core body temperature longer. And, that it prompts a greater immune response. Remember, viruses don't kill their hosts. It is our our immune response that can kill us. But the virus can still be treated with antibiotics. 

Did you know that almost 80% of covid-19 victims have zero to moderate symptoms? So yes, and uncomfortable flu.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
All these things are valid concerns but they are all impacted by Masks, distancing, isolation and vaccination. Reducing the number of carriers to expose these people helps a lot. If vulnerable people don't catch the virus they also don't die.

Masks, distancing, isolation and vaccination help to protect the vulnerable.


I agree with this in theory. But not in practice. I believe that the most vulnerable should follow all the medical protocols. But if they are suffering from chronic congested heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and are using steroids, then their immune system may not be able to protect them. And, wearing masks, or being vaccinated, might only exacerbate their comorbidities.



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Reply #270 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:32am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 10:54pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
The protections of Mask Distance and isolation worked. It is not a false dichotomy. Had that been the case deaths would not increase when this process is removed.


I think you are missing the point. Regardless of masking, distancing, lockdowns, or vaccinations, the case numbers and deaths have been increasing since day one. Remember, before there were vaccines, there were only 999 people dying from this virus. What is it now? 




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the case numbers and deaths have been increasing since day one.


Yes its an addition affect - nobody who is dead will become undead.

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before there were vaccines, there were only 999 people dying from this virus.


Pre Vaccines the virus struggled to get a hold because of Lock Downs, Distancing and masks. Places in the world who didn't do this or were too late were in a heap of trouble and ten's of thousands if not more died.
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Reply #271 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 10:54pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
But at very significantly lower rates in places that were locked down distancing and wearing masks.


Are we looking at the same numbers here? And, I'm sure that the people who thought their dead loved ones would be safe because they followed these protocols, might disagree with you. The issue is NOT the rate in which these people are dying. The issue is why they are dying in the first place.



Nobody ever said that the protocols were perfect. Virtually every outbreak was caused by people breaking the rules.

As you say above we had about 999 deaths pre vaccine and their loved ones would have been very upset. However the point here is that the places where there was no lockdown or it was done too late tens of thousands died at best. The US did it badly and over a million people died.

What this means is that a lot more people have living loved ones than would have been the case.

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The issue is why they are dying in the first place.


They caught covid and it killed them is the why. I don't see the cause of death as the important bit, minimising the number of deaths is the valuable part.
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Reply #272 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:50pm:
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm:
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........




Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

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The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.


No one has removed any of these protection protocols, that has been protecting us all from a viral apocalypse. But they have removed the thousand dollar fines and arrests, the closing down of businesses, the suspension of our personal freedoms of movement and speech, and our freedom of choice for non-compliance.

You are still free to wear masks, take as many boosters as you like, keep away from people, and stay locked-up in your home if you choose to. How you choose to deal with this virus is your choice, and your business. And for others, also their choice, and their business.

In spite of all the media hype and disinformation, this is NOT MERS, the Bubonic Plague(bacterial), Smallpox, or the Ebola virus. This is a medically treatable flu virus. Clearly, solely being vaccinated will not prevent everyone from being infected, transmitting, or dying from this virus.

Do you even wonder why there have now been 15 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Can you think of any childhood virus with so many mutated variances? So why this virus? Could it be that this type of vaccine is ineffective? Could it be the specificity of the immune-acquired antibodies is a bit too specific?

Maybe we should stop targeting only the spike proteins. And, let our naturally-produced antibodies target ALL of the virus(instead of only the spike protein). In this way, it doesn't matter what the new variant form looks like. Our natural antibodies will attack and erase.

How do we stop any virus? They are microorganisms that are neither dead nor alive. There are more viruses on earth, than there are stars and planets in the universe(10^31 power). Even 10% of the human genome(DNA) contain viral genes. Viruses have been on earth for over 3.5 billion years before man. And, they will be here long after we're gone. So good luck with your race analogy. In reality, there is no finish line. 

Don't listen to the media. They are the fear-mongers who created this climate of viral-phobia. Now they're  just back-peddling, to save face.




That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.



Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.
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Reply #273 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:08am
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 10:54pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 7:31pm:
But at very significantly lower rates in places that were locked down distancing and wearing masks.


Are we looking at the same numbers here? And, I'm sure that the people who thought their dead loved ones would be safe because they followed these protocols, might disagree with you. The issue is NOT the rate in which these people are dying. The issue is why they are dying in the first place.



Nobody ever said that the protocols were perfect. Virtually every outbreak was caused by people breaking the rules.

As you say above we had about 999 deaths pre vaccine and their loved ones would have been very upset. However the point here is that the places where there was no lockdown or it was done too late tens of thousands died at best. The US did it badly and over a million people died.

What this means is that a lot more people have living loved ones than would have been the case.

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The issue is why they are dying in the first place.


They caught covid and it killed them is the why. I don't see the cause of death as the important bit, minimising the number of deaths is the valuable part.


Ouch….. Undecided
See the photos earlier in this thread of the list of deceased doctors? I’ve watched a lengthy interview with Dr. William Makis, many families of those deceased doctors reached out to him about it knowing his stand on the situation.
It’s obvious the families see the cause of death as the important bit.
Yes… minimising the number of deaths is valuable…..
I’ve been saddened this past week…. the community in Idaho, and my family there with young kids have been shocked by the sudden death of their beloved jiujitsu instructor (Professor Derek Cleveland) suddenly died from a massive heart attack. Young fit trim good looking male in his prime of life. I shared the news with my family here in Oz…. they look at his photos and it renders them speechless.
Just another statistic that “died suddenly”. Embarrassed Embarrassed
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Reply #274 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:16am
 
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:50pm:
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm:
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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.........  Thu 15 Sep 2022 05.00 AEST
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........




Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

Quote:
The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.


No one has removed any of these protection protocols, that has been protecting us all from a viral apocalypse. But they have removed the thousand dollar fines and arrests, the closing down of businesses, the suspension of our personal freedoms of movement and speech, and our freedom of choice for non-compliance.

You are still free to wear masks, take as many boosters as you like, keep away from people, and stay locked-up in your home if you choose to. How you choose to deal with this virus is your choice, and your business. And for others, also their choice, and their business.

In spite of all the media hype and disinformation, this is NOT MERS, the Bubonic Plague(bacterial), Smallpox, or the Ebola virus. This is a medically treatable flu virus. Clearly, solely being vaccinated will not prevent everyone from being infected, transmitting, or dying from this virus.

Do you even wonder why there have now been 15 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Can you think of any childhood virus with so many mutated variances? So why this virus? Could it be that this type of vaccine is ineffective? Could it be the specificity of the immune-acquired antibodies is a bit too specific?

Maybe we should stop targeting only the spike proteins. And, let our naturally-produced antibodies target ALL of the virus(instead of only the spike protein). In this way, it doesn't matter what the new variant form looks like. Our natural antibodies will attack and erase.

How do we stop any virus? They are microorganisms that are neither dead nor alive. There are more viruses on earth, than there are stars and planets in the universe(10^31 power). Even 10% of the human genome(DNA) contain viral genes. Viruses have been on earth for over 3.5 billion years before man. And, they will be here long after we're gone. So good luck with your race analogy. In reality, there is no finish line. 

Don't listen to the media. They are the fear-mongers who created this climate of viral-phobia. Now they're  just back-peddling, to save face.




That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.



Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Captain…. Exactly re: media push!!!
You will love this….

https://youtu.be/MyNJdLSE9FQ


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Reply #276 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:52am
 
Sophia wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:16am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:50pm:
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm:
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........




Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

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The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.


No one has removed any of these protection protocols, that has been protecting us all from a viral apocalypse. But they have removed the thousand dollar fines and arrests, the closing down of businesses, the suspension of our personal freedoms of movement and speech, and our freedom of choice for non-compliance.

You are still free to wear masks, take as many boosters as you like, keep away from people, and stay locked-up in your home if you choose to. How you choose to deal with this virus is your choice, and your business. And for others, also their choice, and their business.

In spite of all the media hype and disinformation, this is NOT MERS, the Bubonic Plague(bacterial), Smallpox, or the Ebola virus. This is a medically treatable flu virus. Clearly, solely being vaccinated will not prevent everyone from being infected, transmitting, or dying from this virus.

Do you even wonder why there have now been 15 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Can you think of any childhood virus with so many mutated variances? So why this virus? Could it be that this type of vaccine is ineffective? Could it be the specificity of the immune-acquired antibodies is a bit too specific?

Maybe we should stop targeting only the spike proteins. And, let our naturally-produced antibodies target ALL of the virus(instead of only the spike protein). In this way, it doesn't matter what the new variant form looks like. Our natural antibodies will attack and erase.

How do we stop any virus? They are microorganisms that are neither dead nor alive. There are more viruses on earth, than there are stars and planets in the universe(10^31 power). Even 10% of the human genome(DNA) contain viral genes. Viruses have been on earth for over 3.5 billion years before man. And, they will be here long after we're gone. So good luck with your race analogy. In reality, there is no finish line. 

Don't listen to the media. They are the fear-mongers who created this climate of viral-phobia. Now they're  just back-peddling, to save face.




That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.



Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Captain…. Exactly re: media push!!!
You will love this….

https://youtu.be/MyNJdLSE9FQ






Lol's, that was absolutely hilarious.
So good in fact that I watched it twice.
Thank you.

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Hmm...

https://twitter.com/pres23119270/status/1584340166793367552

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Ha, my hairdresser asked if I was going on holiday, I said no, and he commented that people only wear masks when they're off on holiday because they don't want to get sick before it. So they know they work, just can't get past the shallowest thinking.


Yes indeed.

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Hi Dnarever. Let me address your points. Although, they do sound more like parroted platitudes and media soundbites, than informed opinions. IMHO

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:32am:
Yes its an addition affect - nobody who is dead will become undead.


I certainly agree that these numbers of deaths are the  accumulative totals over the past 1,003 days(25Jan.,20-24Oct.,22). Of course this total represents an average of 15.5 people(out of 26M) dying from/with covid-19 each day. This represents just 0.00006% of our population each day. At the risk of being callous and insensitive, these numbers are just too small to justify our sledgehammer response to this level of threat. We almost destroyed our own country and our own people. 

Does this additive concept extend to the number of cases reported as well? Remember, these numbers also include the people who have only tested positive for the virus(not the disease). But lets ignore this for the moment. There are 10.3M total covid-19 cases today. This represents a daily average of 10,269 cases since day one. This represents only 0.04% of our population per day. Clearly the overwhelming majority of our population, was NOT infected over this entire 1,003 day period. Yet some people claim that almost 40% of the Australian population is infected. Aren't they aware of this additive concept?

Before vaccines were available, there were 28,947 cases reported over the 397 day period. This represents a daily average of 73 cases being reported each day. That's 140X less than the daily average over the entire period. This represents only 0.0003% of the population being infected each day. This was before vaccines. Again, not worth this level of panic. 

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:32am:
Pre Vaccines the virus struggled to get a hold because of Lock Downs, Distancing and masks. Places in the world who didn't do this or were too late were in a heap of trouble and ten's of thousands if not more died.


I really think that you're just rationalizing what you really want to believe as being true. The rest is just more parroted media soundbites, and disinformation by omission. I'm afraid that the facts just don't support your beliefs.

No matter how much you try to make the facts fit your beliefs, they will never fit. More deaths and cases DID occur AFTER all the medical protocols were in place. In fact, many times more deaths and cases.

If you believe that a virus is sentient, and couldn't maneuver through any restriction protocols, then we have a very different understand of what a  microorganism can and cannot do.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
Nobody ever said that the protocols were perfect. Virtually every outbreak was caused by people breaking the rules.


This is the same copout excuse the government uses to maintain its win-win integrity. It certainly is NOT perfect. In fact, it is laughable and immature. Does any rational mind think that you can get 26M people to keep 2 meters apart? Or, wear a mask 24/7? Or, would passively accept sticking a poison into their body? Or, would voluntarily change their lifestyle, under legal duress? All because of a flu virus no more lethal than the measles or Hepatitis A. 

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
As you say above we had about 999 deaths pre vaccine and their loved ones would have been very upset. However the point here is that the places where there was no lockdown or it was done too late tens of thousands died at best. The US did it badly and over a million people died.

What this means is that a lot more people have living loved ones than would have been the case.


You are again simply rationalizing what you want to be true. Every time you speculate what could be true, it also means what could also NOT be true, right? In reality, almost 16X more people have died, and over 350X more cases have been reported after vaccines were available.

No amount of convoluted logic can rationalize these facts away. This was a media circus from the very beginning. Unfortunately, there are far too many right-brain dominant people, who are genetically predisposed to this level of media pathos. And, I really don't think that the public safety was very high on the government's list of priorities.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
They caught covid and it killed them is the why. I don't see the cause of death as the important bit, minimising the number of deaths is the valuable part.


Viruses do NOT kill their hosts. It is our immune response to the pathogen that can kill us. Considering the fact that over 98% of all victims recover, this makes this level of fear almost borderline phobic. 

Anyway. I have a feeling that this will just become another rabbit hole to fall into. Unless you want to focus only on the points I've raised(I will list them if you want), instead of just parroting more of the same media soundbites and disinformation, I think we should just agree to disagree. Smiley

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The Face Mask Folly in Retrospect


It has been known for decades that face masks don’t work against respiratory virus epidemics. Why has much of the world nonetheless fallen for the face mask folly?

The droplet model

Many health authorities have relied on the obsolete ‘droplet model’ of virus transmission. If this model were correct, face masks would indeed work. But in reality, respiratory droplets – which by definition cannot be inhaled – play almost no role in virus transmission. Instead, respiratory viruses are transmitted via much smaller aerosols, as well as, possibly, some object surfaces. Face masks don’t work against either of these transmission routes.

Fake science

For decades, studies have shown that face masks don’t work against respiratory virus epidemics. But with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and increasing political pressure (see below), suddenly studies appeared claiming the opposite. In reality, these studies were a mixture of confounded observational data, unrealistic modelling and lab results, and outright fraud. The most influential fraudulent study certainly was the WHO-commissioned meta-study published in The Lancet.

Asymptomatic transmission

Another factor contributing to the implementation of mask mandates was the notion of ‘asymptomatic transmission’. The idea was that everybody should be wearing a mask because even people without symptoms might spread the virus. The importance of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission is still a matter of debate – up to half of all transmission might occur prior to symptom onset –, but either way, face masks simply don’t work against aerosol transmission.

Political pressure

Several political factors contributed to the implementation of mask mandates. First, some politicians simply wanted to “do something” against the pandemic; second, some politicians thought face masks might have a “psychological effect” and might “remind” citizens to stay cautious (if anything, it had the opposite effect: creating a ‘false sense of security’); third, some politicians used mask mandates to enforce compliance and pressure the population into accepting mass vaccination.In addition, there was a vicious circle involving science and politics: politicians claimed to “follow the science”, but scientists followed politics. For instance, the WHO admitted that their updated mask guidelines were in response to “political lobbying”, not new evidence.

The media

Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of the ‘mass media’ amplified the fraudulent science and the political pressure driving mask mandates. Only some independent media outlets and some truly independent experts questioned the validity of the underlying evidence. However, their voices got suppressed as dubious “fact checking” organizations eagerly enforced official guidelines and throttled or censored many articles and videos critical of face masks.

“Surgeons wear masks”

Surgeons wear masks, so they must be effective, right? This was another notion contributing to the face mask misunderstanding.In reality, surgeons wear masks not against viruses, but against much larger bacteria, but more importantly, studies have long shown that even surgeons’ masks make no difference in terms of bacterial wound infections.

Misleading memes

To convince low-IQ social media users of the effectiveness of face masks, several unscientific memes were created. The most notorious one probably was the “peeing into your pants” meme, shared by many ‘health experts’ (really). Many of these memes exploited the fact that most people simply don’t realize how small and ubiquitous viral aerosols really are.

Doubling down

After mask mandates had been implemented globally and billions of dollars had been spent on masks, it soon became obvious – once more – that masks simply don’t work against respiratory virus epidemics (see charts below). But at that point, neither politicians, nor ‘health experts’, nor duped citizens who had to wear them for months wanted to admit this anymore.

Instead, some ‘health authorities’ doubled down and enforced outdoor masking (even on beaches), double-masking, or N95/FFP2 masking, to no avail. The one novel scientific insight produced during the coronavirus pandemic was that even N95/FFP2 mask mandates have made no difference at all.

Sweden: The exception that proved the rule

Only very few countries in the world have resisted the face mask folly. The most famous example is probably Sweden (see charts below), which has also resisted the lockdown experiment. Naturally, Swedish coronavirus mortality has remained below the European average. But the many vicious attacks against Sweden by much of the international media showed just how difficult it has been to escape the global madness and follow the real science during this bizarre pandemic.

https://swprs.org/the-face-mask-folly-in-retrospect/


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Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.

Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Can't disagree with any of that. Money and power talks. Everything else walks.

Also, consider that the contracts between the Australian government and these drug companies are the dream deals of a lifetime. If any citizen tries to sue these drug companies for damages(adverse events), these companies are protected by the government against indemnity claims. Hence why the government has now a 2 tiered cap on all compensation claims.

If the government doesn't use-up its stockpile of drugs(vaccines), or misses a payment or a shipment, it will pay a very stiff penalty. Which can include paying out money from the government's own  treasury

Also, it won't be until 2099 that we can see the complete list of ingredients in these vaccines. And, compliance is NOT mandatory under their exclusive utility patent.

The Australian government has already invested $17B  into this Covid-19 response scheme. We have states competing to be the first with the best vaccine. But what good is a vaccine if no one will use it? That's where the media comes in. If we can turn everyone into vaccine junkies, we can make up any excuse we want.

True capitalism at its finest. The creation of a new market and culture.

I think what is most scary, is just how easy people can be manipulated. Are you familiar with the Milgram experiment? Or, the Asch Conformity and Stanford Prison experiments? Damn our herding instinct, and our need to conform.

If the media broadcasted everyday for a month, about the nutritional and health benefits of fresh s**t, I guarantee that that there will be many Australians willing to give it a go.



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Reply #281 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 6:27pm
 
Sophia wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:16am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 23rd, 2022 at 1:50pm:
Carl D wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 8:25pm:
Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 22nd, 2022 at 7:32pm:
I think due to the mass vaccinations, most people having had covid  and declining death rates, the overall risk has greatly abated.
I do not think it has been declared 'over'.

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The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight”, the World Health Organization has declared, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world were at the lowest level since March 2020.        .........




Ah, yes. "The end of the pandemic is in sight".

Which was immediately 'pounced upon' by the media as meaning "the pandemic is over" and our governments did nothing to correct this misinformation from the media. No surprise there.

And, they also conveniently ignored this part:

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The director general of the international health body, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a press conference: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020.

“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view, she runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we.

“We can see the finish line, we’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running. Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap the rewards of all our hard work.”

Tedros added: “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty. So let’s seize this opportunity.”


Needless to say - Australia (and most western countries) are not doing that and they've "stopped running". In fact, here in Australia they've removed all remaining Covid protections such as masks and isolation for infected people.

And now, more newer vaccine and antiviral evading Covid variants are arriving (probably already here like XBB from Singapore - could be spreading in Perth right now since we have many flights to and from Singapore every week here).

Australia wouldn't be able to see the pandemic finish line even with the largest optical telescope on earth at the moment.


No one has removed any of these protection protocols, that has been protecting us all from a viral apocalypse. But they have removed the thousand dollar fines and arrests, the closing down of businesses, the suspension of our personal freedoms of movement and speech, and our freedom of choice for non-compliance.

You are still free to wear masks, take as many boosters as you like, keep away from people, and stay locked-up in your home if you choose to. How you choose to deal with this virus is your choice, and your business. And for others, also their choice, and their business.

In spite of all the media hype and disinformation, this is NOT MERS, the Bubonic Plague(bacterial), Smallpox, or the Ebola virus. This is a medically treatable flu virus. Clearly, solely being vaccinated will not prevent everyone from being infected, transmitting, or dying from this virus.

Do you even wonder why there have now been 15 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Can you think of any childhood virus with so many mutated variances? So why this virus? Could it be that this type of vaccine is ineffective? Could it be the specificity of the immune-acquired antibodies is a bit too specific?

Maybe we should stop targeting only the spike proteins. And, let our naturally-produced antibodies target ALL of the virus(instead of only the spike protein). In this way, it doesn't matter what the new variant form looks like. Our natural antibodies will attack and erase.

How do we stop any virus? They are microorganisms that are neither dead nor alive. There are more viruses on earth, than there are stars and planets in the universe(10^31 power). Even 10% of the human genome(DNA) contain viral genes. Viruses have been on earth for over 3.5 billion years before man. And, they will be here long after we're gone. So good luck with your race analogy. In reality, there is no finish line. 

Don't listen to the media. They are the fear-mongers who created this climate of viral-phobia. Now they're  just back-peddling, to save face.




That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.



Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Captain…. Exactly re: media push!!!
You will love this….


Thank you Lols. Really loved this video. It really highlighted the absurdity of our governments behavior in this crisis. Thank God the adults took to the streets to stop this silly nonsense.

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Reply #282 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 7:40pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 4:41pm:
Hi Dnarever. Let me address your points. Although, they do sound more like parroted platitudes and media soundbites, than informed opinions. IMHO

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:32am:
Yes its an addition affect - nobody who is dead will become undead.


I certainly agree that these numbers of deaths are the  accumulative totals over the past 1,003 days(25Jan.,20-24Oct.,22). Of course this total represents an average of 15.5 people(out of 26M) dying from/with covid-19 each day. This represents just 0.00006% of our population each day. At the risk of being callous and insensitive, these numbers are just too small to justify our sledgehammer response to this level of threat. We almost destroyed our own country and our own people. 

Does this additive concept extend to the number of cases reported as well? Remember, these numbers also include the people who have only tested positive for the virus(not the disease). But lets ignore this for the moment. There are 10.3M total covid-19 cases today. This represents a daily average of 10,269 cases since day one. This represents only 0.04% of our population per day. Clearly the overwhelming majority of our population, was NOT infected over this entire 1,003 day period. Yet some people claim that almost 40% of the Australian population is infected. Aren't they aware of this additive concept?

Before vaccines were available, there were 28,947 cases reported over the 397 day period. This represents a daily average of 73 cases being reported each day. That's 140X less than the daily average over the entire period. This represents only 0.0003% of the population being infected each day. This was before vaccines. Again, not worth this level of panic. 

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:32am:
Pre Vaccines the virus struggled to get a hold because of Lock Downs, Distancing and masks. Places in the world who didn't do this or were too late were in a heap of trouble and ten's of thousands if not more died.


I really think that you're just rationalizing what you really want to believe as being true. The rest is just more parroted media soundbites, and disinformation by omission. I'm afraid that the facts just don't support your beliefs.

No matter how much you try to make the facts fit your beliefs, they will never fit. More deaths and cases DID occur AFTER all the medical protocols were in place. In fact, many times more deaths and cases.

If you believe that a virus is sentient, and couldn't maneuver through any restriction protocols, then we have a very different understand of what a  microorganism can and cannot do.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
Nobody ever said that the protocols were perfect. Virtually every outbreak was caused by people breaking the rules.


This is the same copout excuse the government uses to maintain its win-win integrity. It certainly is NOT perfect. In fact, it is laughable and immature. Does any rational mind think that you can get 26M people to keep 2 meters apart? Or, wear a mask 24/7? Or, would passively accept sticking a poison into their body? Or, would voluntarily change their lifestyle, under legal duress? All because of a flu virus no more lethal than the measles or Hepatitis A. 

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
As you say above we had about 999 deaths pre vaccine and their loved ones would have been very upset. However the point here is that the places where there was no lockdown or it was done too late tens of thousands died at best. The US did it badly and over a million people died.

What this means is that a lot more people have living loved ones than would have been the case.


You are again simply rationalizing what you want to be true. Every time you speculate what could be true, it also means what could also NOT be true, right? In reality, almost 16X more people have died, and over 350X more cases have been reported after vaccines were available.

No amount of convoluted logic can rationalize these facts away. This was a media circus from the very beginning. Unfortunately, there are far too many right-brain dominant people, who are genetically predisposed to this level of media pathos. And, I really don't think that the public safety was very high on the government's list of priorities.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 12:44am:
They caught covid and it killed them is the why. I don't see the cause of death as the important bit, minimising the number of deaths is the valuable part.


Viruses do NOT kill their hosts. It is our immune response to the pathogen that can kill us. Considering the fact that over 98% of all victims recover, this makes this level of fear almost borderline phobic. 

Anyway. I have a feeling that this will just become another rabbit hole to fall into. Unless you want to focus only on the points I've raised(I will list them if you want), instead of just parroting more of the same media soundbites and disinformation, I think we should just agree to disagree. Smiley



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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 4:41pm:
I certainly agree that these numbers of deaths are the  accumulative totals over the past 1,003 days(25Jan.,20-24Oct.,22). Of course this total represents an average of 15.5 people(out of 26M) dying from/with covid-19 each day. This represents just 0.00006% of our population each day. At the risk of being callous and insensitive, these numbers are just too small to justify our sledgehammer response to this level of threat. We almost destroyed our own country and our own people. 

Does this additive concept extend to the number of cases reported as well? Remember, these numbers also include the people who have only tested positive for the virus(not the disease). But lets ignore this for the moment. There are 10.3M total covid-19 cases today. This represents a daily average of 10,269 cases since day one. This represents only 0.04% of our population per day. Clearly the overwhelming majority of our population, was NOT infected over this entire 1,003 day period. Yet some people claim that almost 40% of the Australian population is infected. Aren't they aware of this additive concept?

Before vaccines were available, there were 28,947 cases reported over the 397 day period. This represents a daily average of 73 cases being reported each day. That's 140X less than the daily average over the entire period. This represents only 0.0003% of the population being infected each day. This was before vaccines. Again, not worth this level of panic. 



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This represents only 0.0003% of the population being infected each day. This was before vaccines.


Results like this were not a by default position. The numbers were kept low because of the action taken. Places which failed to react went into emergency conditions with hospitals clogged up and bodies piled into rented cool rooms outside hospitals.

New York for example - A hub city which had covid19 present in numbers before anything could be done had an initial fatality rate of about 9.2% and 32.1% among hospitalized patients.

Had we left the barn door wide open we may have achieved similar numbers. Our success was due to the actions we took. Not the other way around.
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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 6:06pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.

Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Can't disagree with any of that. Money and power talks. Everything else walks.

Also, consider that the contracts between the Australian government and these drug companies are the dream deals of a lifetime. If any citizen tries to sue these drug companies for damages(adverse events), these companies are protected by the government against indemnity claims. Hence why the government has now a 2 tiered cap on all compensation claims.

If the government doesn't use-up its stockpile of drugs(vaccines), or misses a payment or a shipment, it will pay a very stiff penalty. Which can include paying out money from the government's own  treasury

Also, it won't be until 2099 that we can see the complete list of ingredients in these vaccines. And, compliance is NOT mandatory under their exclusive utility patent.

The Australian government has already invested $17B  into this Covid-19 response scheme. We have states competing to be the first with the best vaccine. But what good is a vaccine if no one will use it? That's where the media comes in. If we can turn everyone into vaccine junkies, we can make up any excuse we want.

True capitalism at its finest. The creation of a new market and culture.

I think what is most scary, is just how easy people can be manipulated. Are you familiar with the Milgram experiment? Or, the Asch Conformity and Stanford Prison experiments? Damn our herding instinct, and our need to conform.

If the media broadcasted everyday for a month, about the nutritional and health benefits of fresh s**t, I guarantee that that there will be many Australians willing to give it a go.





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I don't care how fresh the s**t is I am not eating it.  Grin
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Reply #285 - Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:47pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 6:06pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:04am:
That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.

Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
He donated hundreds of millions to media, why?
He had a financial interest in pushing mandatory vaccines, as did half the politicians. Look a pallachooks father.
This insider trading needs thorough investigating, but it will never happen properly.


Can't disagree with any of that. Money and power talks. Everything else walks.

Also, consider that the contracts between the Australian government and these drug companies are the dream deals of a lifetime. If any citizen tries to sue these drug companies for damages(adverse events), these companies are protected by the government against indemnity claims. Hence why the government has now a 2 tiered cap on all compensation claims.

If the government doesn't use-up its stockpile of drugs(vaccines), or misses a payment or a shipment, it will pay a very stiff penalty. Which can include paying out money from the government's own  treasury

Also, it won't be until 2099 that we can see the complete list of ingredients in these vaccines. And, compliance is NOT mandatory under their exclusive utility patent.

The Australian government has already invested $17B  into this Covid-19 response scheme. We have states competing to be the first with the best vaccine. But what good is a vaccine if no one will use it? That's where the media comes in. If we can turn everyone into vaccine junkies, we can make up any excuse we want.

True capitalism at its finest. The creation of a new market and culture.

I think what is most scary, is just how easy people can be manipulated. Are you familiar with the Milgram experiment? Or, the Asch Conformity and Stanford Prison experiments? Damn our herding instinct, and our need to conform.

If the media broadcasted everyday for a month, about the nutritional and health benefits of fresh s**t, I guarantee that that there will be many Australians willing to give it a go.





Going by those on here that have fallen head first for the media hype surrounding covid, it makes that highlighted sentence even more fitting...  Grin Grin Grin


The whole situation stank like a pole cat from the start.
What got me was how easily people were manipulated without any question at all.
Then they'd turn on those asking the important questions.
The media got them 24/7 and it worked.
For someone like me who does not watch MSM, or social media (bar this place) it had no effect.

You make good reading and put it in nice kind ways.
Keep it up.
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Reply #286 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am
 
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:47pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 6:06pm:
[quote author=Captain_Caveman link=1650450480/272#272 date=1666566261]That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.

Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
money from the government's own  treasury

Also, it won't be until 2099 that we can see the complete list of ingredients in these vaccines. And, compliance is NOT mandatory under their exclusive utility patent.

The Australian government has already invested $17B  into this Covid-19 response scheme. We have states competing to be the first with the best vaccine. But what good is a vaccine if no one will use it? That's where the media comes in. If we can turn everyone into vaccine junkies, we can make up any excuse we want.

True capitalism at its finest. The creation of a new market and culture.

I think what is most scary, is just how easy people can be manipulated. Are you familiar with the Milgram experiment? Or, the Asch Conformity and Stanford Prison experiments? Damn our herding instinct, and our need to conform.

If the media broadcasted everyday for a month, about the nutritional and health benefits of fresh s**t, I guarantee that that there will be many Australians willing to give it a go.





Going by those on here that have fallen head first for the media hype surrounding covid, it makes that highlighted sentence even more fitting...  Grin Grin Grin


The whole situation stank like a pole cat from the start.
What got me was how easily people were manipulated without any question at all.
Then they'd turn on those asking the important questions.
The media got them 24/7 and it worked.
For someone like me who does not watch MSM, or social media (bar this place) it had no effect.

You make good reading and put it in nice kind ways.
Keep it up.



i endorse everything you both say.

the anxious people who defer their lives to an authority figure fell for it and now they have no choice but to double down.

its sad to see.

most aussies couldnt be bothered having the boosters and so the government has sniffed the breeze and got out front of it and pretends like it never happened.

lilly livered hypocrites.

from day 1 it has been obvious that people like Gates (who has a degree in coding i believe) have no right to stick their noses into peoples individual health decisions.

maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.

he seems to have such a high opinion of himself .
would the left and mainstream media accept his expertise in that domain.

pathetic that so many people caved and followed orders like the sheep they are.
the elites certainly know that they can control the masses now and they will be doing just that.

social credit scores and probably a forced conversion of all your funds like super to a government controlled digital currency


as a farmer this was intersting

A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation found that the average kilogram of liveweight beef produced in Uruguay produces 33 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent gases.
The figures for Uruguay are relevant for Central Queensland because like them our cattle production system is largely grass fed.
Only about half the liveweight of a cow ends up in edible products so the carbon intensity of your steak would be roughly 60 kilograms. It will cost money to reduce the carbon dioxide in beef production either by reducing stocking rates or by buying the "magic pills" that some reckon will cut the methane that a cow burps or otherwise emits during its life.
Most economic models estimate that a "carbon price" of about 20 cents a kilogram would be needed to achieve "net zero emissions." At that price, you would pay an extra $12 per kilogram for your red meat at the butcher. That would almost double the cost of the rump steak for your next BBQ.
The new Labor government flagged last week that it would join this madness and sign Australia up to the Global Methane Pledge. This pledge commits countries to reduce methane emissions, including those made by cattle, by 30 per cent by 2030. And, the government is committed to Australia becoming "net zero" by 2050.
Why do politicians keep coming up with ways of making it harder to balance family budgets, when Australians are already struggling to make ends meet?


in the next decade i expect everyone to be on a government controlled digital currency

you will go to buy beef or fuel and the regulators will decide if you can or cant

micro control of the sheep and cattle in society.

just like i can micro control my stock if i want to

the population are just dumb animals and almost deserve to be treated as such
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Reply #287 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 7:15am
 
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
most aussies couldnt be bothered having the boosters and so the government has sniffed the breeze and got out front of it and pretends like it never happened.


Incorrect. You have it around the wrong way.

The reason why most Aussies couldn't/still can't be bothered is because our Federal and State governments (and the media, of course) have deceived almost everyone into believing the pandemic is over.

Which is also incorrect. See the attached image from Melbourne's Herald Sun which was printed October 14th. (Original post is here) as a perfect example.

And, I've lost count of how many times I've seen the words "post COVID" and "post pandemic" in our own West Australian paper over the past month or so.

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the population are just dumb animals and almost deserve to be treated as such.


Finally - something we can both agree on. And, this is exactly the sort of population our governments, big business and the media want and like to have.
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Reply #289 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 10:25am
 
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 9:47pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 6:06pm:
[quote author=Captain_Caveman link=1650450480/272#272 date=1666566261]That was clear from the very first day the media got involved.
The propaganda was laughable, yet the masses were frightened into submission.

Then add to the media hype, bill gates.
That prick sat on TV scaring the crap out of people, while he funnelled hundreds of millions into his account, sorry, foundation.
money from the government's own  treasury

Also, it won't be until 2099 that we can see the complete list of ingredients in these vaccines. And, compliance is NOT mandatory under their exclusive utility patent.

The Australian government has already invested $17B  into this Covid-19 response scheme. We have states competing to be the first with the best vaccine. But what good is a vaccine if no one will use it? That's where the media comes in. If we can turn everyone into vaccine junkies, we can make up any excuse we want.

True capitalism at its finest. The creation of a new market and culture.

I think what is most scary, is just how easy people can be manipulated. Are you familiar with the Milgram experiment? Or, the Asch Conformity and Stanford Prison experiments? Damn our herding instinct, and our need to conform.

If the media broadcasted everyday for a month, about the nutritional and health benefits of fresh s**t, I guarantee that that there will be many Australians willing to give it a go.





Going by those on here that have fallen head first for the media hype surrounding covid, it makes that highlighted sentence even more fitting...  Grin Grin Grin


The whole situation stank like a pole cat from the start.
What got me was how easily people were manipulated without any question at all.
Then they'd turn on those asking the important questions.
The media got them 24/7 and it worked.
For someone like me who does not watch MSM, or social media (bar this place) it had no effect.

You make good reading and put it in nice kind ways.
Keep it up.



i endorse everything you both say.

the anxious people who defer their lives to an authority figure fell for it and now they have no choice but to double down.

its sad to see.

most aussies couldnt be bothered having the boosters and so the government has sniffed the breeze and got out front of it and pretends like it never happened.

lilly livered hypocrites.

from day 1 it has been obvious that people like Gates (who has a degree in coding i believe) have no right to stick their noses into peoples individual health decisions.

maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.

he seems to have such a high opinion of himself .
would the left and mainstream media accept his expertise in that domain.

pathetic that so many people caved and followed orders like the sheep they are.
the elites certainly know that they can control the masses now and they will be doing just that.

social credit scores and probably a forced conversion of all your funds like super to a government controlled digital currency


as a farmer this was intersting

A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation found that the average kilogram of liveweight beef produced in Uruguay produces 33 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent gases.
The figures for Uruguay are relevant for Central Queensland because like them our cattle production system is largely grass fed.
Only about half the liveweight of a cow ends up in edible products so the carbon intensity of your steak would be roughly 60 kilograms. It will cost money to reduce the carbon dioxide in beef production either by reducing stocking rates or by buying the "magic pills" that some reckon will cut the methane that a cow burps or otherwise emits during its life.
Most economic models estimate that a "carbon price" of about 20 cents a kilogram would be needed to achieve "net zero emissions." At that price, you would pay an extra $12 per kilogram for your red meat at the butcher. That would almost double the cost of the rump steak for your next BBQ.
The new Labor government flagged last week that it would join this madness and sign Australia up to the Global Methane Pledge. This pledge commits countries to reduce methane emissions, including those made by cattle, by 30 per cent by 2030. And, the government is committed to Australia becoming "net zero" by 2050.
Why do politicians keep coming up with ways of making it harder to balance family budgets, when Australians are already struggling to make ends meet?


in the next decade i expect everyone to be on a government controlled digital currency

you will go to buy beef or fuel and the regulators will decide if you can or cant

micro control of the sheep and cattle in society.

just like i can micro control my stock if i want to

the population are just dumb animals and almost deserve to be treated as such




What we have seen is absolute power corrupting absolutely.
They can go digital all they like. Most households are going to struggle to pay an electricity bill soon.

Funny hey.
Turn the world into an electronic nightmare society. Make it almost impossible to function\participate without it.
Then, ramp up electricity prices.
That's absolute power corrupting absolutely.

The world needs to purge itself of these super rich sociopaths.
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Reply #290 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 10:28am
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 7:15am:
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
most aussies couldnt be bothered having the boosters and so the government has sniffed the breeze and got out front of it and pretends like it never happened.


Incorrect. You have it around the wrong way.

The reason why most Aussies couldn't/still can't be bothered is because our Federal and State governments (and the media, of course) have deceived almost everyone into believing the pandemic is over.

Which is also incorrect. See the attached image from Melbourne's Herald Sun which was printed October 14th. (Original post is here) as a perfect example.

And, I've lost count of how many times I've seen the words "post COVID" and "post pandemic" in our own West Australian paper over the past month or so.

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the population are just dumb animals and almost deserve to be treated as such.


Finally - something we can both agree on. And, this is exactly the sort of population our governments, big business and the media want and like to have.




Ironic that you couldn't see them do that in the beginning. You know, when covid started and they scared the crap out of you and your bubble wrapped friends.
No, it's only happening now.


You can't keep a lie going without proof bud.
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Reply #291 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 12:33pm
 
What we have seen is absolute power corrupting absolutely.
They can go digital all they like. Most households are going to struggle to pay an electricity bill soon.

Funny hey.
Turn the world into an electronic nightmare society. Make it almost impossible to function\participate without it.
Then, ramp up electricity prices.
That's absolute power corrupting absolutely.

The world needs to purge itself of these super rich sociopaths.


captain,
unfortunately that probably wont happen .

the president of the USA would have been thought to be the most powerful man on earth,  but people like gates and zuck and allan and bezos can just cut him off from the internet,
that shows who really holds power.

all of our consumer society was built on fossil fuels
all our plastic and cheap consumer goods, cheap food, cheap power, cheap transport relied on it.

20 bucks worth of petrol can do more work on my farm than 20,000 bucks worth of manual labor wages.

with that gone, standards of living are going to fall quite rapidly.

as the inflation and debt really start to pinch, the rich elites will usher in a new digital currency

this will be the next level of control

do what your told or you are going to be defunded.

you will get to buy what they want you to buy and in the quantities they allow.

inflation and debt have effectively wiped out the savings of  the middle classes.

we will have what clauss shwabb said we will have

'you will own nothing but you will be grateful for it'

you will get to buy whatever frankenstein foods they allow you to buy with your UBI.
you will have no liberty to travel (covid was a test for that with people being tracked by their devices to make sure they stayed put).

of course if you are bezos or gates of shwabb, its private jets wherever you like including to epstein island
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Reply #292 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 2:16pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
from day 1 it has been obvious that people like Gates (who has a degree in coding i believe) have no right to stick their noses into peoples individual health decisions.

maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.


I'm afraid Bill Gates is a billionaire college dropout. He never received even a bachelors degree. He did however receive an HONORARY Doctorate from Harvard Uni. By tweaking the earlier BASIC programming language, he and is partner(Allen) created the software(language) for Honeywell's first personal computer kit(Altair 8800). He then went on to sell this software and create Microsoft. 

aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.

he seems to have such a high opinion of himself .
would the left and mainstream media accept his expertise in that domain.


I totally agree with his opinion regarding abortion rights for women. But, I think that his opinion on pretty much anything, is no more better informed than anyone else's. And, I doubt that he could influence any of the right wingnuts.
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Reply #293 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 2:36pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 2:16pm:
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
from day 1 it has been obvious that people like Gates (who has a degree in coding i believe) have no right to stick their noses into peoples individual health decisions.

maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.


I'm afraid Bill Gates is a billionaire college dropout. He never received even a bachelors degree. He did however receive an HONORARY Doctorate from Harvard Uni. By tweaking the earlier BASIC programming language, he and is partner(Allen) created the software(language) for Honeywell's first personal computer kit(Altair 8800). He then went on to sell this software and create Microsoft. 

aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.

he seems to have such a high opinion of himself .
would the left and mainstream media accept his expertise in that domain.


I totally agree with his opinion regarding abortion rights for women. But, I think that his opinion on pretty much anything, is no more better informed than anyone else's. And, I doubt that he could influence any of the right wingnuts.



i dont know what his opinion is.
i hope its "women can do what they want, its none of my business"
thats certainly not the opinion of the elites when they want to control other behaviours.

when they introduce the social credit system, you and i wont be allowed to criticise the elites or their puppet politicians. if you do, you will go to buy food or fuel and your blockchained funds wont transfer.
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Reply #294 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 2:16pm:
aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
from day 1 it has been obvious that people like Gates (who has a degree in coding i believe) have no right to stick their noses into peoples individual health decisions.

maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.


I'm afraid Bill Gates is a billionaire college dropout. He never received even a bachelors degree. He did however receive an HONORARY Doctorate from Harvard Uni. By tweaking the earlier BASIC programming language, he and is partner(Allen) created the software(language) for Honeywell's first personal computer kit(Altair 8800). He then went on to sell this software and create Microsoft. 

aquascoot wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 5:16am:
maybe gates could decide the abortion issue once and for all.

he seems to have such a high opinion of himself .
would the left and mainstream media accept his expertise in that domain.


I totally agree with his opinion regarding abortion rights for women. But, I think that his opinion on pretty much anything, is no more better informed than anyone else's. And, I doubt that he could influence any of the right wingnuts.


Microsoft was founded 5 years before this project, it was Microsoft what worked with IBM.

They did a lot more than just supply the base software. They pushed the system to 16 bit operation which put them about 5 years in front of apple. This greatly contributed to their success. It allowed them to have superior graphics and much more complex higher quality applications. Which they also supplied.

Gates Zuckerberg and Page - (Microsoft, Facebook and Google) all dropped out because the companies they founded or were starting up were becoming too successful to be managed part time.

Officially Gates took a leave of absence from Harvard to start up Microsoft. He intended to go back.
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Reply #295 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 7:37pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
Microsoft was founded 5 years before this project, it was Microsoft what worked with IBM.


I was not talking about the project to build and sell the first personal computer. This accolade goes to the Kenbak 1, PC. Which was designed in 1970(gates was only 15yo). But it was really far from the PC that we know today. I was talking about the Altair 8800, because it was the PC that started the PC revolution. It was the PC that inspired Gates in "Popular Electronics". It was the computer that the name "personal computer" was coined. It was developed in 1974. But it was limited to just flicking levers.   

Gates and Allen DID write the programming software for this computer to get away from flicking these levers. This programming also allowed the computer  the freedom to connect/interface with other hardware.

Microsoft was founded by Gates and Allen in 1975. A year after his programming was proving successful.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
They did a lot more than just supply the base software. They pushed the system to 16 bit operation which put them about 5 years in front of apple. This greatly contributed to their success. It allowed them to have superior graphics and much more complex higher quality applications. Which they also supplied.


It was in 1980 that Microsoft worked with IBM. The deal was to provide an operating system for IBM's first  personal computer. And 5 years later "Windows" was released(1985). By the end of the 80's Microsoft was the world's largest PC SOFTWARE company in the world.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
Gates Zuckerberg and Page - (Microsoft, Facebook and Google) all dropped out because the companies they founded or were starting up were becoming too successful to be managed part time.


I was not being judgmental. You were implying that Gates might have some "coding" degree/qualifications. I was clarifying that he does not. If he wasn't very intelligent, he would NOT be going to Harvard. The most elite Uni in the US. But this doesn't change the fact, that he is still a college drop-out, AND NEVER WENT BACK from his leave of absence.

Dnarever wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
Officially Gates took a leave of absence from Harvard to start up Microsoft. He intended to go back.


His intentions are irrelevant. What is relevant, is that he never went back.

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Reply #296 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 10:58pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 7:37pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
Microsoft was founded 5 years before this project, it was Microsoft what worked with IBM.


I was not talking about the project to build and sell the first personal computer. This accolade goes to the Kenbak 1, PC. Which was designed in 1970(gates was only 15yo). But it was really far from the PC that we know today. I was talking about the Altair 8800, because it was the PC that started the PC revolution. It was the PC that inspired Gates in "Popular Electronics". It was the computer that the name "personal computer" was coined. It was developed in 1974. But it was limited to just flicking levers.   



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I was talking about the Altair 8800


Yes Microsoft's first product was for the Altair 8800, I got the timing wrong I thought that this was in 1980/81 with Microsoft founded in 1975 but they were both in 1975.
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Reply #297 - Oct 25th, 2022 at 11:07pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 7:37pm:
I was not being judgmental. You were implying that Gates might have some "coding" degree/qualifications. I was clarifying that he does not. If he wasn't very intelligent, he would NOT be going to Harvard. The most elite Uni in the US. But this doesn't change the fact, that he is still a college drop-out, AND NEVER WENT BACK from his leave of absence.



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Didn't think you were - at this point I was just adding information.

Gates wasn't a great technician or programmer. He was a great technical businessman. The vast majority of what he did was to leverage the work of others. He purchased an existing OS which he had further developed by employed programmers.

He had the vision, the development planning and entrepreneurial skills.
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Dnarever wrote on Oct 24th, 2022 at 7:51pm:
New York for example - A hub city which had covid19 present in numbers before anything could be done had an initial fatality rate of about 9.2% and 32.1% among hospitalized patients.

Had we left the barn door wide open we may have achieved similar numbers. Our success was due to the actions we took. Not the other way around.


Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows those under 60 years of age had a 99.9% survival rate up to Delta variant with just over 20% vaxxed.

Looking at your NY numbers did you consider Andrew Cuomo stuffed up in sending covid patients back into aged care when it was well known older people are at far greater risk or do you lie and twist your narrative to push your idiotic beliefs?

ABS data shows those over 90 have case fatality risk around 50% the epidemiologists from the Great Barrington Declaration said we need to focus protection on the elderly and they have been proven right even though idiots like Fauci tried to smear them.

Most of our deaths were aged care patients

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Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 nursing home fiasco shows the ethical perils of pandemic policymaking


WASHINGTON — The humbling of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on pandemic policy has been spectacular and swift. Within a matter of days, one of America’s most trusted voices in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic became a political pariah.

Outrage over Cuomo’s decisions — first, to require nursing homes to accept Covid-19-positive patients when New York’s hospitals were overflowing, and then, to hide data about deaths of nursing home residents — has engulfed Albany in recent weeks. Court orders, leaks, and investigations revealed that Cuomo dramatically and intentionally understated the pandemic’s toll on nursing home residents in New York.


Cuomo’s fall from grace is a cautionary tale of the perils of policymaking during a public health crisis. Making the right decisions in the early days of battling a novel virus is incredibly difficult, and leaders shouldn’t fear retribution for tough choices they made in good faith, five ethicists and public health experts told STAT. But that doesn’t absolve leaders from taking responsibility for their missteps.

The ethicists said that Cuomo’s conduct stands out not because the policy he put in place was especially egregious, but because he obscured public health data for political gain.

Cuomo wasn’t alone in prohibiting nursing homes from discriminating against patients based on their Covid-19 infection status


“Cuomo got such positive press as someone who was a straight shooter, particularly in contrast to somebody like President Trump. … Lying about the nursing home data is antithetical to that, and caused a real problem,” said Michael Gusmano, a professor of health policy at Rutgers University.

Cuomo’s office did not respond to questions about his administration’s nursing home data reporting.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/26/cuomos-nursing-home-fiasco-ethical-perils-pa...


Trump wanted to lock down NY and NJ which outraged Cuomo who then threatened legal action if Trump tried to do that.

The actions we took were wrong with just about everything.

Those who claim lockdowns worked fail to recognise Victoria has the world record for lockdowns while simultaneously having the most deaths in Australia.

Masks don't stop Aerosols this is proven fact. The social distancing distance we had wasn't effective and washing hands only prevented you from infections from people who didn't wash their hands after going to the toilet.


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Reply #299 - Oct 27th, 2022 at 2:27am
 

What a lot of this mask v. no mask debate ignores is that in the early days
of the pandemic, when we knew very little about the transmission of the
COVID virus, it was obviously better health-wise to err on the side of caution.

In fact it was only earlier this year that it was evidenced that for people of
normal good health, masks were unnecessary.

It's all too easy to be wise after the event.  It should also be noted that the
OP article wasn't published until April 2022.  If writer John Tierney was so
confident that masks were definitely of no use, why then did he not publish
his claim in April 2020?  Well... simply because he and the rest of the world
didn't know at that time one way or the other.  So caution—rightly—prevailed.

Tierney is one of the "influential but misinformed skeptics" who have helped
prevent the United States from taking action on climate change, and claims
that global warming would boost its economy.

—I rest my case m'lud.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 26th, 2022 at 11:57pm:
Masks don't stop Aerosols this is proven fact...

Citation please.

Face masks can filter small airborne particles, including respiratory droplets, and are effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19.

Quote:
Tiny particles don’t just move in a straight path—they are subject to Brownian
motion—darting about randomly. Due to this—the masks catch more than you
would  imagine in both directions. They protect and prevent much of the viral
particles in  droplets from dispersing into ambient air.  Therefore masks are able
to filter most  airborne particles, even if the particle size is smaller than the pores
in the fabric, as  shown by different studies. Medical-grade face masks  can capture
most of the smallest  respiratory droplets emitted by a person while  breathing,
talking and coughing.

A study  with surgical and KN95 masks found a 74% to 90% reduction in the emission
rate of  respiratory droplets with diameters between 0.3 and 0.5 micrometers.
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Reply #301 - Oct 27th, 2022 at 9:53pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 2:47am:


It's clear from your post you don't understand the difference between aerosols and droplets. It took nearly 2 years for health officals to admit aerosol transmission. If the kung flu was spread by droplets or touching things like we were intially told then masks don't offer any protection if you social distanced.

Surgical masks protect against bacterial infections they were never designed to protect against aerosol transmission.

Farts are aerosols if you can smell a fart after someone lets one rip through underwear and jeans which you can that proves cloth masks were nothing more than facial decoration.

All the evidence that was conveniently ignored before this pandemic showed masks did SFA. The science didn't change it was political science that changed with governments selling a perception to the gullible they're doing something with mask mandates

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


May 2020

Face Masks

In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018.. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20; I2 = 30%, p = 0.25) (Figure 2). One study evaluated the use of masks among pilgrims from Australia during the Hajj pilgrimage and reported no major difference in the risk for laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection in the control or mask group (33). Two studies in university settings assessed the effectiveness of face masks for primary protection by monitoring the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among student hall residents for 5 months (9,10). The overall reduction in ILI or laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in the face mask group was not significant in either studies (9,10). Study designs in the 7 household studies were slightly different: 1 study provided face masks and P2 respirators for household contacts only (34), another study evaluated face mask use as a source control for infected persons only (35), and the remaining studies provided masks for the infected persons as well as their close contacts (11–13,15,17). None of the household studies reported a significant reduction in secondary laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the face mask group

Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids (36). There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.


Is the CDC still a credible source?  Grin https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article


All studies before pandemic showed masks didn't work for respiratory viruses.

The RACGP is a credible source
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Guidelines questioned as research highlights COVID aerosol threat


31 Mar 2021

Debate around protection against aerosol particles in the transmission of COVID-19 has been reignited as Queensland faces its latest COVID outbreak, linked to two healthcare workers who contracted the virus at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Now new research, published in Anaesthesia, has added weight to the debate and once again called into question national personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines.

According to Associate Professor Tovey, staff in normal COVID wards are only required to use droplet protection, including a surgical mask, whereas those working in ICUs have access to more complete PPE, such as N95 or FFP3 respirator masks.

‘Surgical facemasks provide inadequate protection against aerosols and staff safety can only be increased by more widespread use of specialised tight-fitting respirators [N95 or FFP3 masks] and increased indoor ventilation.’


[b]However, according to the study’s lead author Dr Nick Wilson from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, aerosols can evade surgical masks, which are designed to protect against larger droplets, leaving healthcare workers vulnerable to smaller particles passing around the edges of the masks and being inhaled.

More here- https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/guidelines-called-into-question-as-res...
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Reply #302 - Oct 27th, 2022 at 10:00pm
 
Politicians give a perception they're doing something many believe their bullshit without questioning it.

You have been brainwashed for over 2 years into believing face masks work.

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Reply #303 - Oct 28th, 2022 at 1:46am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 9:53pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 2:47am:
[quote author=Baronvonrort link=1650450480/298#298 date=1666792646]

Masks don't stop Aerosols this is proven fact...

Citation please...


Your first linked site has little to do with COVID:

"In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported
estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory
confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature
published during 1946–July 27, 2018."

And your second linked site refers only to the inadequacy of surgical
masks, rather than N95:

"Surgical facemasks provide inadequate protection against aerosols".

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Reply #304 - Oct 28th, 2022 at 1:58am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 10:00pm:
You have been brainwashed for over 2 years into believing face masks work.

LOL... just as you've been brainwashed into believing they
don't by the anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorists maybe???

Or are you somehow impervious to brainwashing?

BTW, these images...

...

...refer specifically to these masks.

...

You seem to be confused by the adequacy of surgical masks
in comparison to the better performance of fitted N95 masks.


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Reply #305 - Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:10am
 
Here's a scientific question for you. Is wearing a mask more, or less effective in slowing the spread of this virus, than putting your hands over your mouth and nose, when you cough or sneeze? And, why?

Assuming that you don't have any defects on your skin, it will form a natural barrier against viruses. Also, the virus can enter the body through your eyes, and can spread via your tears. Maybe we should become a nation of helmet wearers? How far do you want to go to protect everyone, from a virus with a mortality rate less than the measles?
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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:10am:
Here's a scientific question for you. Is wearing a mask more, or less effective in slowing the spread of this virus, than putting your hands over your mouth and nose, when you cough or sneeze? And, why?

Simply putting your hand over your nose and mouth when you sneeze
or cough is worse even that wearing a surgical mask—as far as preventing
the viral particles being expelled into the surrounding air.  And if you're an
asymptomatic carrier of the virus, it'll be on your hands, and easily transferred
to taps or doorknobs or someone else's skin.  The most effective prevention
is a fitted N95 mask.

ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:10am:
Assuming that you don't have any defects on your skin, it will form a natural barrier against viruses. Also, the virus can enter the body through your eyes, and can spread via your tears. Maybe we should become a nation of helmet wearers? How far do you want to go to protect everyone, from a virus with a mortality rate less than the measles?

I've noticed close-contact healthcare workers wearing these full face shields:

...

As well as protecting the eyes, a face shield may provide additional inhalation protection.

In the last 20 years, the measles vaccine is estimated to have averted more
than 30 million deaths globally. Estimated deaths from measles dropped from
around 1,070,000 globally in 2000 to 60,700 in 2020.

Since March 2020, 6,588,591 people have died from COVID, which means that
it kills far more people globally than measles.



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AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
Simply putting your hand over your nose and mouth when you sneeze
or cough is worse even that wearing a surgical mask—as far as preventing
the viral particles being expelled into the surrounding air.  And if you're an
asymptomatic carrier of the virus, it'll be on your hands, and easily transferred
to taps or doorknobs or someone else's skin.  The most effective prevention
is a fitted N95 mask.


Since I can't deposit any internet sites yet, you can type in,

"Mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out".

Remember, the particles that you see coming out are the visible droplets mixed with dust particles, and other airborne pollutants. We can't see the viruses. They are just too small to be seen. But we can measure the viral load. And estimate the amounts of viruses being expectorated. Other experiments have collected the expectorants, and counted the number viruses. Remember, it only takes about 100 viruses to infect a human. And, NO MASK CLAIMS TO BE 100% EFFECTIVE.

Regarding asymptomatic carriers, I disagree. Although the evidence DOES suggest, that PRE-SYMPTOMATIC carriers(around 2 days before the onset of symptoms) can shed this virus. Which can become airborne, or can be transferred to different surfaces.

But there is no verifiable, or reproducible evidence to suggest that ASYMPTOMATIC carriers(no symptoms at all) can spread this virus. I have only seen assumptions, speculations, opinions, and arguments from ignorance. Plus, the claim is just too counterintuitive for me.

But if you understand the life-cycle of a virus, then you would know, that all viruses need their host's  immune response system, to spread itself to a new host. Viruses don't  just jump onto a host that happens to be within 6 feet of them.

Therefore, no immune response, no symptoms, no transmission of the virus. I also agree that since nature is not perfect, there may be a few exceptions to this. But these exceptions are NOT the rule.

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
I've noticed close-contact healthcare workers wearing these full face shields:


Some are. But most aren't. The professionals working in the healthcare industry, are more than twice as likely of becoming infected. I'm afraid that the earliest  stats I could find were in Feb of 2021. At that time, there were 90/100K healthcare workers infected(23.4K). To 34/100K of the general population infected(8.8K). That's over 2 times the risk of infections.

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
In the last 20 years, the measles vaccine is estimated to have averted more
than 30 million deaths globally. Estimated deaths from measles dropped from
around 1,070,000 globally in 2000 to 60,700 in 2020.

Since March 2020, 6,588,591 people have died from COVID, which means that
it kills far more people globally than measles.


I think you have a  misunderstanding of both,  the "Infection Mortality Rate"(which is falling), and the "Case Mortality Rate"(also decreasing). Neither depends exclusively, on the total number of deaths with/from the disease. Their rates are determined by  the number of deaths by a disease divided by the number of confirmed cases of the disease.

Lets say you have a global disease where only 100 people are infected. But, 100 people die from the disease. This would be a disease with a mortality rate of 100%. And, a survivability rate of 0%. Now, compare this to a global disease(Covid-19) that has infected 629M people, and 6.58M have died with/from the disease. This is a disease with a mortality rate of 1%(the measles is 1-3%). And, a survivability rate of 99%.

As you can see, the number of deaths is NOT the relevant factor alone. I think given the choice of being infected with Rabies(100% fatal), Ebola(90% fatal), or Cov-19(1% fatal), my choice would be a no-brainer. The mortality rate of a disease, is the RATE in which a disease kills people. NOT, the total number of people the disease kills. 

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In the end the mask mandades were good because they taught people not to stand too close to each other, not to cough in each others faces and to wash their hands.
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Johnnie wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 5:41pm:
In the end the mask mandades were good because they taught people not to stand too close to each other, not to cough in each others faces and to wash their hands.


I think the introduction of mandates for THIS virus was an unscientific knee-jerk reaction, to a virus no more lethal than the measles. Although, this mandate did  highlight Australia on the world stage. And, NOT in a good way.

The only thing that forced mandates had demonstrated, was just how apathetic, gullible, and submissive Australians can be. We let the government suspend our individual right, to decide what we can put on/into our body. We then allowed the government to suspend our freedom of movement in our own country. The government only needed to create whatever medical emergency it wanted, and let its media do the rest.

Our freedoms were suspended by force, threats, coercion, and by shaming people into shoving whatever the government wants into their body. Even controlling and monitoring our movements and behavior, was never considered an intrusion. It was Jab or job, or mask or fine/prison?

This is unacceptable, and opens the door to a very dangerous slippery slope. Fortunately, thousands of Australians began seeing through what wasn't being said. As well as seeing the damage that these mandates were doing to their country.

But you are correct, people should NOT cough or sneeze in each others face. And, they should always wash their hands. Unfortunately, it is impossible to not stand too close to each other, all the time. But, with around 3T pathogens already in the body, I don't think it really matters that much. 
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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:14pm:
Johnnie wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 5:41pm:
In the end the mask mandades were good because they taught people not to stand too close to each other, not to cough in each others faces and to wash their hands.


I think the introduction of mandates for THIS virus was an unscientific knee-jerk reaction, to a virus no more lethal than the measles. Although, this mandate did  highlight Australia on the world stage. And, NOT in a good way.

The only thing that forced mandates had demonstrated, was just how apathetic, gullible, and submissive Australians can be. We let the government suspend our individual right, to decide what we can put on/into our body. We then allowed the government to suspend our freedom of movement in our own country. The government only needed to create whatever medical emergency it wanted, and let its media do the rest.

Our freedoms were suspended by force, threats, coercion, and by shaming people into shoving whatever the government wants into their body. Even controlling and monitoring our movements and behavior, was never considered an intrusion. It was Jab or job, or mask or fine/prison?

This is unacceptable, and opens the door to a very dangerous slippery slope. Fortunately, thousands of Australians began seeing through what wasn't being said. As well as seeing the damage that these mandates were doing to their country.

But you are correct, people should NOT cough or sneeze in each others face. And, they should always wash their hands. Unfortunately, it is impossible to not stand too close to each other, all the time. But, with around 3T pathogens already in the body, I don't think it really matters that much. 

They didn't fool me, i already practiced social distancing etc and there was no way they were going to jab me with that monkey puss.
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Reply #312 - Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm
 
Found a good use for a mask today. Got out of the car in a street lined with plane trees which were dropping their fuzz everywhere. Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!
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Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Found a good use for a mask today. Got out of the car in a street lined with plane trees which were dropping their fuzz everywhere. Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


Never mind about the mask. Just make sure you're wearing shoes. You won't be able to breathe in these spiky seed pods. With or without a mask.

Johnnie wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:26pm:
They didn't fool me, i already practiced social distancing etc and there was no way they were going to jab me with that monkey puss.


Good on ya mate. We lateral non-one-dimensional thinkers are in the minority. But pushed far enough, we can become a very vocal minority.
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Reply #314 - Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm
 
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).
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Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).


I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with. These choices were taken away from me. Now, I have them back.

So, you are free to keep your distance. You are free to wear as many masks has you like. And, you can take as many doses of this vaccine as you want. This is your right. Whatever makes you feel safe and secure.

But I also feel safe and secure, without doing all of these things. My freedom is worth more than the risk of catching the flu.
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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 4:19pm:
...Since I can't deposit any internet sites yet, you can type in,

"Mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out".

No problem:  We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
Since March 2020, 6,588,591 people have died from COVID, which means that
it kills far more people globally than measles.

ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 4:19pm:
I think you have a  misunderstanding of both,  the "Infection Mortality Rate"(which is falling), and the "Case Mortality Rate"(also decreasing). Neither depends exclusively, on the total number of deaths with/from the disease. Their rates are determined by  the number of deaths by a disease divided by the number of confirmed cases of the disease.

I was referring to raw numbers, rather than pro rata.

—And thank you for your considered input.  It makes a welcome
change in comparison to so much of the absolute bullshit posted
here about COVID and its vaccines, by a raft of conspiracy theorists.

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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:14pm:
Our freedoms were suspended by force, threats, coercion, and by shaming people into shoving whatever the government wants into their body. Even controlling and monitoring our movements and behavior, was never considered an intrusion. It was Jab or job, or mask or fine/prison?

Sorry, but I'd have to disagree with this.  You appear to be against
a specific government-imposed mandate—whilst ignoring a lot of others. 
Seat belts and bicycle helmets, speed limits and drink driving limits are
some of the obvious ones.  Do you comply with those?  Or do you consider
them overly authoritarian? 

Bear in mind each involves limiting your movements and behaviour at a
personal level.  But each is for the greater good of our society.  I know it's
a fine line between personal sovereignty and state mandates, but I for one
could see no ulterior motives at the time for compulsory mask wearing.

It's very easy to be wise after the event, but in the very early days of the
COVID pandemic, it was better to be safe than sorry.  And even if mask
wearing was ultimately abandoned officially, it did no harm—even if it did
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AusGeoff wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 2:34am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:14pm:
Our freedoms were suspended by force, threats, coercion, and by shaming people into shoving whatever the government wants into their body. Even controlling and monitoring our movements and behavior, was never considered an intrusion. It was Jab or job, or mask or fine/prison?

Sorry, but I'd have to disagree with this.  You appear to be against
a specific government-imposed mandate—whilst ignoring a lot of others. 
Seat belts and bicycle helmets, speed limits and drink driving limits are
some of the obvious ones.  Do you comply with those?  Or do you consider
them overly authoritarian? 

Bear in mind each involves limiting your movements and behaviour at a
personal level.  But each is for the greater good of our society.  I know it's
a fine line between personal sovereignty and state mandates, but I for one
could see no ulterior motives at the time for compulsory mask wearing.

It's very easy to be wise after the event, but in the very early days of the
COVID pandemic, it was better to be safe than sorry.  And even if mask
wearing was ultimately abandoned officially, it did no harm—even if it did
no good.



Hey Dopey. Still pretending to be a scientist I see, quoting numbers and facts from newspapers and websites, thinking you are an expert. Your vax side effect is coming soon. The XBB variant is here so go get your next booster along with the ass fairy and Karl Dunce.
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AusGeoff wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 2:13am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 4:19pm:
...Since I can't deposit any internet sites yet, you can type in,

"Mask works best? We filmed people coughing and sneezing to find out".

No problem:  

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
Since March 2020, 6,588,591 people have died from COVID, which means that
it kills far more people globally than measles.

ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 4:19pm:
I think you have a  misunderstanding of both,  the "Infection Mortality Rate"(which is falling), and the "Case Mortality Rate"(also decreasing). Neither depends exclusively, on the total number of deaths with/from the disease. Their rates are determined by  the number of deaths by a disease divided by the number of confirmed cases of the disease.

I was referring to raw numbers, rather than pro rata.

—And thank you for your considered input.  It makes a welcome
change in comparison to so much of the absolute bullshit posted
here about COVID and its vaccines, by a raft of conspiracy theorists. Smiley



Thank you for your kind words. For me, it is easier to tell the truth, than to avoid the truth.

The raw/total number of those infected alone, cannot tell you how lethal/virulent the disease is. It can only tell you just how infectious/transmissible the disease is. You can certainly claim that one disease can infect more people than another. But, I think it is also important to know just how many infected people have actually died from the disease. It would be a fallacy to determine the virulence of any disease, only by the total number of those it infects.

I'm sure you would rather be infected with a disease with a low mortality rate, than one with a high mortality rate. Regardless, of how many the disease can infect.

So, of the 629M people infected globally, we have lost 6.58M People(0.08% of the global population) from/with Covid-19. This represents a mortality rate of 1.0%. This low mortality means that 99% of those infected would recover. But if the those same numbers were infected with rabies, 629M people would be dead(8% of the global population). The mortality rate would be 100%. And, no one would recover(nearly). Can you see my point? 
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Reply #320 - Oct 29th, 2022 at 1:57pm
 
Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.




Rubbish. The little fury floaty bits go right into your airway and cause an instant cough.
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Reply #321 - Oct 29th, 2022 at 2:28pm
 
They're like little darts and when they get into your throat, they cause coughing attacks," she says.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/plane-trees-a-serious-health-risk-du...
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Reply #322 - Oct 29th, 2022 at 4:33pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 2:34am:
Sorry, but I'd have to disagree with this.  You appear to be against
a specific government-imposed mandate—whilst ignoring a lot of others. 
Seat belts and bicycle helmets, speed limits and drink driving limits are
some of the obvious ones.  Do you comply with those?  Or do you consider
them overly authoritarian? 


I think you can see the false analogy and equivalence in making these comparisons. We have laws that tell people not to murder anyone. Does this mean we should also follow laws that tell us how we should  dress, or what we should eat?

I am against the Covid-19 mandates because they are NOT VOLUNTARY. This would open the door for even more stringent mandates, and more government intrusions into my privacy. We saw this happening, in the form of lockdowns, fines and arrests, curfews, border closures, turning Australians into a nation of dobbers, locator apps, Covid-19 ID cards and passports, and the closures of small businesses.

Wearing seatbelts and helmets, are both supported by established scientific causal links. The physics is sound and easily verifiable. The science supporting the rules for speeding and drink driving, is also sound and verifiable.

But, it is my commonsense that tells me to comply with these mechanical mandates. Because they will prevent death and serious injuries. This is NOT Authoritarianism. This is the government's duty of care.

But there is NO verifiable, reproducible causal links, that can demonstrate that wearing masks, distancing, or even being vaccinated, WILL prevent anyone from becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from this virus. In fact, the stats have proven the opposite. It was a not-so-well thought out knee-jerk reaction, by children in power. They too, became the victims of their own disinformation narrative/rhetoric. They became image-orientated, rather than society-orientated.

They were willing to go to any lengths, to stop a microorganism smaller than the visible spectrum of light. This fight was lost from the very beginning. But the media kept telling you that it could be won. They lied. This fight has always been between our immune system, and the pathogen. Vaccinated or not.

reggie1963 wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:11pm:
Bear in mind each involves limiting your movements and behaviour at a
personal level.  But each is for the greater good of our society.  I know it's
a fine line between personal sovereignty and state mandates, but I for one
could see no ulterior motives at the time for compulsory mask wearing.


Every time I hear, "It's for the greater good", I begin to cringe. It can mean anything you want it to mean. It is just another meaningless political soundbite like, "National security", or "In the public interest", or, "A viable threat", or, "In our national interests". All are meaningless expressions that sound meaningful. They are called "Deepities", coined by Dennett.

I agree that our personal sovereignty is not absolute. But a virus less lethal than the measles, does NOT justify these draconian mandates. Maybe for an Ebola epidemic, or even a war. But not for a flu virus. The motives of the government are irrelevant. Only their actions are relevant.

reggie1963 wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:11pm:
It's very easy to be wise after the event, but in the very early days of the
COVID pandemic, it was better to be safe than sorry.  And even if mask
wearing was ultimately abandoned officially, it did no harm—even if it did
no good.


This is an argument from ignorance. We could see what the mortality rate was, even back then. We could see that the media was only spreading fear and anxiety. They blanketed the airway with deaths, number of infected, and the dangers of hospitals becoming overrun(none were). All lies and disinformation by omitting context and perspective.

This was a simply psychological maneuver by the government's media. People will believe anything. Just as long as you keep it simple, short, and repeat it often enough. And, it worked.

Unfortunately, the stats did not support the hype. And the backpedaling started. Eventually, the cracks became obvious. Think about it. If you had never heard of Covid-19 in the last 3 years, and there were no mandates, what changes would you have noticed different in your life? More people in your life dying from this virus?

It is best to just suck it up, and learn from this experience.
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Reply #323 - Oct 29th, 2022 at 10:54pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 1:58am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 10:00pm:
You have been brainwashed for over 2 years into believing face masks work.

LOL... just as you've been brainwashed into believing they
don't by the anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorists maybe???

Or are you somehow impervious to brainwashing?

BTW, these images...

https://i.postimg.cc/23RjCW75/Screenshot-2022-10-28-at-02-53-54-ZUBY-on-Twitter....

...refer specifically to these masks.

https://i.postimg.cc/2yf8DvwS/Screenshot-2022-10-28-at-02-55-33-Medical-Face-Mas...

You seem to be confused by the adequacy of surgical masks
in comparison to the better performance of fitted N95 masks.




As far as i know only parts of Germany made N95 masks mandatory with their mask mandate. Data shows it made no difference with mandatory N95 masks..

If you read posts earlier in this thread you will discover i have always said surgical and cloth masks were a waste of time and suggested N95s were the go. In light of reviewing data i will say i was wrong data shows N95s are useless with aerosol virus.

N95s aren't approved for working with Asbestos. The smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than aerosols.

I have talked to Industrial hygienists on this the only masks suitable are respirators with removable cannisters anything else is a waste of time.

Our mask mandates were totally useless you were sold a pup by politicians and media with bullshit they could do anything.
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Reply #324 - Oct 29th, 2022 at 11:15pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:49am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 2:10am:
Also, the virus can enter the body through your eyes, and can spread via your tears. Maybe we should become a nation of helmet wearers?

I've noticed close-contact healthcare workers wearing these full face shields:

https://i.postimg.cc/4nCGD2D0/Covid-eye-protection-face-shield-1536x987-1.jpg

As well as protecting the eyes, a face shield may provide additional inhalation protection.



As ShellShilo pointed out you can contract covid through mucuos membranes in your eyes. Try google for covid eye protection.

This is another reason why mask mandates were totally useless the number of health care workers who were infected before eye protection for them became mandatory shows mask mandates were bullshit the gullible lapped up hook line and sinker.


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Reply #325 - Oct 30th, 2022 at 1:27am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 4:33pm:
But there is NO verifiable, reproducible causal links, that can demonstrate that wearing masks, distancing, or even being vaccinated, WILL prevent anyone from becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from this virus. In fact, the stats have proven the opposite...

Once again I'd have to disagree with this.  The pro rata hospitalisation
and death rates of the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated proves that—at
the least—the COVID vaccinations were in fact nearly as effective as claimed
by the medicos.

As at 23 July 2022, per 100,000 persons, the death rate for the unvaccinated
was 10.62, and the death rate for the vaccinated was 0.93. [CDC, COVID-19
Response, Epidemiology Task Force, 3 September 2022.]

And again I have to thank you for your considered and well articulated comments.

I guess at this point, we'll just have to agree to disagree on the finer points.     Smiley

I'll leave you with these data from the US Department of Health & Human Services,
CDC, 27 January, 2022.

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Reply #326 - Oct 30th, 2022 at 1:38am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 11:15pm:
As ShellShilo pointed out you can contract covid through mucous membranes in your eyes. Try google for covid eye protection.

Nobody is disputing this fact.  But in effect, what you're saying means that
even by wearing a mask to reduce airborne infection you're wasting your
time—which is demonstrably erroneous.  The other obvious point you've
ignored of course is that you don't sneeze or cough through your eyes (LOL)
so if you are infected, the only way you can directly transmit the virus to
others is via your nose or mouth.  Hence the wearing of a mask.

Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 11:15pm:
This is another reason why mask mandates were totally useless the number of health care workers who were infected before eye protection for them became mandatory shows mask mandates were bullshit the gullible lapped up hook line and sinker.

Sorry, but this is a truly feeble argument based on suspect logic.

How can you claim that people who wore masks were gullible?  And how is
it that the anti-mask brigade were—somehow—absent that alleged gullibility?

Are the unmasked more scientifically literate?  Or are all the mask wearers
mentally challenged?  In other words, what exactly determines an individual's
gullibility factor.      Please let me know.

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Reply #327 - Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:23pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 1:27am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 4:33pm:
But there is NO verifiable, reproducible causal links, that can demonstrate that wearing masks, distancing, or even being vaccinated, WILL prevent anyone from becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from this virus. In fact, the stats have proven the opposite...

Once again I'd have to disagree with this.  The pro rata hospitalisation
and death rates of the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated proves that—at
the least—the COVID vaccinations were in fact nearly as effective as claimed
by the medicos.

As at 23 July 2022, per 100,000 persons, the death rate for the unvaccinated
was 10.62, and the death rate for the vaccinated was 0.93. [CDC, COVID-19
Response, Epidemiology Task Force, 3 September 2022.]

And again I have to thank you for your considered and well articulated comments.

I guess at this point, we'll just have to agree to disagree on the finer points.     Smiley

I'll leave you with these data from the US Department of Health & Human Services,
CDC, 27 January, 2022.


Thank you again for your kind words. And DITTO! I agree that we don't cough, sneeze, or breath through our eyes. But this is a non sequitur argument. The argument that was made, was that wearing a mask does not prevent the virus from entering, and infecting the body through the eyes. There was no argument made about how the eyes could transmit the virus. 

I also agree with you that vaccines are very effective at prompting our immune system into producing SARS-CoV-2-spike-protein-sensitive antibodies. Alternatively, if we do become infected, we could wait the 1-3 days, for our "acquired" immune system to start making its own SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. These antibodies will be sensitive to all parts of the virus, as well as their mutations.

I'm not a big fan of statistics. And, especially if the data is from another country. We can always find stats/data to agree/disagree with anything we want. The point is, that proponents of these vaccines are making the claim, that vaccines will protect you from becoming infected, transmitting, or even dying from this virus. This is simply not true.

And, saying that, "Well, there are more unvaccinated people dying, than vaccinated people", is only a deflection by changing the goal post(fallacy). The elephant in the room is, why are vaccinated people dying at all?

Since over 95% of the Australian population has been vaccinated, I would expect to see more vaccinated than unvaccinated people becoming infected, transmitting, and dying from this virus. And, that is what we are seeing today. NO vaccine can prevent a virus from entering our body and infecting us.

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters if you are infected, is the condition of your immune system. If it is not already being compromise, you'll be fine. As the other 99% of survivors can attest to.

All the vaccines and boosters in the world, is not going to help a 95yo Covid-19 patient, with 5 chronic comorbidities and in a coma. You can't just use the death totals alone to make your point. You can't just ignore the many factors and variables that contributes to those death totals. How many of those people died WITH the disease? How many died directly FROM the disease? How many who died,  simply tested positive for having the antibodies for the virus? 

I was never against anyone CHOOSING to wear masks, distancing themselves, or even getting vaccinated. People should always have the right to make their own health decisions. It is their body, their life, and their choice. But once these medical mandates were introduced, those rights were suspended. The government was essentially forcing people to comply with all of their mandates under duress. Including, forcing people to put a registered poison(schedule 4) into their body. This is wrong under any litmus test.   

Thank you for listening. And, I will agree to disagree.


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Reply #328 - Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:56pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:17am:
Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).


I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with. These choices were taken away from me. Now, I have them back.

So, you are free to keep your distance. You are free to wear as many masks has you like. And, you can take as many doses of this vaccine as you want. This is your right. Whatever makes you feel safe and secure.

But I also feel safe and secure, without doing all of these things. My freedom is worth more than the risk of catching the flu.


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You also get the choice of being prosecuted if your choice kills other people.
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Reply #329 - Oct 30th, 2022 at 9:00pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:56pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:17am:
Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).


I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with. These choices were taken away from me. Now, I have them back.

So, you are free to keep your distance. You are free to wear as many masks has you like. And, you can take as many doses of this vaccine as you want. This is your right. Whatever makes you feel safe and secure.

But I also feel safe and secure, without doing all of these things. My freedom is worth more than the risk of catching the flu.


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You also get the choice of being prosecuted if your choice kills other people.


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mah

a friend of my wifes works at a pathology centre.
she wore full ppe, an n95 that was personally fitted by an expert
a face shield

AND

she still caught covid twice at work.

you cant fight off an airborne virus in a big city

it was always the best strategy to work on your own health
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Reply #331 - Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:42am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:23pm:
 

...Thank you for listening. And, I will agree to disagree. 


Thanks for that Shell.  I always respect people who have well-considered,
well-articulated reasons for following the path they choose—whether it's
to wear a mask, or whether be vaccinated.  We, all of us, have a right to
choose as we see fit.

What I despise is the people—many here unfortunately—who have no
apparent reasons for doing what they do COVID-wise.  They simply attack
people like me who have done their personal due diligence, and acted upon
the result, as you have done.

For posting my own valid opinions about COVID and its causes and prevention,
I've been attacked numerous times by people who rely on crude insults, and
ad hominems—but with zero data actually refuting my claims.

The insults roll off my back like water off the duck's, but those people seem
to enjoy throwing around pathetic little schoolyard insults.  Let 'em have their
fun I say—it just further reduces any logic in their absurd claims.
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Reply #332 - Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:52am
 
aquascoot wrote on Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:15am:
mah

a friend of my wifes works at a pathology centre.
she wore full ppe, an n95 that was personally fitted by an expert
a face shield

AND

she still caught covid twice at work.

you cant fight off an airborne virus in a big city

it was always the best strategy to work on your own health


I guess people working in close contact with infected people hugely
raises the odds of contracting COVID, despite one's best precautions.

Of course, having said that, there's no viable evidence that the nurse
contracted the disease whilst she was actually at work
.  Obviously
she travelled outside of work, into shops and banks, and public transport
and friend's homes etc.  After its incubation period passes, it's impossible
to determine where or when the sufferer picked up the virus—due to the
multiple locations visited.

To say she contracted it (solely) at work veers very closely towards a
"correlation does not imply causation" fallacy.


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Reply #333 - Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:41pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:42am:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:23pm:
 

...Thank you for listening. And, I will agree to disagree. 


Thanks for that Shell.  I always respect people who have well-considered,
well-articulated reasons for following the path they choose—whether it's
to wear a mask, or whether be vaccinated.  We, all of us, have a right to
choose as we see fit.

What I despise is the people—many here unfortunately—who have no
apparent reasons for doing what they do COVID-wise.  They simply attack
people like me who have done their personal due diligence, and acted upon
the result, as you have done.

For posting my own valid opinions about COVID and its causes and prevention,
I've been attacked numerous times by people who rely on crude insults, and
ad hominems—but with zero data actually refuting my claims.

The insults roll off my back like water off the duck's, but those people seem
to enjoy throwing around pathetic little schoolyard insults.  Let 'em have their
fun I say—it just further reduces any logic in their absurd claims.


As "Lols" can confirm, I can truly empathize with you. My view was a minority view on another political forum. I was banned twice, and three threads were closed down by the admin. I was told, that what I was saying about Covid was dangerous and irresponsible. So, the ad hominem and personal attacks kept coming fast and furious. These people simple live in their own echo-chambers. 

Remember, there are people who still believe in Zeus and Thor, or that the earth is flat. So, the truth might only be relative to whatever is the popular consensus. So, do your own research, and make your own choices. It's your body, and your life.
 
Anything that you introduce into the body, that didn't come with the body, will produce side effects, or can have adverse reactions. This even includes foods. And, unless you want to wear a fully self-contained Hazmat suit, and live for the rest of your life at the bottom of your swimming pool, then there is nothing you can do that can prevent any virus from infecting you.

It's NOT the virus that will kill you. It's our immune's Cytokine storm and septic shock syndrome that will kill you. It is this balance that determines the condition of our immune system. If you are in the high-risk groups, then your immune system is already compromised, and is not as efficient. Therefore, those in these high-risk groups should take whatever precautions that are available.

So, maybe you fall into the high risk groups. Or, maybe you just want to feel more safe and secure from this disease. This is YOUR choice. And, no government should be allowed to force you to chooser, one way or the other.
 
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ShellShilo wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 9:00pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:56pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:17am:
Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).


I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with. These choices were taken away from me. Now, I have them back.

So, you are free to keep your distance. You are free to wear as many masks has you like. And, you can take as many doses of this vaccine as you want. This is your right. Whatever makes you feel safe and secure.

But I also feel safe and secure, without doing all of these things. My freedom is worth more than the risk of catching the flu.


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I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with.


You also get the choice of being prosecuted if your choice kills other people.


What crime exactly would you be prosecuted for? 


You really want to defend your right to kill other people through your negligent behaviour ?
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Reply #335 - Oct 31st, 2022 at 8:47pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:54pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 9:00pm:
Dnarever wrote on Oct 30th, 2022 at 4:56pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Oct 29th, 2022 at 12:17am:
Carl D wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 9:56pm:
Gordon wrote on Oct 28th, 2022 at 7:53pm:
Everyone was coughing up furballs but the mask protected me. At least they work for something.

They even look like corona viruses!


I strongly suspect it isn't the plane trees causing it.

I see people from around Australia commenting daily on Twitter about the almost constant 'chorus of coughing' they hear in places like shopping centres these days - sounds like some of them are coughing up a lung.

I've even heard it myself a few times when I'm shopping. Thank goodness I'm still one of the few who didn't fall for the "pandemic is over, no need to wear a mask anymore" BS from our pathetic Federal and State governments (and the media, of course).


I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with. These choices were taken away from me. Now, I have them back.

So, you are free to keep your distance. You are free to wear as many masks has you like. And, you can take as many doses of this vaccine as you want. This is your right. Whatever makes you feel safe and secure.

But I also feel safe and secure, without doing all of these things. My freedom is worth more than the risk of catching the flu.


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I think what people are saying is, that this is about, "CHOICE". I should have the choice of what I want to  put into my body. I should have a choice of what I want to put on my face. I should have a choice on whom I wish to share my medical history with.


You also get the choice of being prosecuted if your choice kills other people.


What crime exactly would you be prosecuted for? 


You really want to defend your right to kill other people through your negligent behaviour ?


Again I ask you, what is the crime that is being committed here? You are asking me a loaded question. You're saying that anyone who chooses NOT to follow  medical protocols, is choosing to kill people. Then you're saying that killing people through medical negligence, is somehow an individual right that I am defending. Neither is correct.

There is no direct causality link between following medical protocols and people dying from this virus. In fact, the stats show that the opposite seems to be true.   

Choosing to infect someone with this flu virus, because you didn't wash your hands that morning, would be a legal nightmare to prosecute. Let alone to enforce. But your assumption that choosing NOT to follow medical protocols/mandates, is choosing to kill people, would be impossible to prove, let alone to prosecute. 

Also, there is no such thing, as a RIGHT to kill another through criminal negligent behavior. But I do have the right to choose what goes into my body. Regardless, if the whole world drops dead. Or, even what I choose to wear on my face. What about all the millions of Australians who are NOT even infected? Are they also choosing to kill people, because they choose not to wear a mask?

What I don't understand, is why you can't see the slippery slope that is being created? Just how far are you willing to allow the government to intrude into your privacy? They've even built interment/quarantine camps for people who may/may not have had Covid-19. And, you don't even raise an eyebrow. Just how far are you willing to go for the greater good?
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I am beginning to wonder now….
Here’s 3 of us travelling from Tullamarine airport to gold coast… plane cancelled and we are stuck between airport and motel nearby killing time (8 hours).
Daughter and I don’t bother with masks… hubby wears a mask the entire time even on the plane and in the car with Uber driver…
Guess who’s got a sore throat last night and is sneezing and nose dripping.
And daughter and I are okay.. no symptoms of any kind.
Hubby was so paranoid about being in public with covid lurking around…
Did his mask make him sick?
I just did a RAT test on him and it shows up negative.
It’s not just covid but breathing into a mask for hours that will do something too!
I bought some anti histamines and he’s stopped sneezing and snoozing instead.
Geezuz men and their flu/colds! Like he’s dying! Roll Eyes
I wonder if after all this if he will wear a mask going back?

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I was always pro mask wearing… now I’ve changed my mind… and… what do I see on qld broadcasting? That it’s recommended to wear masks indoors in public.
Im certain those filthy things are the cause of widespread germs.
Be funny if one day they say they were wrong … it’s the masks that cause self to become sick  Undecided
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Sophia wrote on Nov 12th, 2022 at 1:16pm:
I was always pro mask wearing… now I’ve changed my mind… and… what do I see on qld broadcasting? That it’s recommended to wear masks indoors in public.
Im certain those filthy things are the cause of widespread germs.
Be funny if one day they say they were wrong … it’s the masks that cause self to become sick  Undecided


I was pro N95 mask wearing for covid i changed my mind after looking at the evidence.

The government will never admit they were wrong on anything. Most think politicians made them safe because politicians claimed they made it safer for us and never question these lies.

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June 8, 2022

“Whilst masks are a successful psychological tool to remind the public to remain alert, they are not effective in preventing the community spread of disease.“

In March 2021, HART published a review of the evidence for the effectiveness of masks in reducing the transmission of respiratory viruses, and highlighted the potential negative consequences (physical, social and psychological) of requiring healthy people to cover their faces in community settings. The conclusion was that masks do more harm than good. Over 12 months later, this extended update of the relevant science draws a similar conclusion.

Prior to June 2020, public health organisations, and their experts, did not endorse masking healthy people in the community as a means of reducing viral transmission.

In an interview on March 2020, Dr Jenny Harries (England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer) said that, ‘For the average member of the public’ masks ‘are really not a good idea’ and that ‘people can put themselves at more risk than less’. Professor Jason Leitch (Scotland’s Clinical Director) in April 2020 made the unequivocal statement that, ‘The global evidence is masks in the general population don’t work’. Other senior health officials – including Professor Chris Whitty, Sir Patrick Vallance and Matt Hancock – have made similar comments.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.

Is there evidence that masks are ineffective in reducing viral transmission?

A wealth of empirical evidence has accumulated in support of the premise that masking healthy people in community settings achieves no substantial reduction in levels of respiratory-virus transmission.

With regards to RCTs – the most robust type of evidence – a review of 14 such studies into the spread of influenza found that masks led to no significant reduction in risk of infection for neither the wearer nor others. As for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a large RCT (often referred to as the ‘Danish mask study’), using appropriately-fitted and high-quality surgical masks, failed to realise any significant benefit for the wearer.

The potential harms of wearing masks

The negative consequences of healthy people routinely wearing a mask can be grouped under three headings: physical; social/psychological; and environmental

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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts, some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping)?

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolley handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes
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Carl D wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:00am:
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts (some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping).

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolly handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes



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it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres


Yes it was mostly spread this way, there was also some aerosol transmission. Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.
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AusGeoff wrote on Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:52am:
aquascoot wrote on Oct 31st, 2022 at 5:15am:
mah

a friend of my wifes works at a pathology centre.
she wore full ppe, an n95 that was personally fitted by an expert
a face shield

AND

she still caught covid twice at work.

you cant fight off an airborne virus in a big city

it was always the best strategy to work on your own health


I guess people working in close contact with infected people hugely
raises the odds of contracting COVID, despite one's best precautions.

Of course, having said that, there's no viable evidence that the nurse
contracted the disease whilst she was actually at work
.  Obviously
she travelled outside of work, into shops and banks, and public transport
and friend's homes etc.  After its incubation period passes, it's impossible
to determine where or when the sufferer picked up the virus—due to the
multiple locations visited.

To say she contracted it (solely) at work veers very closely towards a
"correlation does not imply causation" fallacy.




Being a friend of Aqua's wife would be a risk factor.
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Carl D wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:00am:
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts, some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping)?

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolley handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes


It was the Japanese who came up with the theory this virus is airborne with the Diamond Princess cruise ship which was one of the first major outbreaks. It took the WHO and CDC nearly 2 years to accept this. Our RACGP were saying it's airborne and frustrated nobody would listen so why did we ignore our experts to blindly follow the WHO and CDC?

There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Droplets cannot be inhaled so masks do nothing with that type of transmission.

Washing your hands is probably good you don't know how many people scratch their arse before handling trolleys etc.

I told Bobby over a year ago poorly ventilated indoor places are the worst places to be with this virus. If you're paranoid about shopping go first thing in the morning. One thing Gladys did right was pensioner hour when shops opened in the morning.

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Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Carl D wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:00am:
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts (some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping).

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolly handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes



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it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres


Yes it was mostly spread this way, there was also some aerosol transmission. Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Go back in this thread and read white house press release where they say aerosol transmission accounts for the vast majority of cases.

Biden was POTUS then so you can't use your TDS saying it came from Trump.
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Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Carl D wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:00am:
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts (some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping).

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolly handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes



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it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres


Yes it was mostly spread this way, there was also some aerosol transmission. Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Nothing in nature is 100% or absolute. This should be a given, NOT a cop-out. How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols? It certainly didn't stop(or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.

Red flags should have been seen, when anyone suggests that they can get 26M Australians to keep 2 meters apart indefinitely. Or, to suggest that wearing a paper/cloth mask, will protect them from a virus smaller than the visible spectrum of light. Or, to hold people's job to ransom, to force them to get jabbed, to mimic a disease they don't have. And, finally, to require people to have Covid ID passport/cards, and locator apps. All red flags.

I can't believe that these were the best solutions that  intelligent adults could come up with. These protocols have the mindset of a child.

As I've said before, if you tell people enough times that s**t is the best source for natural proteins, I guarantee that it will soon be on the menu in many Australian homes. There are still people who believe in Thor, and a flat earth.
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ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?



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Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Carl D wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:00am:
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in their 2019 review of non-drug interventions to manage a pandemic, did not recommend face masks for healthy people. As recently as December 2020, in a WHO document titled ‘Mask use in the context of COVID-19’, it is stated that, ‘There is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking healthy people in the community’. Given these statements it is unclear as to why the WHO changed their advice in the summer of 2020, although according to a Newsnight report it may have been in response to political lobbying.


Was that from when we were still all being told COVID-19 wasn't airborne (like smoke) and it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres (hence the pointless "Please keep a 1.5 metre distance from others" signs stuck all over the floor in places like supermarket checkouts (some of which are still there as I've noticed when I'm shopping).

Oh, and when we were told COVID-19 was also spread by touching infected surfaces hence the hand sanitiser everywhere (still see a lot of that in shop entrances too).

Scares the heck out of me when I go to Belmont Forum and see vulnerable elderly people not wearing a mask but they're still diligently sanitising their hands and shopping trolly handles before going into the supermarkets (and a lot of these people leave their discarded sanitising wipes in the trolleys after they've done with them from what I see).  Roll Eyes



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it was mostly spread by droplets that travelled no more than 1.5 metres


Yes it was mostly spread this way, there was also some aerosol transmission. Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Go back in this thread and read white house press release where they say aerosol transmission accounts for the vast majority of cases.

Biden was POTUS then so you can't use your TDS saying it came from Trump.


Yes they did but the CDC is still saying different. You know the people who do the science.

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Though the CDC has mentioned the possibility of aerosol transmission, it still maintains that droplets are the most common route of COVID-19 transmission.

"The CDC still says the science [of aerosol spread] is iffy, still underplays it, despite so much evidence to the contrary," said Lisa Brosseau, ScD, a research consultant at the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), publisher of CIDRAP News.

"But even as early as March and April of 2020 we had details of how long the virus remains viable in the air, we had examples from China of finding viral RNA in air filters and air exhaust pipes in patient rooms. It was suggestive it wasn't just on surfaces."
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ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



In the US they did something like 40% to 50% closer to nothing and a million people died.
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Reply #348 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 6:09pm
 
buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:25pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?



I wasn't making any comparisons at all. I was asking the poster, how is doing nothing worse than almost destroying a nation? How does doing nothing compare to a multi-fold increase in the numbers of those infected, and dying from this virus? Many people claimed that by wearing masks, distancing, and being vaccinated, that this would reduce, or prevent you from becoming infected, hospitalized, or even dying from this virus? Or, that doing these things was better than doing nothing?

But how do they know that mandates and protocols, are better than doing nothing? If we had 1M Australians being infected every day, we could still make this same claim. Or, that these protocols would still reduce our chances from the above.

I simply want to know, how do they quantitatively know this to be true? And if they do know this to be true, then how much better than doing nothing have these protocols achieved(20%, 50%, 80%)? Because the real stats are showing no reductions in deaths and infections at all. But, since we are NOT doing nothing,  THIS POINT BECOMES ACADEMIC AT BEST!

Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Maybe this is just an unsupported assumption/opinion that you just want to believe is true. Remember, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all other viruses since the 60's. And, we're all still here. Why is a virus less lethal than the measles, given so much airtime?. And, the influenza virus, which kills mostly the young, very little?

I'm really just highlighting an obvious fallacy(an argument from ignorance). Smiley

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Reply #349 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at 3 times the rate
   of those vaccinated
here in Australia.   [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


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Reply #350 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:42pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 6:09pm:
...Many people claimed that by wearing masks, distancing, and being vaccinated, that this would reduce, or prevent you from becoming infected, hospitalized, or even dying from this virus? Or, that doing these things was better than doing nothing?

Which I agreed with way back when, and which I agree with today.

These "people" you cite are an aggregation of virologists, epidemiologists,
scientists, and pharmacologists from all over the world.  They're not simply
a bunch of non-qualified, random people making unevidenced claims or
unsubstantiated guesses on forums.  They have literally millions of pages
of data to draw upon, from hundreds of global, clinical metastudies.

EG:  In April 2022, adults who had received fewer than two vaccines made
up 5% of all people in NSW, but they made up 25% of people in NSW intensive
care units.  The chances of being in an ICU bed in any given week if you’re
unvaccinated is 60 per 1 million people, compared with 8 per 1 million people
who've had two or more doses of the vaccine.

—Australian Academy of Science, 24 June 2022.


I've lost track of the number of times I've posted these
sort of data, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that
the single-minded, inward-looking stubbornness of the
anti-vaxxer mindset is proving difficult to overcome.


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“There is no easy way to tell you this. Last night the police came to my door to tell me that Kym was found unresponsive in her apartment. Her boyfriend Jason found her after not being able to contact her by phone. We don't have any details yet about her cause of death. Seoul and I are in complete shock, and are having a hard time processing what has happened.”


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Got any proof that Kym's death was caused by the Covid vaccines, Sir Nail?

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ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 6:09pm:
buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:25pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?



I wasn't making any comparisons at all. I was asking the poster, how is doing nothing worse than almost destroying a nation? How does doing nothing compare to a multi-fold increase in the numbers of those infected, and dying from this virus? Many people claimed that by wearing masks, distancing, and being vaccinated, that this would reduce, or prevent you from becoming infected, hospitalized, or even dying from this virus? Or, that doing these things was better than doing nothing?

But how do they know that mandates and protocols, are better than doing nothing? If we had 1M Australians being infected every day, we could still make this same claim. Or, that these protocols would still reduce our chances from the above.

I simply want to know, how do they quantitatively know this to be true? And if they do know this to be true, then how much better than doing nothing have these protocols achieved(20%, 50%, 80%)? Because the real stats are showing no reductions in deaths and infections at all. But, since we are NOT doing nothing,  THIS POINT BECOMES ACADEMIC AT BEST!

Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Maybe this is just an unsupported assumption/opinion that you just want to believe is true. Remember, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all other viruses since the 60's. And, we're all still here. Why is a virus less lethal than the measles, given so much airtime?. And, the influenza virus, which kills mostly the young, very little?

I'm really just highlighting an obvious fallacy(an argument from ignorance). Smiley



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Remember, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all other viruses since the 60's. And, we're all still here.


Over 10 Million Australians have had this years Flu Vaccine and that number is significantly down on the previous numbers.

OH and it is down because last year the Flu was pretty much stopped by distancing, isolation and masks.

You really think that this is nothing ?
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Reply #354 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:16pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at here in Australia. [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.

In a cough there can be up to 3,000 droplets produced. In a sneezed, there can be up to 20,000 droplets produced. There are up to 10^8 virions in 1 ml of droplets. So a mask with a 99.9% protection rating, would still allow up to a 100K virions to get through its pores(it only takes 100-200 virions to infect any human).

You would need a mask with a 99.9999% protection rating to actually protect you from becoming infected. No such mask exist with this level of protection.

Also, masks can't protect you from the droplets that land on different surfaces. And, you can't washaway most of the virions in/on your skin(not just on/in your hands).

Will wearing masks reduce the chances of you becoming infected? YES. Will mask prevent you from becoming infected? NO. Do masks reduce the spread of respiratory virions? YES. Do masks prevent the spread of respiratory virions? NO. Will vaccines reduce your chances of dying? NO. Only the condition of our immune system can do this. Will vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms of this disease? YES.

You stated that "something" explains why unvaccinated people are dying at 3 times the rate as vaccinated people. What explains this? The actual comment from your reference is,

"South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times AS LIKELY to die from the virus than those who've had THREE doses.".

So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated). Looks as though they just changed the goal post to give this false perception. I think this is just more clever wording by the media, to allow some people to hear exactly what they want to hear.

I'm curious. Do you think the unvaccinated don't wear masks or practice safe distancing? Or, do you think that some people just don't want to inject themselves with anything that will force normal muscle cells, to start producing viral spike proteins? I think the latter is more plausible.
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Reply #355 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:29pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:16pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at here in Australia. [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.

In a cough there can be up to 3,000 droplets produced. In a sneezed, there can be up to 20,000 droplets produced. There are up to 10^8 virions in 1 ml of droplets. So a mask with a 99.9% protection rating, would still allow up to a 100K virions to get through its pores(it only takes 100-200 virions to infect any human).

You would need a mask with a 99.9999% protection rating to actually protect you from becoming infected. No such mask exist with this level of protection.

Also, masks can't protect you from the droplets that land on different surfaces. And, you can't washaway most of the virions in/on your skin(not just on/in your hands).

Will wearing masks reduce the chances of you becoming infected? YES. Will mask prevent you from becoming infected? NO. Do masks reduce the spread of respiratory virions? YES. Do masks prevent the spread of respiratory virions? NO. Will vaccines reduce your chances of dying? NO. Only the condition of our immune system can do this. Will vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms of this disease? YES.

You stated that "something" explains why unvaccinated people are dying at 3 times the rate as vaccinated people. What explains this? The actual comment from your reference is,

"South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times AS LIKELY to die from the virus than those who've had THREE doses.".

So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated). Looks as though they just changed the goal post to give this false perception. I think this is just more clever wording by the media, to allow some people to hear exactly what they want to hear.

I'm curious. Do you think the unvaccinated don't wear masks or practice safe distancing? Or, do you think that some people just don't want to inject themselves with anything that will force normal muscle cells, to start producing viral spike proteins? I think the latter is more plausible.


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So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated).


>3 X more likely than the 3 doses of vaccine.

Maybe only >2 X those who have had 1 shot ?
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Reply #356 - Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:35pm
 
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:16pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at here in Australia. [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.

In a cough there can be up to 3,000 droplets produced. In a sneezed, there can be up to 20,000 droplets produced. There are up to 10^8 virions in 1 ml of droplets. So a mask with a 99.9% protection rating, would still allow up to a 100K virions to get through its pores(it only takes 100-200 virions to infect any human).

You would need a mask with a 99.9999% protection rating to actually protect you from becoming infected. No such mask exist with this level of protection.

Also, masks can't protect you from the droplets that land on different surfaces. And, you can't washaway most of the virions in/on your skin(not just on/in your hands).

Will wearing masks reduce the chances of you becoming infected? YES. Will mask prevent you from becoming infected? NO. Do masks reduce the spread of respiratory virions? YES. Do masks prevent the spread of respiratory virions? NO. Will vaccines reduce your chances of dying? NO. Only the condition of our immune system can do this. Will vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms of this disease? YES.

You stated that "something" explains why unvaccinated people are dying at 3 times the rate as vaccinated people. What explains this? The actual comment from your reference is,

"South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times AS LIKELY to die from the virus than those who've had THREE doses.".

So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated). Looks as though they just changed the goal post to give this false perception. I think this is just more clever wording by the media, to allow some people to hear exactly what they want to hear.

I'm curious. Do you think the unvaccinated don't wear masks or practice safe distancing? Or, do you think that some people just don't want to inject themselves with anything that will force normal muscle cells, to start producing viral spike proteins? I think the latter is more plausible.


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I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.


The main reason for the mask is not to protect yourself but to protect others from you. i.e. you cough directly into your own mask.
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Reply #358 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:07am
 
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:48pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 6:09pm:
buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:25pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?



I wasn't making any comparisons at all. I was asking the poster, how is doing nothing worse than almost destroying a nation? How does doing nothing compare to a multi-fold increase in the numbers of those infected, and dying from this virus? Many people claimed that by wearing masks, distancing, and being vaccinated, that this would reduce, or prevent you from becoming infected, hospitalized, or even dying from this virus? Or, that doing these things was better than doing nothing?

But how do they know that mandates and protocols, are better than doing nothing? If we had 1M Australians being infected every day, we could still make this same claim. Or, that these protocols would still reduce our chances from the above.

I simply want to know, how do they quantitatively know this to be true? And if they do know this to be true, then how much better than doing nothing have these protocols achieved(20%, 50%, 80%)? Because the real stats are showing no reductions in deaths and infections at all. But, since we are NOT doing nothing,  THIS POINT BECOMES ACADEMIC AT BEST!

Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.


Maybe this is just an unsupported assumption/opinion that you just want to believe is true. Remember, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all other viruses since the 60's. And, we're all still here. Why is a virus less lethal than the measles, given so much airtime?. And, the influenza virus, which kills mostly the young, very little?

I'm really just highlighting an obvious fallacy(an argument from ignorance). Smiley



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Remember, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all other viruses since the 60's. And, we're all still here.


Over 10 Million Australians have had this years Flu Vaccine and that number is significantly down on the previous numbers.

OH and it is down because last year the Flu was pretty much stopped by distancing, isolation and masks.

You really think that this is nothing ?


Just because you have received a vaccine for something, doesn't mean that the vaccine will prevent the disease. There may be many reasons why the numbers of influenza cases are down. It could be an old strain that people already have resistance to. There could be other environmental factors directly affecting the virus. Again, correlation does not mean causality. I could claim that more white skin people are more likely to die from this virus, than dark skin people. 

When you say significantly down from previous numbers, what does this mean? If vaccines are to prevent infections, out of those 10M vaccinated, how many are still being infected?

Finally, how do you know that the flu was nearly stopped by distancing, masks, and isolation? These measures were to contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Not the Influenza virus. Since there is no evidence that can demonstrate that these measures were effective, why would you assume they were effective against the influenza virus? 

I also agree that we have done everything, short of destroying our own country for this virus. But, we have done nothing(other than treatment and education) for all previous viruses.
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Reply #359 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:15am
 
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:35pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:16pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at here in Australia. [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.

In a cough there can be up to 3,000 droplets produced. In a sneezed, there can be up to 20,000 droplets produced. There are up to 10^8 virions in 1 ml of droplets. So a mask with a 99.9% protection rating, would still allow up to a 100K virions to get through its pores(it only takes 100-200 virions to infect any human).

You would need a mask with a 99.9999% protection rating to actually protect you from becoming infected. No such mask exist with this level of protection.

Also, masks can't protect you from the droplets that land on different surfaces. And, you can't washaway most of the virions in/on your skin(not just on/in your hands).

Will wearing masks reduce the chances of you becoming infected? YES. Will mask prevent you from becoming infected? NO. Do masks reduce the spread of respiratory virions? YES. Do masks prevent the spread of respiratory virions? NO. Will vaccines reduce your chances of dying? NO. Only the condition of our immune system can do this. Will vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms of this disease? YES.

You stated that "something" explains why unvaccinated people are dying at 3 times the rate as vaccinated people. What explains this? The actual comment from your reference is,

"South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times AS LIKELY to die from the virus than those who've had THREE doses.".

So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated). Looks as though they just changed the goal post to give this false perception. I think this is just more clever wording by the media, to allow some people to hear exactly what they want to hear.

I'm curious. Do you think the unvaccinated don't wear masks or practice safe distancing? Or, do you think that some people just don't want to inject themselves with anything that will force normal muscle cells, to start producing viral spike proteins? I think the latter is more plausible.


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I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.


The main reason for the mask is not to protect yourself but to protect others from you. i.e. you cough directly into your own mask.


If that's true. Then if you are not symptomatic, or have tested negative for this virus, then WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU PROTECTING OTHERS FROM? I think it is more than likely, that you are protecting yourself from others who might be infected and are symptomatic.
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Reply #360 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:25am
 
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:29pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:16pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.

As these droplets are likely to be the main driver of COVID transmission,
our data suggest that the wearing of masks can substantially reduce the
probability of an infected person transmitting the virus, Lucia Bandiera et al
wrote in The Royal Society, Open Science.

The researchers estimated that a person standing 2m from someone
coughing without a mask is exposed to more than 10,000 times
more respiratory droplets than from someone standing 0.5m away
wearing a basic single-layer mask
.

"The simple message from our research is that face masks work", researcher
Professor Paul Digard said. "Wearing a face covering will reduce the probability
that someone unknowingly infected with the virus will pass it on".

—I just don't know how often we have to hammer this sort of clinical research
   and its results into the heads of the anti-vaxxer brigade before it sticks.  And
   this explains in large part why the unvaccinated are dying at here in Australia. [ABC News,  12 Apr 2022.]


I doubt that anyone with a few working brain cells would disagree, that if someone coughs or sneezes in your unprotected face, that this would increase your chances of becoming infected to almost a certainty. Assuming of course, that the person is infected with this virus in the first place. But lets look at the science in more detail.

In a cough there can be up to 3,000 droplets produced. In a sneezed, there can be up to 20,000 droplets produced. There are up to 10^8 virions in 1 ml of droplets. So a mask with a 99.9% protection rating, would still allow up to a 100K virions to get through its pores(it only takes 100-200 virions to infect any human).

You would need a mask with a 99.9999% protection rating to actually protect you from becoming infected. No such mask exist with this level of protection.

Also, masks can't protect you from the droplets that land on different surfaces. And, you can't washaway most of the virions in/on your skin(not just on/in your hands).

Will wearing masks reduce the chances of you becoming infected? YES. Will mask prevent you from becoming infected? NO. Do masks reduce the spread of respiratory virions? YES. Do masks prevent the spread of respiratory virions? NO. Will vaccines reduce your chances of dying? NO. Only the condition of our immune system can do this. Will vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms of this disease? YES.

You stated that "something" explains why unvaccinated people are dying at 3 times the rate as vaccinated people. What explains this? The actual comment from your reference is,

"South Australian health authorities have released COVID vaccination statistics showing people who are unvaccinated are more than three times AS LIKELY to die from the virus than those who've had THREE doses.".

So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated). Looks as though they just changed the goal post to give this false perception. I think this is just more clever wording by the media, to allow some people to hear exactly what they want to hear.

I'm curious. Do you think the unvaccinated don't wear masks or practice safe distancing? Or, do you think that some people just don't want to inject themselves with anything that will force normal muscle cells, to start producing viral spike proteins? I think the latter is more plausible.


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So these deaths included not only unvaccinated people, but also people who have had 1 and 2 doses of this vaccine(vaccinated).


>3 X more likely than the 3 doses of vaccine.

Maybe only >2 X those who have had 1 shot ?


Not sure of the relevance here. If you are going to claim that 3 times more vaccinated people are likely to die, than those vaccinated, then  you can't include any vaccinated people. Whether they have had only 1 or 2 doses is irrelevant. You've simply included vaccinated people as well to make a false claim.
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Reply #361 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:26am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:07am:
...Just because you have received a vaccine for something, doesn't mean that the vaccine will prevent the disease.

Yes it does, in most cases.  Can I ask you if you've ever had a/any vaccine
Shell, and if so why?

EG:  If you stood on a rusty nail, would you get a tetanus shot?


ShellShilo wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:07am:
There may be many reasons why the numbers of influenza cases are down.

The main reason of course is that many people now get their
seasonal flu vaccination.  I've been doing this since 1967 and
have never once suffered from influenza.

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Reply #362 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 1:13am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:42pm:
I've lost track of the number of times I've posted these
sort of data, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that
the single-minded, inward-looking stubbornness of the
anti-vaxxer mindset is proving difficult to overcome.


This is very true. And it works both ways.

AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:42pm:
These "people" you cite are an aggregation of virologists, epidemiologists,
scientists, and pharmacologists from all over the world.  They're not simply
a bunch of non-qualified, random people making unevidenced claims or
unsubstantiated guesses on forums.  They have literally millions of pages
of data to draw upon, from hundreds of global, clinical metastudies.


Do any of these lettered experts, then and now, say that masks will prevent anyone from becoming infected or dying from this virus? NO. Do any of these experts, then and now, say that vaccines will prevent you from becoming infected, spreading, or dying from this virus? NO. Do any of these experts, then and now, say that isolation, distancing, or even washing your hands, will prevent you from becoming infected with this virus. NO.

I don't think you need 8 years of a tertiary education, to know that man can't stop, let alone eradicate a virus. With the exception of smallpox so far. When experts claim that some action can reduce or help at something. This also means, that some action may NOT help or reduce at something. Also, many of these experts may even disagree with each other. So an appeal to the experts is just another logical fallacy.

AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:42pm:
EG:  In April 2022, adults who had received fewer than two vaccines made
up 5% of all people in NSW, but they made up 25% of people in NSW intensive
care units.  The chances of being in an ICU bed in any given week if you’re
unvaccinated is 60 per 1 million people, compared with 8 per 1 million people
who've had two or more doses of the vaccine.

—Australian Academy of Science, 24 June 2022.


So are you now saying, that if you are unvaccinated, or have had only 1 dose of this vaccine, that you will be 8 times more likely to end up in an ICU bed, on any given week, in NSW? I think that we are just spinning the numbers to match the narrative we want. In the end, whether you are vaccinated or not, the mortality rate of this disease is still around 1%. And has been for almost 3 years. The only determining factor is the condition of our immune system.
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Reply #363 - Nov 14th, 2022 at 1:38am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:26am:
Yes it does, in most cases.  Can I ask you if you've ever had a/any vaccine
Shell, and if so why?

EG:  If you stood on a rusty nail, would you get a tetanus shot?


Yes I have. But as a child I never had a choice. But my children have had all their vaccinations. As a parent it would be irresponsible for me not to vaccinate my children. But remember, none of these vaccines use mRNA tech. They use whole or attenuated viruses and bacterium. Which I have no objection to.

If you do not get the disease, it only means that your innate immune system is working just fine. Or , you have not been infected. The vaccine only primes this system. But you are right, "in most cases". But in some cases, especially for people in the high risk categories, vaccines can be ineffective.

AusGeoff wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:26am:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:07am:
...Just because you have received a vaccine for something, doesn't mean that the vaccine will prevent the disease.

Yes it does, in most cases.  Can I ask you if you've ever had a/any vaccine
Shell, and if so why?

EG:  If you stood on a rusty nail, would you get a tetanus shot?


ShellShilo wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 12:07am:
There may be many reasons why the numbers of influenza cases are down.

The main reason of course is that many people now get their
seasonal flu vaccination.  I've been doing this since 1967 and
have never once suffered from influenza.


People should always do what they think is right for themselves. I've never had the flu that I can remember. And, I have never had a flu shot. Maybe I should at my age. But, a virus with less than a 1% mortality rate, I'm just not that concerned. Knock on wood!

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buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:25pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?





OBVIOUSLY, we have no "we did nothing" figures to juxtapose against "we did everything"
so, it's a pointless argument.



It reminds me of the pro case for advertising.
A business owner was going through a bad patch of declining sales, till he eventually went broke and had to close his business down.

He was glad that he'd stopped spending money on advertising over his last year

- as it would have been "good money chasing after bad"




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AusGeoff wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 9:21pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:33am:
...There is no evidence masks work with flu virus which is also airborne so masking is bullshit from politicians trying to give the appearance they're doing something.

Not so...

Masks can block 99.9% of COVID-linked droplets.  Research shows they
are ‘highly effective’ at reducing spread of respiratory droplets.



I think part of the problem is people don't understand the difference between droplets and aerosols.

Droplets by definition cannot be inhaled they fall to the ground within 1.5 m  masks are ineffective since droplets cannot be inhaled. If droplet was main cause of transmission then social distancing would be enough.

Here are over 150 studies showing masks don't work
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More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms


It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective.

I present the masking ‘body of evidence’ below (n=167 studies and pieces of evidence), comprised of comparative effectiveness research as well as related evidence and high-level reporting. To date, the evidence has been stable and clear that masks do not work to control the virus and they can be harmful and especially to children.

https://brownstone.org/articles/more-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-o...


It appears many don't understand difference between droplet and aerosols


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Read the warning label when choosing PPE. Wink
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1918 'Spanish' flu.

Even the cat was smart enough to mask up (and not complain by the look of it).

Some of the snowflakes we have in society today who find it inconvenient to wear a mask even for an hour or so in the shops to protect themselves and the elderly and medically vulnerable from Covid should see this.
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Carl D wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 9:07am:
Some of the snowflakes we have in society today who find it inconvenient to wear a mask even for an hour or so in the shops to protect themselves and the elderly and medically vulnerable from Covid should see this.


Some of the brainwashed people should tell us what will not provide any protection actually means with this warning label.


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Some of the brainwashed people should tell us what will not provide any protection actually means with this warning label.


What that actually means is people should be wearing high quality K/KN95/P2 and similar respirator type masks and not surgical "baggy blues".
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Carl D wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 9:45am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 9:40am:
Some of the brainwashed people should tell us what will not provide any protection actually means with this warning label.


What that actually means is people should be wearing high quality K/KN95/P2 and similar respirator type masks and not surgical "baggy blues".


A respirator has a removable cartridge. You need to select specific cartridge for what you are trying to protect yourself from

N95 aren't approved for Asbestos work the smallest Asbestos particles are over 50 times larger than Aerosols.

Germany was the only country to make N95 mandatory they don't work with Aerosols. If they worked you would see a significant decrease compared to Sweden.
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Carl D wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 9:45am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 9:40am:
Some of the brainwashed people should tell us what will not provide any protection actually means with this warning label.


What that actually means is people should be wearing high quality K/KN95/P2 and similar respirator type masks and not surgical "baggy blues".



If you fart with an n95 on, can you smell it?
Try it and report back.
I know what the truthful answer will be. Let's see if you're truthful Carl.
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Captain Caveman wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 2:54pm:
If you fart with an n95 on, can you smell it?
Try it and report back.
I know what the truthful answer will be. Let's see if you're truthful Carl.


lol... OK, I'll play.

Can You Still Smell Odours Through N95 Mask?

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You can still smell odours through an N95 mask. This doesn’t mean that your mask isn’t protecting you against viral infections like COVID-19. Molecules responsible for smell are tiny compared to viruses. So, N95 masks can effectively filter out virus particles, but not gas molecules because of size.

Face masks are designed to protect against viruses mostly, so the chances of still being able to smell things through them are high.


Personally, I haven't smelt (smelled?) a fart through one but I have smelt cigarette smoke when I'm near a smoker occasionally and also the smell of food if I'm near a food court in a shopping centre, etc.

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buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 6:26am:
buzzanddidj wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:25pm:
ShellShilo wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Nov 13th, 2022 at 10:12am:
Distancing did help and it was known that none of the protective strategies were 100% but they were all much better than nothing.



How much better than nothing were the results of these protocols?
It certainly didn't stop (or slow down) the infections, transmission, hospitalizations, or the deaths from this virus.



Aside precisely which version of did "nothing" data, are you making the comparisons ?





OBVIOUSLY, we have no "we did nothing" figures to juxtapose against "we did everything"
so, it's a pointless argument.


It reminds me of the pro case for advertising.
A business owner was going through a bad patch of declining sales, till he eventually went broke and had to close his business down.

He was glad that he'd stopped spending money on advertising over his last year

- as it would have been "good money chasing after bad"


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What I'm saying is, that saying that "..it's better than doing nothing", is just a meaningless expression. It means everything when you say it, but nothing when asked to demonstrate it. Clearly the measures("the something") that we've forced onto the public have done "nothing" to stop, reduce, or prevent this virus from spreading, or killing those most vulnerable.

The data and stats clearly show that people are still being infected. People are still infecting others. People are still dying from this virus. And, people are still being treated and hospitalized(vaccinated or not) to cure their illness. This is the same scenario that have been played out over the last 60 years of viral and bacterial infections. Before man decided that he could stop an infectious virus from infecting man. In the end, herd immunity will be the only thing achieved.



But for some reason, this virus requires the government to make the cure worse than the illness. Building internment camps, locator apps, holding jobs to ransom, business closures, ID passports, etc. This is medical fascist madness, and government overreach. Especially for a virus, no more lethal than the measles.

This demonstrates just how easily people can be manipulated, to believe whatever they are told. People are too apathetic, ignorant, indifferent, or just too gullible to do their own research for the truth.

There is no reason to juxtaposition anything. None of the medical and social protocols have stopped or reduced the number of deaths, transmission, or infections due to this virus. So WHY would you say that it is better than nothing? Clearly it isn't.   

I have no idea what the relevance of your advertising metaphor is. But you could easily go back 60 years and see the stats on colds and flus. Including the infection rates, transmission rates, and mortality rates. Then compare those stats with the stats of almost 3 years of locking everyone down. I would expect to see very little difference.
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December was when all restrictions were removed - i.e. we stopped using masks and distancing.

See the trend. Since then the deaths have greatly increases we are now near 16,000 deaths and having sometimes  20 or more a day.

This was not happening when people were wearing masks - it just wasn't.


This graph is showing up till December masks on After December Masks off. It is not difficult to see the difference.

Note: I typed this real slowly.
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Today, from a list of 230 countries and territory states, Australia is
at #8 position with +2,448 active COVID cases.

With 15,870 deaths, we have more deaths than Cuba, Denmark, Israel,
Nigeria, China, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and South Korea to
name just a few.     How bad is that?

People who deny the coming increase in both the increasing numbers of
newly infected people and potential new deaths, as well as the likelihood
of new—possibly more virulent stains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus—need to
crawl out from under their rocks and take note of what virologists and
epidemiologists are saying worldwide.

Australia has recorded 402,168 cases/1m with a 26,068,792 pop.

Canada has recorded 113,510 cases/1m with a 38,388,419 pop.

Which illustrates that we aren't doing nearly as well as we should be with
mask wearing and minimal separation in public places.  I note too that the
Victorian government health department is requesting that people return
to wearing masks again.  

Predictably, and laughably, this will upset the anti-vaxxer mob.     Roll Eyes

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From Ontario, where the flu season has just begun.

This should ring warning bells about what will probably happen here in Australia when next year's flu season arrives.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JonathanCOnP/status/1592129390984704002

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AusGeoff wrote on Nov 14th, 2022 at 10:28pm:
Today, from a list of 230 countries and territory states, Australia is
at #8 position with +2,448 active COVID cases.

With 15,870 deaths, we have more deaths than Cuba, Denmark, Israel,
Nigeria, China, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and South Korea to
name just a few.     How bad is that?

People who deny the coming increase in both the increasing numbers of
newly infected people and potential new deaths, as well as the likelihood
of new—possibly more virulent stains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus—need to
crawl out from under their rocks and take note of what virologists and
epidemiologists are saying worldwide.

Australia has recorded 402,168 cases/1m with a 26,068,792 pop.

Canada has recorded 113,510 cases/1m with a 38,388,419 pop.

Which illustrates that we aren't doing nearly as well as we should be with
mask wearing and minimal separation in public places.  I note to that the
Victorian government health department is requesting that people return
to wearing masks again.  

Predictably, and laughably, this will upset the anti-vaxxer mob.     Roll Eyes



As of Nov. 15th, 2022 in Australia, and over the last 3 years of this pandemic, there've been a total of 10,456,663 confirmed cases of Covid-19(or people testing positive to the antibody). Out these total cases, there have been 15,066 Covid-19 RELATED deaths. There've been 10,364,130 people who have RECOVERED from Covid-19. This leaves 107,206 currently infected patients, and 10,380,011 cases that had an outcome. This leave 107,206 still active cases in all of Australia(0.4% of the population). This means that 99.6% of the Australian population is NOT currently infected with this virus.

This also represents a mortality rate of 0.14%. Or less than 3% of the total death in Australia each day. Based on the average mortality rate, we would expect to see 107,055 people recovering, and 150 people dying from this virus.

Again, I don't see the relevance of what's happening in Ontario, or any other place outside of Australia. Unless you're just fear-mongering, by using whatever self-serving stats you can find outside of Australia. Can't you find the stats to support your claims, here in Australia?

Also, why didn't you mention that people who have been vaccinated with one dose, are also included with the unvaccinated people? People might think that being categorized as unvaccinated, does not include anyone who has been vaccinated. I think this would certainly add to the total numbers of those in the  unvaccinated category. This would give a false and deceptive conclusion. In Australia, commonsense alone is all that we need to see the truth. Maybe just a little cognitive effort. Smiley 

Finally, are you suggesting that if Australians had followed all mandates and protocols to the letter, that our Covid-19 footprint would've been smaller? How much more could we have done, to destroy all the  hopes, dreams, and freedoms of all Australians? Just because global optics is more important? Just how far are you willing to go to destroy more Australian lives, our economy, and even our culture(vaccine mask-wearing junkies)? All, because of a flu virus no more lethal than the measles? I think that it is just folly, to think that we  can kill something that isn't even alive.

It is just childish to think you can keep 26M people 2 meters apart indefinitely. Maybe we should imprison everyone in their own cell? Masks have the potential of doing more harm than good. The virus can also enter your eyes. It can even embed itself in your skin. It can live on many surfaces, and linger in the air. It is also impossible to follow these protocols 100% of the time. And, it only takes ONE time to not follow them to become infected.

Now these are the true and ongoing facts. They are  relevant ONLY to Australia. I also doubt that anyone is in denial about the increased numbers of those infected. But the mortality rate is all that matters. That is, just how many people are dying? The demographics and why? Even the Spanish Flu had a mortality rate of 1-3%. And, back then, there was no antibiotics to treat  the infectious pneumonia that actually killed those seriously infected.

In Florida, the Surgeon General(Joseph A. Ladapo), has issued the advice, to NOT recommend anyone 16-29yo to take any mRNA vaccines. Mainly because the causal link between these vaccines and myocarditis and pericarditis, has been clearly established by science. Should we also listen to him? You should really have a listen to Kim Iversen on this virus. She's a UC Davis graduate in Journalism, as well as a progressive. Her views are generally very well-balanced and factual.   



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Carl D wrote on Nov 15th, 2022 at 9:04am:
From Ontario, where the flu season has just begun.

This should ring warning bells about what will probably happen here in Australia when next year's flu season arrives.



This fails to mention that there are only 112 Pediatric ICU beds in the entire Province of Ontario. It tries to imply that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the direct cause of this inflated crisis. It also ignores that the current 117 serious ill pediatric cases(INCLUDING SOME WITH Covid-19-related causes), represents only 4% above operating capacity. There are many protocols in place that these hospitals can use. The excess patients are treated in regular ICU beds.

In Australia there are 2,183 pediatric ICU beds. And none are operating above its capacity. So, again, relevance?

I never worry about what COULD happen. Especially, when I already know what IS happening.


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The @nytimes that recommends we all mask
Says there is strong evidence masking helps
Click on the word 'evidence' and it leads to a cluster RCT that was.... wait for it...
Negative. 
It Failed to show a benefit of masking

The strongest evidence they can find is negative!

https://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1603046475281223680?cxt=HHwWgMCi2dSRlb8s...


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The perfect photo to sum up 5 days of bone marrow transplant & blood cancer docs conference #ASH22  👇

Not a mask in sight, packed indoor setting
Multiply this x10000

It's time to end the charade
Stop virtue signalling
Abolish masking in hospitals
https://sensiblemed.substack.com/p/its-past-tim

https://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1602802423705128963


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I'll have a look and see if there's any change in the unmasked when I go up to Belmont Forum later.

https://twitter.com/NjbBari3/status/1609791363310325761

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Previously most people ignored me wearing a mask. Occasional head nod/smile from someone else in a mask.

Today, I sensed unmasked people feeling uncomfortable. ->


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Several people looked at me and then had a brief flash of an expression on their face that I normally associate with suddenly remembering something.

Maybe they suddenly remembered their mask? Probably left in a dusty corner of their house?


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Worst case scenario is that this unease becomes hatred and violence. I sincerely hope not. 😞


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Hi Carl

Everyone in China wears a mask

China is estimated to currently have 250 million people infected with covid
They are getting 25 million new cases a day
That's the population of Australia catching the virus everyday

It has the highest r0 of any virus we have dealt with

A plane flying into Italy from China
Returned 52% of people positive for covid

You can't stop this with a mask
Stop being silly

Nothing can stop kovid

Except perhaps catching it and developing a strong immune response

What did China achieve through their crazy zero covid policy
250 million cases all-at-once

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aquascoot wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 11:35am:
Hi Carl

Everyone in China wears a mask

China is estimated to currently have 250 million people infected with covid
They are getting 25 million new cases a day
That's the population of Australia catching the virus everyday

It has the highest r0 of any virus we have dealt with

A plane flying into Italy from China
Returned 52% of people positive for covid

You can't stop this with a mask
Stop being silly

Nothing can stop kovid

Except perhaps catching it and developing a strong immune response

What did China achieve through their crazy zero covid policy
250 million cases all-at-once

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See if Elon can give you a lift to Mars


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OR Dying?

Plenty took that option and did in fact die.

More than a tad away from an ideal or even sane solution.
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Australia's death toll has doubled twice in half the time since we remover restrictions.

i.e. we stopped isolating distancing and masks and the death rate increased by 200% all after the risk had ended.

You have to be real stupid to believe either that the problem is over or that Masks distancing and isolation didn't work.
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Dnarever wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 4:21pm:
Australia's death toll has doubled twice in half the time since we remover restrictions.

i.e. we stopped isolating distancing and masks and the death rate increased by 200% all after the risk had ended.

You have to be real stupid to believe either that the problem is over or that Masks distancing and isolation didn't work.


Hmmmm… maybe the masks and distancing and sanitising worked better then… rather than the majority being c-vaxxed?
Yes they initially did say once c-vaxxed then kovid won’t be caught.. then yes it can be caught if c-vaxxed… then it’s supposed to be milder with them-vax…hence they removed all those earlier precautions to the wind!

Them goal posts just kept moving.
It’s like a comic tragedy.

I have noticed … even though them distancing circles are removed…that most of us still keep a respectable distance… we don’t go into anyone’s personal space.
I still use sanitising wipes on the handle of the supermarket trolley… and I have my hand sanitizer gel pump in car I use every time I get into car.



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Sophia wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 5:22pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 4:21pm:
Australia's death toll has doubled twice in half the time since we remover restrictions.

i.e. we stopped isolating distancing and masks and the death rate increased by 200% all after the risk had ended.

You have to be real stupid to believe either that the problem is over or that Masks distancing and isolation didn't work.


Hmmmm… maybe the masks and distancing and sanitising worked better then… rather than the majority being c-vaxxed?
Yes they initially did say once c-vaxxed then kovid won’t be caught.. then yes it can be caught if c-vaxxed… then it’s supposed to be milder with them-vax…hence they removed all those earlier precautions to the wind!

Them goal posts just kept moving.
It’s like a comic tragedy.

I have noticed … even though them distancing circles are removed…that most of us still keep a respectable distance… we don’t go into anyone’s personal space.
I still use sanitising wipes on the handle of the supermarket trolley… and I have my hand sanitizer gel pump in car I use every time I get into car.






Yes the goal posts do move but they move when the knowledge changes.

The US seem happy enough with the results - they are on track to lose 100,000 lives per year and doing nothing about it.

I suspect that the virus is up to variation 895 and the Vaccine is up to Version 4 has something to do with it also.

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Sophia wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 5:22pm:
I still use sanitising wipes on the handle of the supermarket trolley… and I have my hand sanitizer gel pump in car I use every time I get into car.



I only use the wipes in case of e coli from people who don't wash their hands after going to the toilet.

This virus is airborne which took nearly 2 years for the CDC to admit.The Japanese were the first to recognise airborne transmission with Diamond princess cruise ship. If it was spread by droplets and fomites like they originally thought then social distancing and washing hands could have eradicated it.

Masks don't work with airborne viruses you need a proper respirator with removable cartridges.
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Sophia wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 5:22pm:
I still use sanitising wipes on the handle of the supermarket trolley… and I have my hand sanitizer gel pump in car I use every time I get into car.



I only use the wipes in case of e coli from people who don't wash their hands after going to the toilet.

This virus is airborne which took nearly 2 years for the CDC to admit.The Japanese were the first to recognise airborne transmission with Diamond princess cruise ship. If it was spread by droplets and fomites like they originally thought then social distancing and washing hands could have eradicated it.

Masks don't work with airborne viruses you need a proper respirator with removable cartridges.


I do have a couple of those big hard masks with charcoal pads etc but that’s with our fire fighting gear we have… in case of bush fire etc
(But we do have plan a to stay and fight and plan b to escape)

Re: the sanitising wipes… I’ve developed a germ phobia now.. plus I always washed my hands in the kitchen sink several times as I cook for hygiene etc. so it’s no biggy to keep my hands clean as..
remember during the pandemic they said not to touch our masks once worn or not to touch our faces.
Remember how they showed it can transmit from items via touching… and recently says broccoli harbour kovid from infected handlers….
Because kovid lasts longer on rough surfaces compared to smooth?

Well I’m happy to keep using sanitising wipes/gel
I saw a video under a microscope how it killed them germs dead!



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That's good Sophia.

One thing to keep in mind though - we don't breathe through our hands.

The majority of Covid infections are caused by inhaling the virus - like you inhale smoke.

Always have been the case despite people like Nick "Welcome to 2022, the year the pandemic ends" Coatsworth trying to tell us Covid isn't airborne.
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Carl D wrote on Jan 3rd, 2023 at 9:03pm:
That's good Sophia.

One thing to keep in mind though - we don't breathe through our hands.

The majority of Covid infections are caused by inhaling the virus - like you inhale smoke.

Always have been the case despite people like Nick "Welcome to 2022, the year the pandemic ends" Coatsworth trying to tell us Covid isn't airborne.


When did Nick say covid wasn't airborne got a link?

Quote:
Health authorities clarify position on COVID aerosol spread


30 Oct 2020

Recognition of the potential for airborne spread of the coronavirus has been taken one step further by the Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG).

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth also recently came under fire on Twitter after suggesting health authorities had recognised aerosol transmission since July, with a number of people calling on the ICEG to update its guidance for healthcare workers to reflect the threat posed by aerosols.

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/cdna-further-acknowledges-covid-aeroso...


Was Nick saying aerosol transmission was recognised since July 2020 which was around 2 years earlier than the CDC and WHO?

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When did Nick say covid wasn't airborne got a link?


Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sky News Live First Edition on 6 May 2020

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LAURA JAYES:

Do we have a better handle on how this has been transmitted through our community? Is it that this is airborne? Is it and that it's hand-to-hand contact? Or is the disease surviving on surfaces? Or is it a combination of all three?

NICK COATSWORTH:

COVID-19 is definitely not an airborne pathogen. When you have airborne pathogens, like measles for example, the basic reproductive number that we've all come to know so well is much higher than what it is for COVID-19 – so, so definitely not an airborne. It's got- this is a droplet pathogen which means it settles on surfaces. Once it is coughed up or expectorated it tends to- it drops to the ground very quickly. And that's why hand hygiene and physical distance are our most important measures, and will be our most important measures particularly when we start opening businesses that they that they enable processes that allow us to keep our distance from each other until we have a vaccine or effective treatment.

LAURA JAYES:

Okay. So I just want to rule that out. That it's not airborne, so there is no concerns about it going through air conditioning in planes for example.

NICK COATSWORTH:

That's, that's correct, Laura. And I'll give you a good example – we use the measles example again. If you- you can get measles if you're standing next to someone from a very short period of time, but you can't get COVID with- in that sort of scenario. COVID, we know by the contact definition, requires contact of greater than 15 minutes just to give you a high likelihood of transmission. So no concerns there from the general public for airborne transmission of COVID.


Yes, that was from two and a half years ago during the early stages of the pandemic but as far as I know he's never retracted that statement and admitted Covid is and always has been airborne.

And, he's copped a lot of well deserved criticism for it ever since.

Also:

Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.

6 April 2022

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As 2021 drew to a close, the highly contagious Omicron variant of the pandemic virus was racing around the globe, forcing governments to take drastic actions once again. The Netherlands ordered most businesses to close on 19 December, Ireland set curfews and many countries imposed travel bans in the hope of taming the tsunami of COVID-19 cases filling hospitals. Amid the wave of desperate news around the year-end holidays, one group of researchers hailed a development that had seemed as though it might never arrive. On 23 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) uttered the one word it had previously seemed incapable of applying to the virus SARS-CoV-2: ‘airborne’.

On its website, a page titled ‘Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): How is it transmitted?’ was quietly edited to state that a person can be infected “when infectious particles that pass through the air are inhaled at short range”, a process otherwise known as “short-range aerosol or short-range airborne transmission”. The website says that transmission can occur through “long-range airborne transmission” in poorly ventilated or crowded indoor settings “because aerosols can remain suspended in the air or travel farther than conversational distance”.

“It was a relief to see them finally use the word ‘airborne’, and to say clearly that airborne transmission and aerosol transmission are synonyms,” says aerosol chemist Jose-Luis Jimenez at the University of Colorado Boulder.


I have no medical training whatsoever but even I knew Covid must have been airborne right from the start of the pandemic because there was absolutely no other way the virus could have spread and infected so many so quickly if it wasn't.

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When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.
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When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


What part of will not provide any protection against covid or other viruses do you fail to comprehend?




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Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.



What about people coughing their guts out in shopping centers
with no masks and not covering their mouths with anything?

I reckon it was a fat Chinaman at a food court that
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I moved away but it was too late.
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When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


You're an idiot that's why you believed they worked.
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Bobby. wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:25pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.



What about people coughing their guts out in shopping centers
with no masks and not covering their mouths with anything?

I reckon it was a fat Chinaman at a food court that
gave it me by doing that.
I moved away but it was too late.


What if they're coughing because they smoke? It's not just people with covid who cough.

You could have caught it from a vaccinated person who was asymptomatic and didn't even know they had it and were spreading it.

It's airborne i guess you picked it up indoors somewhere.

If it was droplet and fomite transmission like they incorrectly assumed then social distancing and washing hands would have eradicated it.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


What part of will not provide any protection against Covid or other viruses do you fail to comprehend?

LOL... are you really supporting your case against masks by posting
a YouTube clip from an old movie?     Seriously?

And the wearing of the blue surgical/theatre mask has long been
acknowledged by medical authorities as being a poor choice for
the wider public.       Nothing new there.

On the other hand, an N95 mask offers the highest level of protection. 
It gives more protection than a medical mask does because it filters
out both large and small [3.0 μm] particles when the wearer inhales.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
What part of will not provide any protection against covid or other viruses do you fail to comprehend?


We've already done this one, remember?

Several times if you include others who have brought this up since the start of the pandemic.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1650450480/366#366

Scroll down from there.

Oh, and the answer to "how come you can still smell farts through a N/KN95 mask?" is in there too before you ask.

(Ah, I see Geoff beat me to it).  Smiley
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Carl D wrote on Jan 5th, 2023 at 11:22pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 5th, 2023 at 10:44pm:
When did Nick say covid wasn't airborne got a link?


Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sky News Live First Edition on 6 May 2020

Quote:
LAURA JAYES:

Do we have a better handle on how this has been transmitted through our community? Is it that this is airborne? Is it and that it's hand-to-hand contact? Or is the disease surviving on surfaces? Or is it a combination of all three?

NICK COATSWORTH:

COVID-19 is definitely not an airborne pathogen. When you have airborne pathogens, like measles for example, the basic reproductive number that we've all come to know so well is much higher than what it is for COVID-19 – so, so definitely not an airborne. It's got- this is a droplet pathogen which means it settles on surfaces. Once it is coughed up or expectorated it tends to- it drops to the ground very quickly. And that's why hand hygiene and physical distance are our most important measures, and will be our most important measures particularly when we start opening businesses that they that they enable processes that allow us to keep our distance from each other until we have a vaccine or effective treatment.

LAURA JAYES:

Okay. So I just want to rule that out. That it's not airborne, so there is no concerns about it going through air conditioning in planes for example.

NICK COATSWORTH:

And I'll give you a good example – we use the measles example again. If you- you can get measles if you're standing next to someone from a very short period of time, but you can't get COVID with- in that sort of scenario. COVID, we know by the contact definition, requires contact of greater than 15 minutes just to give you a high likelihood of transmission. So no concerns there from the general public for airborne transmission of COVID.


Yes, that was from two and a half years ago during the early stages of the pandemic but as far as I know he's never retracted that statement and admitted Covid is and always has been airborne.

And, he's copped a lot of well deserved criticism for it ever since.

Also:

Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.

6 April 2022

Quote:
As 2021 drew to a close, the highly contagious Omicron variant of the pandemic virus was racing around the globe, forcing governments to take drastic actions once again. The Netherlands ordered most businesses to close on 19 December, Ireland set curfews and many countries imposed travel bans in the hope of taming the tsunami of COVID-19 cases filling hospitals. Amid the wave of desperate news around the year-end holidays, one group of researchers hailed a development that had seemed as though it might never arrive. On 23 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) uttered the one word it had previously seemed incapable of applying to the virus SARS-CoV-2: ‘airborne’.

On its website, a page titled ‘Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): How is it transmitted?’ was quietly edited to state that a person can be infected “when infectious particles that pass through the air are inhaled at short range”, a process otherwise known as “short-range aerosol or short-range airborne transmission”. The website says that transmission can occur through “long-range airborne transmission” in poorly ventilated or crowded indoor settings “because aerosols can remain suspended in the air or travel farther than conversational distance”.

“It was a relief to see them finally use the word ‘airborne’, and to say clearly that airborne transmission and aerosol transmission are synonyms,” says aerosol chemist Jose-Luis Jimenez at the University of Colorado Boulder.


I have no medical training whatsoever but even I knew Covid must have been airborne right from the start of the pandemic because there was absolutely no other way the virus could have spread and infected so many so quickly if it wasn't.



With people like Fauci, Coates, Sutton Chant etc they're adminstrators they mange health depts they don't know what is going on at the bottom. Gerard from Qld might be different he is new to the job he treated Tom Hanks covid so he has been on the frontline. They are the link between politicians and health they get compromised by that fluent bullshit called political science. They're more political than medical when they become administrators politicians never retract.

At least Coates changed his mind to airborne transmission within a much shorter time after reviewing evidence.He did a better job of following the science than fauci.

If you look at the RACGP website i linked our experts were frustrated our political leaders ignored them on this issue and blindly followed the CDC and WHO who were wrong. This was one of our biggest failures in handling this pandemic we should have listened to our experts.

The Diamond Princess cruise ship reports showed the Japanese were first to recognise it's airborne
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Reply #401 - Jan 6th, 2023 at 9:11pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:58pm:
Bobby. wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:25pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.



What about people coughing their guts out in shopping centers
with no masks and not covering their mouths with anything?

I reckon it was a fat Chinaman at a food court that
gave it me by doing that.
I moved away but it was too late.


What if they're coughing because they smoke? It's not just people with covid who cough.

You could have caught it from a vaccinated person who was asymptomatic and didn't even know they had it and were spreading it.

It's airborne i guess you picked it up indoors somewhere.

If it was droplet and fomite transmission like they incorrectly assumed then social distancing and washing hands would have eradicated it.






Who knows?
You can never prove where you got it.
Airborne viruses are unstoppable.

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AusGeoff wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


What part of will not provide any protection against Covid or other viruses do you fail to comprehend?

LOL... are you really supporting your case against masks by posting
a YouTube clip from an old movie?     Seriously?

And the wearing of the blue surgical/theatre mask has long been
acknowledged by medical authorities as being a poor choice for
the wider public.       Nothing new there.

On the other hand, an N95 mask offers the highest level of protection. 
It gives more protection than a medical mask does because it filters
out both large and small [3.0 μm] particles when the wearer inhales.




I was strongly for N95 from day 1 that's all i wore. I still have a box of unused N95.

After reviewing the evidence i stopped using it.

N95s aren't approved for asbestos the smallest asbestos particles are still over 50 times larger than covid. I have also linked a video from an industrial hygienist at a senate hearing expaling why masks don't work in this thread go back and listen to people who ensure safety for workers.

I have linked studies that show a 1% difference with N95 and surgical masks for preventing covid. 1% is not statistically relevant.

We have an even larger study comparing Germany to Sweden. Germany had N95 mask mandate Sweden didn't have any mandates.

If N95s worked we should see a significant difference between Germany and Sweden yet we don't because they don't work.
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If the Branch Covidian religion want to wear a mask i don't care.

Don't force me to wear something that doesn't work.
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Bobby. wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 9:11pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:58pm:
Bobby. wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:25pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.



What about people coughing their guts out in shopping centers
with no masks and not covering their mouths with anything?

I reckon it was a fat Chinaman at a food court that
gave it me by doing that.
I moved away but it was too late.


What if they're coughing because they smoke? It's not just people with covid who cough.

You could have caught it from a vaccinated person who was asymptomatic and didn't even know they had it and were spreading it.

It's airborne i guess you picked it up indoors somewhere.

If it was droplet and fomite transmission like they incorrectly assumed then social distancing and washing hands would have eradicated it.






Who knows?
You can never prove where you got it.
Airborne viruses are unstoppable.



I have told you many times indoors with poor ventilation is the worst place to be.

Being outside in the sun (uv kills it) and the wind is probably the best place.
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Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:50pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


You're an idiot that's why you believed they worked.



People wearing masks 2000 die, people not wearing masks 15,000 die - just do the math.
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Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 10:04pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:50pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


You're an idiot that's why you believed they worked.



People wearing masks 2000 die, people not wearing masks 15,000 die - just do the math.


correlation not causation

there are literally 100 other factors at play
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Nice to finally see policy made on evidence instead of emotions from the bedwetters.

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aquascoot wrote on Jan 7th, 2023 at 5:08am:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 10:04pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 8:50pm:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 6th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
When mask mandates were in place we had around 2,000 deaths.

12 months after they were removed we have over 17,000 deaths.

Masks didn't work - sure they didn't. Idiots.


You're an idiot that's why you believed they worked.



People wearing masks 2000 die, people not wearing masks 15,000 die - just do the math.


correlation not causation

there are literally 100 other factors at play


No not so much.

Four that made a difference: distance, lock downs, Masks and vaccine.

But Vaccines were still in place for the 15,000 deaths so it wasn't that.

People wearing masks 2000 die, people not wearing masks 15,000 die - just do the math.
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(This is in Perth, by the way).

https://mobile.twitter.com/drstip/status/1618013175487528960

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Workplace hasn't officially decided we are no longer wearing masks, so desperate coworkers have gone to their GPs to get mask exemptions. I didn't realise I was working with an entire cohort of people with lung deficiencies *sarcasm*


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Give it time. You will be eventually.


Yes indeed.

But I'm sure the "cohort" are too stupid to realise why it happened when it does.
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There is no evidence masks work with covid.

The mask mandates were bullshit the only thing they achieved was giving the gullible a warm feeling our politicians were doing something.

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Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of acute respiratory viruses.

Medical/surgical masks compared to no masks
Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza/SARS‐CoV‐2 compared to not wearing masks

N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks
The use of a N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks probably makes little or no difference for the objective and more precise outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza infection
Restricting pooling to healthcare workers made no difference to the overall findings.


https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full




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masks didnt do anything

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disgraceful stuff

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) study, in USA about 89 billion medical masks are anticipated to be required to respond the COVID-19 as this crisis is likely to persist for some time (Xiang et al., 2020). Further, the plastic innovation hub has identified that the domestic demand for the mask in UK is around 24.37 billion per year (Liebsch, 2020). As of February 2020, China has raised its daily production of medical masks to 14.8 million. The Japanese ministry of finance, trade, and industry recorded that more than 600 million face masks required per month of April 2020 (Fadare and Okoffo, 2020). The increasing use of mask significantly increases the production of mask and it consumes higher amount of energy. A study by Klemeš et al., 2020a,b shows that a mask production consumes about 10-30 Wh energy and releases 59 g CO2-eq greenhouse gas to the environment. Further, ever increasing uses of face mask also increase the landfill and medical waste. Most of these face mask wastes contains either polypropylene and/or polyethylene, polyurethane, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyacrylonitrile, which add plastic or microplastic pollution to the environment (Akber et al., 2020). This indicates that current ongoing pandemic, increases the environmental pollution and negative impact to human and animal health.
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aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



And


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Mask mandates didn't do anything


In the US where they acted like masks didn't do anything over a million died.

All the countries combined who took masks seriously lost way less people.
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aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



A lot of people (myself included) would like to know why masks are treated like poison in Australia?

Might have a lot to do with a population that don't seem to be able to think any further ahead than their next Bali holiday and governments and media that have sold the majority of the population on the idea that masks and other life saving measures are restrictions instead of protections.

And, let's not forget the big role business played in all this - for example, overseas tourists would be more likely to book a holiday in a country which doesn't have mandatory masks in all indoor settings, public transport and planes, etc.

(When my aunt and I go to Belmont Forum we usually make a point of sitting outside the Flight Centre near Aldi in our KN95 masks for a while so the staff and customers can see us - other people seem to do the same, I've noticed. Might have something to do with the Flight Centre CEO being one of the greedy business people who pushed to have the borders open and threatening to sue WA and other States if they hadn't).

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Dnarever wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 9:47am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


In the US where they acted like masks didn't do anything over a million died.

All the countries combined who took masks seriously lost way less people.



Countries that were more vaccinated had a much better result than those that were less vaccinated.

This is evident form figures from the US where more vaccinated states did much better than less vaccinated states.
america did worse than the world average where it should have done better.

I put this down to some people putting a political aspect on covid when it is a medical issue.
Some people would oppose whatever the other 'side' recommended.
That mindset boggles my mind. It's beyond stupid.

It's like the gun owners mentality.
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Frank wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 9:33am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



And


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn_yX7SagAAJRmz?.jpg


Just so. The Superior Man gets his teeth whitened and has cosmetic surgery. If his hair falls out, he gets a scalp reduction. He works on his tan. If he goes gray, he uses Hair For Men - whatever it takes to stay totally awesome.

Your chode just puts on a mask.

Deplorable.
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Frank wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 9:33am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



And


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn_yX7SagAAJRmz?.jpg


"Unattractive people are MORE likely to keep wearing face masks in post-Covid era, study suggests"

Unless they have a time machine to visit this "post-Covid era" how would they know that?
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"Unattractive people are MORE likely to keep wearing face masks in post-Covid era, study suggests"

Oh, and this also apparently proves the age old adage that some folks get the brains while others get looks.

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Carl D wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 10:04am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



A lot of people (myself included) would like to know why masks are treated like poison in Australia?



I have always been against surgical masks because they don't work with viruses. They are used  to prevent bacterial infections.

I am on record in this forum saying it's N95 minimum after looking at the evidence i was wrong. At best a N95 is 1% better than surgical masks which don't work. Like anything in science when it's proven not to work you have to adopt the truth which i have done with masks, they don't work.

Many in this forum are like the flat earthers who refuse to accept the evidence and stick with outdated wrong beliefs.

Those who work with Covid need BSL- 3 protection. You're not going to find any BSL3 masks in Woolies Coles Chemists or Bunnings. They don't use N95s in BSL3 Labs because they don't work.

If you want to wear a mask go for it it shows everyone you refuse to accept they don't work. Don't force your Branch Covidian religion on me with forcing people to wear something that doesn't work

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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 11:53pm:
Carl D wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 10:04am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



A lot of people (myself included) would like to know why masks are treated like poison in Australia?



I have always been against surgical masks because they don't work with viruses.



Who to believe - an uneducated internet troll, or medical experts?   Undecided

"Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. Face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as getting vaccinated, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19."
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greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 12:07am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 11:53pm:
Carl D wrote on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 10:04am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:52pm:
masks didnt do anything

except poison the planet



A lot of people (myself included) would like to know why masks are treated like poison in Australia?



I have always been against surgical masks because they don't work with viruses.



Who to believe - an uneducated internet troll, or medical experts?   Undecided

"Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. Face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as getting vaccinated, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19."


What part of will not provide any protection do you fail to comprehend?

The only trolls here is you and the other idiots from Mongs manure mound
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Who to believe - an uneducated internet troll, a cardboard box, or medical experts?
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greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 12:13am:
Who to believe - an uneducated internet troll, a cardboard box, or medical experts?


These experts posted a study on 23rd January 2023 saying masks don't work

Did you miss this post because you're an uneducated stupid troll?
https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1650450480/410#410

Once upon a time scientists thought the earth was flat, you're just like a flat earther who refuses to look at the evidence.
Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin


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i presume gweggy will accept hospitals as places of medical expertise.

my wife works in one.

no masks for over 3 months.

despite record numbers of covid infections.

no routine testing.

hand washing is to prevent the spread of vancomycin resistant staph aureus.

why is gweegy such a silly billy .

and he says he visits his mum in hospital all the time (in between buying multiple cups of coffee for homeless people ) so he should be aware of these "facts".

maybe a bit less time thinking about joe rogans or donald trumps genitals and a bit more time getting out of the basement  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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Even Channel 10's The Project (which, if it wasn't such a TV 'icon' would have been off the air years ago due to steadily declining ratings and especially since the departure of long time panelists Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar last year) has also jumped onto the stupidity bandwagon:

Researchers Find That Attractive People Won’t Wear Masks

And, there it is again.... "post-COVID"Roll Eyes

See how they (deservedly) get 'beaten up' about that on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1621306486377922560

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Jane has Frilly Edges #CovidIsAirborne
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Jumping on the anti-mask bandwagon @theprojecttv
Meanwhile hundreds of Aussies are dying from Covid every week, and thousands are developing Long Covid.

Pathetic


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The premise of the title there is flawed. We aren't "post-COVID"; people are just kidding themselves that we are.
If the report has any validity, I guess it tells us that people who perceive themselves to be attractive are more self-centred & less thoughtful of others.


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POST-Covid?!!!! Where is this mythical world?


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One Australian dies from COVID every 27 minutes.

But yeah uh, post COVID, sure.


And finally...

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And their ratings are almost 0


Indeed.

Also, I don't know why Baron keeps posting that picture of the surgical mask with the disclaimer? We've been through this over and over during the past few years.

But, hey... whatever floats his boat, I guess?

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Carl D wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 8:49am:
Even Channel 10's The Project (which, if it wasn't such a TV 'icon' would have been off the air years ago due to steadily declining ratings and especially since the departure of long time panelists Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar last year) has also jumped onto the stupidity bandwagon:

Researchers Find That Attractive People Won’t Wear Masks

And, there it is again.... "post-COVID"Roll Eyes

See how they (deservedly) get 'beaten up' about that on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1621306486377922560

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Jane has Frilly Edges #CovidIsAirborne
@frilly_edges
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Jumping on the anti-mask bandwagon @theprojecttv
Meanwhile hundreds of Aussies are dying from Covid every week, and thousands are developing Long Covid.

Pathetic


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The premise of the title there is flawed. We aren't "post-COVID"; people are just kidding themselves that we are.
If the report has any validity, I guess it tells us that people who perceive themselves to be attractive are more self-centred & less thoughtful of others.


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POST-Covid?!!!! Where is this mythical world?


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One Australian dies from COVID every 27 minutes.

But yeah uh, post COVID, sure.


And finally...

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And their ratings are almost 0


Indeed.

Also, I don't know why Baron keeps posting that picture of the surgical mask with the disclaimer? We've been through this over and over during the past few years.

But, hey... whatever floats his boat, I guess?



These people are crazy:

“Our findings suggest that mask-wearing can shift from being a self-protection measure during the COVID-19 pandemic to a self-presentation tactic in the post-pandemic era.”

Post-pandemic era?  WTF?  Idiots!

As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over?

To answer this question, it’s worth reminding ourselves that a pandemic involves the worldwide spread of a disease that requires an emergency response at a global level.

This week, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared COVID continues to be a public health emergency of international concern.

As Ghebreyesus notes, we still face significant challenges, with high rates of transmission in many countries, the risk of a game-changing new variant ever-present, and an unknown impact of long COVID.
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I'll try to help Baron out again.

Upgrade Your Mask for the Best Protection

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According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


So, surgical (and even cloth masks) do provide some level of protection and are definitely better than no mask at all.

* This chart was prepared before Omicron and it's hundreds of "sub variants" arrived.
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Carl D wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 9:11am:
I'll try to help Baron out again.

Upgrade Your Mask for the Best Protection

Quote:
According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


So, surgical (and even cloth masks) do provide some level of protection and are definitely better than no mask at all.

* This chart was prepared before Omicron and it's hundreds of "sub variants" arrived.



Do you have a link for that chart?
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Do you have a link for that chart?


Apart from the article I've linked to, nope.

I'll try to find an updated one (if there is one) later because that chart was prepared before Omicron arrived.
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Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 10:40am:
Carl D wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 9:11am:
I'll try to help Baron out again.

Upgrade Your Mask for the Best Protection

Quote:
According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


So, surgical (and even cloth masks) do provide some level of protection and are definitely better than no mask at all.

* This chart was prepared before Omicron and it's hundreds of "sub variants" arrived.



Do you have a link for that chart?



https://www.samhealth.org/about-samaritan/news-search/2022/02/10/upgrade-your-ma...

https://www.samhealth.org/-/media/SHS/Email/EM-SHS-News/AR%20180x210/masks-and-c...
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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:29pm:
There is no evidence masks work with covid.

The mask mandates were bullshit the only thing they achieved was giving the gullible a warm feeling our politicians were doing something.

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Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses


30 January 2023



Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of acute respiratory viruses.

Medical/surgical masks compared to no masks
Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza/SARS‐CoV‐2 compared to not wearing masks

N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks
The use of a N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks probably makes little or no difference for the objective and more precise outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza infection
Restricting pooling to healthcare workers made no difference to the overall findings.


https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full






It's easy to see people like Greg, Carl and Dnarever have no understanding of science.

When looking at studies look at when it was published Carl, Greg and Dnarever continue to quote obsolete outdated information that has proven to be wrong. With science when something is proven to be wrong it's thrown in the rubbish and the truth is embraced.They are like flat earthers who ignore the evidence and continue to claim the earth is flat.

I highlighted the date for a reason there is no cure for their ignorance.


There was no evidence masks work with viral infections before covid and there is no evidence they work with covid.

These people spread misinformation about vax preventing infection and transmission which we know is false. It's now accepted as truth vax doesn't stop transmission or infection despite earlier claims.

When will people realise they were also wrong with masks?
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Carl D wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 9:11am:
I'll try to help Baron out again.

Upgrade Your Mask for the Best Protection



I don't need someone who is clueless about science pretending to help me out.

What is the date on your links, is it oudated information that is proven to be wrong?

Did you see the study i posted published Jan 2023 or do you ignore evidence that proves you're wrong?

N95s have warning labels as well




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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 2:45pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:29pm:
There is no evidence masks work with covid.

The mask mandates were bullshit the only thing they achieved was giving the gullible a warm feeling our politicians were doing something.

Quote:
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses


30 January 2023



Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of acute respiratory viruses.

Medical/surgical masks compared to no masks
Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza/SARS‐CoV‐2 compared to not wearing masks

N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks
The use of a N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks probably makes little or no difference for the objective and more precise outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza infection
Restricting pooling to healthcare workers made no difference to the overall findings.


https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full






It's easy to see people like Greg, Carl and Dnarever have no understanding of science.

When looking at studies look at when it was published Carl, Greg and Dnarever continue to quote obsolete outdated information that has proven to be wrong. With science when something is proven to be wrong it's thrown in the rubbish and the truth is embraced.They are like flat earthers who ignore the evidence and continue to claim the earth is flat.

I highlighted the date for a reason there is no cure for their ignorance.


There was no evidence masks work with viral infections before covid and there is no evidence they work with covid.

These people spread misinformation about vax preventing infection and transmission which we know is false. It's now accepted as truth vax doesn't stop transmission or infection despite earlier claims.

When will people realise they were also wrong with masks?

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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 2:51pm:
Carl D wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 9:11am:
I'll try to help Baron out again.

Upgrade Your Mask for the Best Protection



I don't need someone who is clueless about science pretending to help me out.

What is the date on your links, is it oudated information that is proven to be wrong?

Did you see the study i posted published Jan 2023 or do you ignore evidence that proves you're wrong?

N95s have warning labels as well




Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 2:52pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 2:45pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:29pm:
There is no evidence masks work with covid.

The mask mandates were bullshit the only thing they achieved was giving the gullible a warm feeling our politicians were doing something.

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Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses


30 January 2023



Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of acute respiratory viruses.

Medical/surgical masks compared to no masks
Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza/SARS‐CoV‐2 compared to not wearing masks

N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks
The use of a N95/P2 respirators compared to medical/surgical masks probably makes little or no difference for the objective and more precise outcome of laboratory‐confirmed influenza infection
Restricting pooling to healthcare workers made no difference to the overall findings.


https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full






It's easy to see people like Greg, Carl and Dnarever have no understanding of science.

When looking at studies look at when it was published Carl, Greg and Dnarever continue to quote obsolete outdated information that has proven to be wrong. With science when something is proven to be wrong it's thrown in the rubbish and the truth is embraced.They are like flat earthers who ignore the evidence and continue to claim the earth is flat.

I highlighted the date for a reason there is no cure for their ignorance.


There was no evidence masks work with viral infections before covid and there is no evidence they work with covid.

These people spread misinformation about vax preventing infection and transmission which we know is false. It's now accepted as truth vax doesn't stop transmission or infection despite earlier claims.

When will people realise they were also wrong with masks?



It appears people have reading comprehension problems to go with scientific ignorance.

What does little to no difference mean with masks vs no mask and surgical vs N95?

We accept these peoplw were wrong with vax yet some can't accept they were wrong with masks.
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Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.
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greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:00pm:
Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.

To what degree did they reduce the risk?
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:02pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:00pm:
Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.

To what degree did they reduce the risk?


Not didDo.  The pandemic is not over.

According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


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greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:08pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:02pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:00pm:
Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.

To what degree did they reduce the risk?


Not didDo.  The pandemic is not over.

According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


[width=400 height=400]https://www.samhealth.org/-/media/SHS/Email/EM-SHS-News/AR%20180x210/masks-and-compared-effectiveness-SP.jpg[]

How did they determine those efficacy figures?
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:20pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:08pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:02pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:00pm:
Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.

To what degree did they reduce the risk?


Not didDo.  The pandemic is not over.

According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


[width=400 height=400]https://www.samhealth.org/-/media/SHS/Email/EM-SHS-News/AR%20180x210/masks-and-compared-effectiveness-SP.jpg[]

How did they determine those efficacy figures?


Jewish space lasers.

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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:20pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:08pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:02pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 4th, 2023 at 3:00pm:
Nobody has ever claimed that a mask will "eliminate the risk".

However, they do reduce the risk.

Once again, you've made a fool of yourself.

To what degree did they reduce the risk?


Not didDo.  The pandemic is not over.

According to the ACGIH Pandemic Response Task Force, an occupational and environmental health group, N95 respirators do the best job at filtering the air you breathe.

The chart below demonstrates how face masks with a higher filtering ability do a better job at preventing the spread of coronavirus.


[width=400 height=400]https://www.samhealth.org/-/media/SHS/Email/EM-SHS-News/AR%20180x210/masks-and-compared-effectiveness-SP.jpg[]

How did they determine those efficacy figures?


Greg is still citing obsolete outdated wrong information and showing everyone he doesn't have a clue about science.

They linked to the CDC they didn't determine anything.

The very same CDC who couldn't produce any evidence masks worked when taken to court for mask mandates on planes.

It appears they didn't want to bullshit under oath. Any dodgy study they produced they would be questioned which would cause them to lose even more credibility.

Quote:
Martin Kulldorff
@MartinKulldorff
"Just two weeks to ..."

CDC scientists had two+ years to study masks, unable to provide scientific evidence they work.


https://twitter.com/MartinKulldorff/status/1516750527287087110?cxt=HHwWjMCq_bCky...


The CDC have stuffed up numerous times with Covid i can't think of anything they got right.

The CDC director said Vaccinated people don't carry the virus they don't get sick

The CDC were wrong about vaccines and they're wrong about masks. Mask mandates have been removed because they don't work politicians don't want to admit they were wrong.


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Do physical measures such as hand-washing or wearing masks stop or slow down the spread of respiratory viruses?

Key messages
We are uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses based on the studies we assessed.

Hand hygiene programmes may help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses.




[url]https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses[/url]
Cochrane is an international network with headquarters in the UK, a registered not-for-profit organization, and a member of the UK National Council for Voluntary Organizations.

Cochrane is for anyone interested in using high-quality information to make health decisions. Whether you are a clinician, patient or carer, researcher, or policy-maker, Cochrane evidence provides a powerful tool to enhance your healthcare knowledge and decision-making.

Cochrane's members and supporters come from more than 190 countries, worldwide. We are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, and people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere. Our global independent network gathers and summarizes the best evidence from research to help you make informed choices about treatment and we have been doing this for 30 years.
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Might be needing a mask mandate for this one soon.

Wonder how long the pollies will be able to ignore this if (when) it starts spreading amongst humans?

A Malignant Flu May Soon Evolve to Infect and Kill Humans, Report Says

Scientists fear a mammal-to-mammal spread could lead to global catastrophe.

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Last fall, on a mink farm in Spain, H5N1 (avian influenza) likely spread across the animals. The outbreak resulted in the death or culling of the entire group of 50,000 minks.

Why should you care? Because it may have marked the first known case of mammal-to-mammal transmission of the deadly virus known as the bird flu, according to a new study. And that doesn’t portend anything good for humans.


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“It could have deadly consequences,” Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialists, tells CBC News. “This is an infection that has epidemic and pandemic potential. I don’t know if people recognize how big a deal this is.”


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The H5N1 avian influenza is notorious for a near 100-percent mortality rate in birds. While mammals aren’t catching the virus at the same rate as birds, they aren’t immune to the effects: bird flu has a global WHO mortality rate of greater than 50 percent for humans.

So far, the human infections link to contact with an infected bird, which is why the mammal-to-mammal possibility becomes the troubling part of this entire scenario. If a mammal, such as a mink, can become an intermediary host, the virus can then mutate to pose an even greater risk to other mammals, including humans.


Of course, the usual response from the pollies (and the media) will be "Nothing to see here... move along... move along...".
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Frank wrote on Feb 5th, 2023 at 9:50pm:
Do physical measures such as hand-washing or wearing masks stop or slow down the spread of respiratory viruses?

Key messages
We are uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses based on the studies we assessed.

Hand hygiene programmes may help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses.




[url]https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses[/url]
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Cochrane is the gold standard for reliability it's case closed masks didn't and don't work.

Before covid the science showed masks don't work for respiratory virus and now this report confirms they don't work with covid. The science with this never changed.

Fauci started off saying masks don't work he was right then. For some reason he abandoned the science when he started saying wear a mask wear 2 wear 3 masks.

Masks don't work mask mandates were bullshit case closed.






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I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
in all sorts of devious behaviour?

Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?

Currently (1 Feb) 97.5% of the eligible Australian population has
completed or is undertaking COVID vaccination, so the anti-vaxxers,
at a mere 2.5% of the population, are definitely on the outer.

And after more than 3 years of viral circulation, and more than a
year of vaccines with boosters, we now have a high degree of
background population immunity to COVID—but with no thanks to
the determined anti-vaxxers who are now living more safely, and
resistant to contracting COVID thanks to the major, rational part of
the population who are vaccinated.

Put simply then, the anti-vaxxers should be thanking the vaccinated
for creating our pseudo-herd immunity, rather than bad mouthing them.



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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
in all sorts of devious behaviour?

Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?

Currently (1 Feb) 97.5% of the eligible Australian population has
completed or is undertaking COVID vaccination, so the anti-vaxxers,
at a mere 2.5% of the population, are definitely on the outer.

And after more than 3 years of viral circulation, and more than a
year of vaccines with boosters, we now have a high degree of
background population immunity to COVID—but with no thanks to
the determined anti-vaxxers who are now living more safely, and
resistant to contracting COVID thanks to the major, rational part of
the population who are vaccinated.

Put simply then, the anti-vaxxers should be thanking the vaccinated
for creating our pseudo-herd immunity, rather than bad mouthing them.


I don't really think that you are making a fair assessment, about the rational part of the population who are vaccinated. You are implying/assuming that 97.5% of the population was not forced/coerced into choosing to be vaccinated(with at least one jab). You are trying to marginalize antivaxxers as the irrational outer.

But in reality, if you wanted to continue working in the Food Services Industries(restaurants, cafes, etc.), the Hospitality and Tourist Industries, the Healthcare Industries, the Police and Law Enforcement Industries, the Teaching and Education Industries, the Building and Construction Industries, and the Travel Industries, THEN YOU HAD TO HAVE A JAB(or 5 or 6)!! Or, you could have chosen to be fired, or quit, and go on the dole!

The government also wanted to withhold all pensions and Centrelink payments, until proof of vaccination could be verified. But, with the closure of so many small businesses, the optics of this madness was just a bridge too far. Even for the most die-hard pro-vaccine activist.

I wonder what the TRUE percentage of the rational population would be, if their vaccination decision was not mandated, coerced, or forced? I'm sure that taking a vaccine was never mentioned in their job description! 

Also, being vaccinated does NOT prevent you from becoming infected. Nor, does it stop you from spreading this virus. And, I have no idea what "..resistant to contracting COVID..", even means!

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Masks did as much as they do today.
Help identify bed wetters and junkies.

You can't be antivax if there's not a vaccine to begin with.
Trial testing is not a vaccine. It was rushed through in false data, data that is surfacing daily now and the recipients are part of the testing procedure.

Smart people could follow the money in all of this.
Dumb people are lining up for number 4, or is it 5, syrup shots.
Thank goodness there's not that many dumb people left as the numbers for these syrup boosters is dropping fast, and masks are 1 in 10,000.
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I've posted this before but I do believe it is worth repeating.

Sociopaths Are More Likely to Refuse Wearing a Mask and Other COVID-19 Measures, Study Finds

23rd August 2020

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A new study from Brazil has found that people with sociopathic traits are more likely to not comply with mask-wearing and other measures to limit the spread of coronavirus.


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The researchers found that those who had higher scores in traits including callousness, deceitfulness, hostility, impulsivity, irresponsibility, manipulativeness and risk-taking tended to be less compliant with COVID-19 containment measures, such as mask-wearing, hand-washing and social distancing.


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But those who had higher levels of empathy tended to be more compliant with the measures.


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"Our findings indicated that antisocial traits, especially lower levels of empathy and higher levels of Callousness, Deceitfulness, and Risk-taking, are directly associated with lower compliance with containment measures," the authors wrote in the conclusion of their study.


Yes, lots of those sorts of people here in Australia. And several of them are on this forum.
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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
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Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?

Currently (1 Feb) 97.5% of the eligible Australian population has
completed or is undertaking COVID vaccination, so the anti-vaxxers,
at a mere 2.5% of the population, are definitely on the outer.

And after more than 3 years of viral circulation, and more than a
year of vaccines with boosters, we now have a high degree of
background population immunity to COVID—but with no thanks to
the determined anti-vaxxers who are now living more safely, and
resistant to contracting COVID thanks to the major, rational part of
the population who are vaccinated.

Put simply then, the anti-vaxxers should be thanking the vaccinated
for creating our pseudo-herd immunity, rather than bad mouthing them.




"COVID-deniers".
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Frank wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 8:21am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
in all sorts of devious behaviour?

Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?

Currently (1 Feb) 97.5% of the eligible Australian population has
completed or is undertaking COVID vaccination, so the anti-vaxxers,
at a mere 2.5% of the population, are definitely on the outer.

And after more than 3 years of viral circulation, and more than a
year of vaccines with boosters, we now have a high degree of
background population immunity to COVID—but with no thanks to
the determined anti-vaxxers who are now living more safely, and
resistant to contracting COVID thanks to the major, rational part of
the population who are vaccinated.

Put simply then, the anti-vaxxers should be thanking the vaccinated
for creating our pseudo-herd immunity, rather than bad mouthing them.




"COVID-deniers".
Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin




On Twitter and elsewhere it is not uncommon for people to talk about “the covid hoax.”

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Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:35am:
Frank wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 8:21am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
in all sorts of devious behaviour?

Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?

Currently (1 Feb) 97.5% of the eligible Australian population has
completed or is undertaking COVID vaccination, so the anti-vaxxers,
at a mere 2.5% of the population, are definitely on the outer.

And after more than 3 years of viral circulation, and more than a
year of vaccines with boosters, we now have a high degree of
background population immunity to COVID—but with no thanks to
the determined anti-vaxxers who are now living more safely, and
resistant to contracting COVID thanks to the major, rational part of
the population who are vaccinated.

Put simply then, the anti-vaxxers should be thanking the vaccinated
for creating our pseudo-herd immunity, rather than bad mouthing them.




"COVID-deniers".
Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin




On Twitter and elsewhere it is not uncommon for people to talk about “the covid hoax.”

You should get out more, Sore End.

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Look, myopic Juvenile Wank, the first part of the first sentence:

"I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on this forum ..."

On this forum. Unfortunately for you, it wasn't  highleghted and in red capitals so could see it.

Fap on, JW.



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Carl D wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 10:46am:
Smiley


All that shows is how deranged the pro mask Karens like you are.

Fact Check
There is no evidence masks work.

There was no evidence they worked before covid and this reports shows the science hasn't changed.

Mask mandates were imposed on us from bullshit.

As a Libertarian i don't have a problem with you choosing to wear one. Don't try to impose your bullshit that doesn't work on me.


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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
I have to ask why it is that the anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers on
this forum are so determined—almost psychotically—to push their
points of view that the virus doesn't kill people, or that vaccines are
bogus, or that "big pharma" and/or "the government" are involved
in all sorts of devious behaviour?


I seriously doubt that anyone here is denying the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Or, is claiming that the Covid-19 disease does NOT exist. I also think that the anti-vaxxers you keep labeling, are just anti-Covid-19-vaxxers. And, NOT ANTI-ALL-VACCINES. 

It would be an evolutionary disadvantage for any virus to kill its host. If it did, it would NOT be able to spread itself to other hosts. In fact, it is our own immune response that can kill us(cytokine storm, autoimmune diseases, COPD, septicemia, etc.). NOT the virus! Since over 99% of those infected do recover, there must be other serious health issues/factors involved with the other 1%(chronic illnesses, multiple comorbidities, immuno-compromised, age, etc.). Right?

Regarding the motives of Big Pharma and the government, I think that PROFIT is the only underlying correlation shared by both. What other industry has a sweetheart deal with the government, that makes the government the liable defendant? And, insolates Big Pharma from all/any legal liabilities resulting from their actions(indemnity)??

Had the government only provided the public with information about this virus, and let the public make their own medical choices, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But the government chose to  take a more intrusive/active policy-making role. By mandating that the public and non-essential businesses, become compliant to their medical protocols and restrictions. And, people who do not comply with these protocols, could have their businesses closed down, arrested and fined, or treated as a pariah in their own country. These independent thinkers, were the ones being denigrated, ostracized, or forced to decide between keeping their jobs, or being injected with a class IV poison.

People were being forced to wear useless masks(eating and drinking), to isolate themselves, to always keep 2 meters apart, to obtain vaccine passports to enter certain businesses, and to not congregate in large groups for any reason. This is NOT how a civilize and rational society responds to a disease no more lethal than the Measles! 

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 1:26am:
Why not simply go about their own ways without having to denigrate
and disparage those of us undertaking COVID vaccination?  Why are
they so desperate to "prove" their anti-vaccination stance?


I'm not sure if it's hubris or arrogance, to hear vaxxers claiming the victim's card. It has always been the anti-Covid-vaxxers who were the victims of government shaming, coercion, ridicule, oppression, and other abuses. I guess anti-covid-vaxxers could just see past all the fear-mongering, cherry-picked stats, omissions, and the nonsense kumbaya platitudes. All being spewed-out by the media, as well-packaged and well-polished trite dumbshows and noise. Just to bedazzle its true groundlings.

Our argument has always been simple. This is a flu-like virus. This is NOT a hyped-up apocalyptic global killer virus on steroids! There is no excuse for almost destroying the Australia economy. It has always been shear hubris, for man to think that he could physically prevent a virus from infecting anyone. No matter how much he may want to believe that he can.

We are also amazed, that no matter how many red flags, lies, or broken promises made by the government, just how quickly most were ignored or dismissed by these so-called rational people. The government just kept changing the goal posts to avoid the skeptics, and to appease its sheeples.

How could anyone expect 26M people to keep 2 meters apart indefinitely?
Who would believe that hospitals would be unable to cope with this virus? Ignoring the biggest burdens on the healthcare system(obesity, diabetes, tobacco and alcohol abuse). All, easily avoidable illnesses.
Who would take a vaccine that would genetically force muscle cells to start making viral pathogens/antigens?
Who could ignore the fact, that this vaccine does NOT protect anyone from becoming infected, spreading, or even dying from this virus?
Who would continue to take any vaccine, INDEFINITELY(every 4-6 months)?

There is only 1 question that a rational-thinking person should ask himself about this virus. If I am infected, what are my chances of survival? And, with a 99% survival rate(over 3 years), I can trust my immune system to fight this virus. And, with over 80% of those infected reporting mild to no symptoms at all, why would I be afraid of contracting this type of flu? 

There will always be people who are genetically predisposed to doing whatever they are told to do by any authority. And, they will keep justifying their blind servitude/obedience, by parroting the government's half-truths, unwarranted assumptions, cherry-picked stats, and fallacious logic(i.e., begging the question).

Anyway, I'm so glad that saner, and more responsible heads have prevailed. That saving the public from this killer virus, does NOT come at ANY costs! When it comes to my health, I want to be in total control. 
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Reply #458 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am
 
ShellShilo wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:39pm:
This is a flu-like virus. This is NOT a hyped-up apocalyptic global killer virus on steroids!

Yes it is.  To claim that the virulence/mortality rate of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is similar to the
influenza virus is absurd.

In total, since the pandemic started (2020) there have been 16,914 COVID deaths in Australia. 
In the same period (2020, 2021, 2022) there were 344 deaths in Australia due to influenza.

ShellShilo wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:39pm:
Ignoring the biggest burdens on the healthcare system(obesity, diabetes, tobacco and alcohol abuse). All, easily avoidable illnesses.

Straw man.   

ShellShilo wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:39pm:
Who could ignore the fact, that this vaccine does NOT protect anyone from becoming infected, spreading, or even dying from this virus?

Pure bullshit.

ShellShilo wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:39pm:
And, with a 99% survival rate(over 3 years), I can trust my immune system to fight this virus.

Big deal!  Tell that to the seventeen thousand Aussies who've died from COVID.
Nobody can "trust" their immune system to successfully ward of COVID.  It may
or it may not.  I wasn't prepared to take that very real risk—as most of the dead
people did.

ShellShilo wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:39pm:
There will always be people who are genetically predisposed to doing whatever they are told to do by any authority. And, they will keep justifying their blind servitude/obedience, by parroting the government's half-truths, unwarranted assumptions, cherry-picked stats, and fallacious logic(i.e., begging the question).

More bullshit.

I'd suggest you just go away, and preach your nonsensical claims to your
anti-vaxxer peers.    They'll suck it up and love you for it LOL.

       Angry


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Reply #459 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:24am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:01pm:
Fact Check   There is no evidence masks work.

Of course there is.  Why is it that you repeatedly get so hot and bothered
by stuff like this?  What's it got to do with you whether or not other people
choose to wear a mask anyway?  Nobody's forcing you to wear a mask, so
what's your problem exactly?

...


Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use.

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Consistent use of a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings was
associated with lower odds of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (adjusted
odds ratio = 0.44). Use of respirators with higher filtration capacity was
associated with the most protection, compared with no mask use.



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As a "genuine" baby boomer (born in 1946) I don't accept the
alleged age range to be defined as it usually is, that is 1946-1964.

It was until relatively recently that the range was 1946-1949.

The first recorded use of "baby boomer" was in January 1963
in a newspaper article by Leslie J. Nason, professor of education
at the University of Southern California.

To suppose that the birth of babies born in 1964 was as a result of
post-WW2 sexual shenanigans is nonsense.  My brother was born
in 1954, and there's no way he's ever been described as a baby
boomer, nor has he ever self-defined as such.

United States birth rate (births per 1,000 population per year): The segment for
the years 1946 to 1964 is highlighted in red, with birth rates peaking in 1949.

...
I also disagree with the red trace on this birth rate graph. It's obvious that
babies born in 1964 were NOT part of the baby boom, as their numbers were
less than for the years 1940 to 1946.


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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 4:20am:
As a "genuine" baby boomer (born in 1946) I don't accept the
alleged age range to be defined as it usually is, that is 1946-1964.

It was until relatively recently that the range was 1946-1949.

The first recorded use of "baby boomer" was in January 1963
in a newspaper article by Leslie J. Nason, professor of education
at the University of Southern California.

To suppose that the birth of babies born in 1964 was as a result of
post-WW2 sexual shenanigans is nonsense.  My brother was born
in 1954, and there's no way he's ever been described as a baby
boomer, nor has he ever self-defined as such.

United States birth rate (births per 1,000 population per year): The segment for
the years 1946 to 1964 is highlighted in red, with birth rates peaking in 1949.

https://i.postimg.cc/26dzDNjJ/1024px-US-Birth-Rates-svg-1-1.png
I also disagree with the red trace on this birth rate graph. It's obvious that
babies born in 1964 were NOT part of the baby boom, as their numbers were
less than for the years 1940 to 1946.



Generational categories are rough estimates based on sociocultural zeitgeists.

There is nothing scientific about them, and are reliant on a general consensus of the sociocultural mood of the (collectively anglospheric) society to which they're applied, for their definition and significance.

The ones we use (from boomers on) are predicated on anglospheric culture (driven by American culture) pivoting on WW2, then postwar recovery, the cold war, the youth culture of the 60s and 70s, the Regan years, the defining of Generation X by Douglas Coupland, the dot-com bubble, the dot-com bust, the turn of the millennium, the GFC, the Great Recession, the Obama years, the i-U-name-it, Trumpism and now the Pandemic Years.

None, to few, of the above zeitgeists and events would apply in China, India, the Soviet Union/Russia, eastern Europe, most of Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, the middle east and (to a significant degree), western Europe.
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Reply #462 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:14pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am:
Yes it is.  To claim that the virulence/mortality rate of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is similar to the
influenza virus is absurd.

In total, since the pandemic started (2020) there have been 16,914 COVID deaths in Australia. 
In the same period (2020, 2021, 2022) there were 344 deaths in Australia due to influenza.


You've completely misrepresented my comments. I never said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was similar in its virulency and mortality rate, to the Influenza A or B viruses. I specifically said,

"This is a flu-like virus. This is NOT a hyped-up apocalyptic global killer virus on steroids!".

Are my comments true or false? Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus NOT a flu-like virus? Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus a hyped-up apocalyptic global killer virus on steroids? You can't simply respond to comments that were never made or implied.

Now lets add some context to your comments. There have been a total of 18,828 Australians who have died WITH this virus, or FROM this virus. The overwhelming majority of these victims were over 85yo, had at least 3 chronic comorbidities, were immunocompromised/suppressed, or had an over/under active immune system.

There are many differences and similarities between the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the Influenza viruses(proof-reading mechanism, RNA genome, HA and NA targeted viral proteins, corona surface proteins, both targets the respiratory track, both produce similar symptoms, etc.).

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.908525/full
https://www.who.int/news/item/13-12-2017-up-to-650-000-people-die-of-respiratory-diseases-linked-to-seasonal-flu-each-year

The Influenza virus(IVA, IVB, IVC) may be responsible for around 500K yearly deaths worldwide. And, may have infected around a quarter of the world's population each year. Both viruses attack the upper and lower respiratory track. Both viruses produce similar symptoms. But the SARS-CoV-2 virus can withstand the body's core temperature longer than the Influenza viruses. Thus is more virulent than the Influenza viruses.

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am:
Straw man.


How?? There are many times more deaths from these completely avoidable diseases, than from a flu-like virus with a 99% survival rate. We are in the 1114th day of this pandemic. That is roughly an average of 17 daily deaths related to Covid-19. Between this same period there was a total of 457,235 deaths in Australia. This represents an average of 410 deaths per day. This means, that only 4% of the total deaths was Covid-19 related. And, 96% of the deaths were related to the other mentioned PREVENTABLE diseases. Strawman? I think my comments were VERY relevant and germane. Especially, if you are a lateral thinker. 

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am:
Pure bullshit.


Again HOW? Do vaccines protect/prevent ANYONE from becoming infected, spreading, of dying from this virus? No matter how tortuous and convoluted your logic may be, the answer to this question will always be the uncomfortable truth.

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am:
Big deal!  Tell that to the seventeen thousand Aussies who've died from COVID.
Nobody can "trust" their immune system to successfully ward of COVID.  It may
or it may not.  I wasn't prepared to take that very real risk—as most of the dead
people did.


Whether you trust your immune system or not is irrelevant. It is still behind the scenes doing its job. My heart goes out to the families of the victims of this virus. But as we age, our immune system becomes less effective. And, with all due respect, I believe that most of the loved ones either expected the end, or were relieved when the end did come for their loved ones. So, an appeal to pathos is NOT really relevant here.

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:04am:
More bullshit.

I'd suggest you just go away, and preach your nonsensical claims to your
anti-vaxxer peers.    They'll suck it up and love you for it LOL.


I never preach to the choir! And, my claims are based on how our genes are expressed. How our genes express themself is a scientific/biological fact. When I respond to your comments, I try to address your concerns. I also try to back up my claims with verifiable facts and some basic logic. I don't simply make flippant remarks like "bullshit", or "more bullshit", without providing an explanation why! And, I certainly don't make nonsensical remarks, to imply that people who don't wear masks are sociopaths.

I'm certainly not here to convince you that I am right. Or, that you are wrong. At your age, I think yours is truly a cautionary tale indeed. It is your life and your choice. I personally don't want to put any unnecessary strain on my already aging immune system. Especially, if I have to continue provoking an immune response, indefinitely! Trying to mimic a disease that I don't have. If other chronic comorbidities are involved, this can easily lead to a metabolic imbalance. Remember, over 85% of people in their 70's, will also recover from this virus. 

If people want to put holes or ink in their body's, this has nothing to do with me. If people want to surgically change any part of their body, it's still none of my business. But I draw the line when THEIR choices take away MY choices. 

Just my two cents!  Smiley



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Reply #463 - Feb 7th, 2023 at 10:03pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:24am:
  What's it got to do with you whether or not other people
choose to wear a mask anyway?  Nobody's forcing you to wear a mask, so
what's your problem exactly?



Stop telling lies.

We were forced to wear masks outside in NSW it was a $500 fine if caught. Former PM Tony Abbott was fined.

In Qld people had to wear masks while alone in their cars how stupid was that? Modern cars have a Pollen filter that is far more effective than masks.

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Do i need to wear a mask in my vehicle?

We've been getting this question a lot 🚗

The answer is yes ✅


https://www.facebook.com/QLDHealth/photos/3665184033589652/?paipv=0&eav=Afauk-e8...



The pic on Qld health facebook page has one person in a car yet they still have to wear a mask.

There was zero zip zilch evidence to support this idiocy.




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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:24am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:01pm:
Fact Check   There is no evidence masks work.

Of course there is.  Why is it that you repeatedly get so hot and bothered
by stuff like this? 

Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use.



There is no evidence masks work with respiratory virus.

Do you read the links you post?

From your link
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Well-fitting face masks and respirators effectively filter virus-sized particles in laboratory conditions though few studies have assessed their real-world effectiveness in preventing acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 infection (4).



When we click on (4) in references we get this

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Cochrane (7) and the World Health Organization (8) both point out that, for population health measures, we should not generally expect to be able to find controlled trials, due to logistical and ethical reasons, and should therefore instead seek a wider evidence base. This issue has been identified for studying community use of masks for COVID-19 in particular (9). Therefore, we should not be surprised to find that there is no RCT for the impact of masks on community transmission of any respiratory infection in a pandemic.



There was no Random Controlled Trial data to support their assumption masks work.

The CDC got many things wrong with covid unfortunately for us we followed the flawed CDC and FDA with Covid policy.

Nice exchange between Harvard Epidemiologist and White House Covid response cordinator, Did he mean 2 weeks to flatten the curve or 2 weeks to fatten your curves?  Roll Eyes

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Martin Kulldorff
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"Just two weeks to ..."

CDC scientists had two+ years to study masks, unable to provide scientific evidence they work.
https://twitter.com/MartinKulldorff/status/1516750527287087110?cxt=HHwWjMCq_bCky...

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Apr 20, 2022

24 hours ago, a federal judge vacated @CDCgov mask mandate on airplanes

This was deeply disappointing

CDC scientists had asked for 15 days to make a more data-driven durable decision

We should have given it to them

But I'll continue to follow CDC guidance & mask up on planes





As we see the CDC had no credible data they could provide in court that masks worked to justify their mask mandates. The CDC didn't want to bullshit while under oath yet they're happy to bullshit to the gullible when they aren't being held to account.

We have RCT data which is the highest standard showing masks don't work, Anyone who claims masks work with covid is a science denier who ignores real evidence and a idiot.


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Incorrect.

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Conclusion
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.


https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014564118

There is overwhealming evidence that masks stopped covid infection in the early phases of covid, Baron.

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Karnal wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 10:33pm:
Incorrect.

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Conclusion
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.


https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014564118

There is overwhealming evidence that masks stopped covid infection in the early phases of covid, Baron.

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Another Pbuggering idiot who doesn't read their links

From your link
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Direct Evidence of the Efficacy of Public Mask Wearing


If there is strong direct evidence, either a suitably powered randomized controlled trial (RCT),
or a suitably powered metaanalysis of RCTs, or a systematic review of unbiased observational studies
that finds compelling evidence, then that would be sufficient for evaluating the efficacy of public mask wearing,
at least in the contexts studied.





Your link mentions RCT which didn't exist for covid when your link was published.

We have RCT data that says Masks don't work with covid your link says this compelling evidence is sufficient.

Those who understand science go yep masks don't work when looking at RCT data.




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I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 3:24am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 6th, 2023 at 11:01pm:
Fact Check   There is no evidence masks work.

Of course there is.  Why is it that you repeatedly get so hot and bothered
by stuff like this?  What's it got to do with you whether or not other people
choose to wear a mask anyway?  Nobody's forcing you to wear a mask, so
what's your problem exactly?

https://i.postimg.cc/8cYVWCj3/mm7106e1-Masking-Effectiveness-IMAGE-04-Feb22-1200...


Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use.

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Consistent use of a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings was
associated with lower odds of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (adjusted
odds ratio = 0.44). Use of respirators with higher filtration capacity was
associated with the most protection, compared with no mask use.



Lets just use our common sense here. The claim being made here, is that people who wear masks in public indoor settings are LESS LIKELY, or the ODDS ARE LOWER, for them to test positive for Covid-19. Could any claim be any more vague, ambiguous, or obscure as this??

Does this mean that people wearing masks NOT in public indoor settings, ARE more likely to test positive for Covid-19? Also, since over 95% of the Australians population continue to test negative for Covid-19 anyway, I'd love to see just how this study was conducted.

There is absolutely no causal relationship between the two events. I could just as easily say that people with no facial hair are less likely to test positive to Covid-19. And, I would be right. But again, I can't explain any direct causal relationship between wearing masks, and the settings where the masks are worn. Or, not worn. I have nothing to support this unwarranted assumption!

But lets look at the scientific facts regarding the efficacy and protection claims being made by mask manufacturers. 

Firstly, the smallest SARS-CoV-2 virus is around 0.05 microns. The smallest pore size on any filtration masks is between 0.1 and 0.3 microns(2 to 5 times larger). So, you do the math!

Secondly, even the P2/N95 masks are useless if they are not worn correctly. And, no mask will ever fit perfectly on any face, all the time. Also, lets not forget that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can enter the body through the eyes(ocular mucosa).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7882915/

Finally, The droplets from a sneeze or cough, can contain as many as 200M viral particles. Even if we assume that the N95 mask will provide 95% protection from airborne viruses(which it doesn't), that would still allow around 10M viruses to pass through. It only takes a few hundred, to a thousand viruses to infect you. So, if you can find a mask with a protection level of 99.999999%(200 viruses pass through), then get it. Also, you might want to wear eye shields($195.40AUD) just to be sure.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsplastics.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2FGX3-left-head-1.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsplastics.com.au%2Fshop%2Fgx3-eye-protective-face-shield-50pcs%2F&tbnid=DO0TWIQXIpK4MM&vet=10CAIQxiAoAGoXChMI-N7OgLWD_QIVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAc..i&docid=veSNyeW8GXXN5M&w=804&h=894&itg=1&q=eye%20shield&ved=0CAIQxiAoAGoXChMI-N7OgLWD_QIVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAc

https://www.clinlabnavigator.com/sars-cov-2-infectious-dose.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16490606/

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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.


Not to mention the biggest global death toll since WWII.

I'd say there were more lockdowns, involuntary measures, trade barriers and government regulations in that six years than covid.

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ShellShilo wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:05pm:
Lets just use our common sense here.

LOL... there's no such thing as "common sense" where medical procedures
are concerned.  We need replicable data from accredited research.  Which
we already have re mask wearing.  Common sense is used by the uneducated
masses in place of expertise.

ShellShilo wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:05pm:
Firstly, the smallest SARS-CoV-2 virus is around 0.05 microns. The smallest pore size on any filtration masks is between 0.1 and 0.3 microns(2 to 5 times larger). So, you do the math!

This tells me that you're unfamiliar with how the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be/is transmitted
through the air from one person to another.

The N95 mask doesn't need to have a pore size of 0.05 microns in order to
protect the wearer from the viral particles.  (The '95' means 95% filtration)

"There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people",
said Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech
who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses.  The virus attaches to water
droplets or aerosols (really small droplets) that are generated by breathing,
talking, coughing, etc. These consist of water, mucus protein and other biological
material and are all larger than 1 micron.

So... these particles around 1 micron in size, will be collected by N95 respirator
filters with very high efficiency.    (The '95' means 95% filtration.)



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Reply #471 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:11am
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:46pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.


Not to mention the biggest global death toll since WWII.

I'd say there were more lockdowns, involuntary measures, trade barriers and government regulations in that six years than covid.

You?


and yet the media and the politicians have gone radio silent on it.

as basil fawlty would say

"please dont mention the war"
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Reply #472 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:16am
 
what is our most important role as adults?
to raise the next generation.

How do children learn?
by studying facial expression.

what do masks do?
prevent that.

what sort of weak sauce, poopy pants adults abrigate their responsibility so they can be a bit "safer"
disgraceful selfish stuff.

sperms counts have halved this century.
mother nature doesnt want such creatures reproducing

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Reply #473 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

           Cheesy


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Reply #474 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?
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Reply #475 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.
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Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.

So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible than all the previous strains combined?

Covid deaths, eh! There are currently studies being initiated to determine whether the mRNA spike proteins are contributing to excess deaths.
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Reply #479 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:45am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:15am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.

So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible than all the previous strains combined?

Covid deaths, eh! There are currently studies being initiated to determine whether the mRNA spike proteins are contributing to excess deaths.


Quote:
So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible


omicron bridged the period when masks were removed (it was before and after). It is part of the stats showing a 400% increase.

You collect the data look for correlation and then find the change or changes to the situation causing the anomaly.

In this case remove distancing lockdowns and masks triggered a dramatic increase in the outcome being death.
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Reply #480 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:59am
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:45am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:15am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.

So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible than all the previous strains combined?

Covid deaths, eh! There are currently studies being initiated to determine whether the mRNA spike proteins are contributing to excess deaths.


Quote:
So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible


omicron bridged the period when masks were removed (it was before and after). It is part of the stats showing a 400% increase.

You collect the data look for correlation and then find the change or changes to the situation causing the anomaly.

In this case remove distancing lockdowns and masks triggered a dramatic increase in the outcome being death.

Show the data where removing of a scarf or cheap mask resulted in a 400% increase in mortality.
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Reply #481 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am
 
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.
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Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?
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Reply #483 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:15am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:59am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:45am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:15am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.

So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible than all the previous strains combined?

Covid deaths, eh! There are currently studies being initiated to determine whether the mRNA spike proteins are contributing to excess deaths.


Quote:
So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible


omicron bridged the period when masks were removed (it was before and after). It is part of the stats showing a 400% increase.

You collect the data look for correlation and then find the change or changes to the situation causing the anomaly.

In this case remove distancing lockdowns and masks triggered a dramatic increase in the outcome being death.

Show the data where removing of a scarf or cheap mask resulted in a 400% increase in mortality.



China recently ended the lockdowns but kept the masks in place
Within 10 days they were experiencing 30 million new cases per day
Sort of proves masks are a failure
One could put boosters in the same class
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Reply #484 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:20am
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:36am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?



He reports to his own individual belief system
Based on being a strong confident competent person
Another word for this is personal responsibility

It's hard work
Thinking for yourself Burns resources
Hence why the lazy left never wish to do it and are happy to adopt an ideology

It's why whether we are talking to Maddy Fisk or Gregory or Brian or DNA or smith
Or Carl or mothra it doesn't really matter

We are talking to the same entity

This is untrue of the nobel right

There is quite a field of individual differences between myself and sprint and Gordon and Frank and panther and cavemen

We pride ourselves on our diversity

Isn't it interesting that the left say they support diversity and yet they are all clones Grin Grin
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Reply #485 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:29pm
 
This is probably the point in the thread where I should post links to a number of articles which prove that masks (especially high quality ones) do make a difference with Covid and other viruses but because the 'usual suspects' here will just ignore it then I'm not going to bother anymore.

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Reply #486 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:38pm
 
Carl D wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:29pm:
This is probably the point in the thread where I should post links to a number of articles which prove that masks (especially high quality ones) do make a difference with Covid and other viruses but because the 'usual suspects' here will just ignore it then I'm not going to bother anymore.

Smiley

You will find no credible data that proves anything other than high-quality masks (e.g. KN95) make a positive difference.
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Reply #487 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:53pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:20am:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:36am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?



He reports to his own individual belief system
Based on being a strong confident competent person
Another word for this is personal responsibility

It's hard work
Thinking for yourself Burns resources
Hence why the lazy left never wish to do it and are happy to adopt an ideology

It's why whether we are talking to Maddy Fisk or Gregory or Brian or DNA or smith
Or Carl or mothra it doesn't really matter

We are talking to the same entity

This is untrue of the nobel right

There is quite a field of individual differences between myself and sprint and Gordon and Frank and panther and cavemen

We pride ourselves on our diversity

Isn't it interesting that the left say they support diversity and yet they are all clones Grin Grin


Good point, Aquascoot, but from whom do you take your orders?

Let's do this as a multiple choice. Is it:

a) Paretto
b) Piaget
c) Westinghouse
d) The "nobel Donnie"
e) Hulk Hogan
f) Joe Rogan

Please circle the correct answer.

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Reply #488 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 1:50pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:20am:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:36am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?



He reports to his own individual belief system
Based on being a strong confident competent person
Another word for this is personal responsibility

It's hard work
Thinking for yourself Burns resources
Hence why the lazy left never wish to do it and are happy to adopt an ideology

It's why whether we are talking to Maddy Fisk or Gregory or Brian or DNA or smith
Or Carl or mothra it doesn't really matter

We are talking to the same entity

This is untrue of the nobel right

There is quite a field of individual differences between myself and sprint and Gordon and Frank and panther and cavemen

We pride ourselves on our diversity

Isn't it interesting that the left say they support diversity and yet they are all clones Grin Grin




Grin Grin Grin

Spot on brother.
Most lefties are weakened individuals.
They can't even post honest opinions on topics.
Honesty is definitely not their policy.
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Re: Mask mandates didn't do anything
Reply #489 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 1:51pm
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:53pm:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:20am:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:36am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?



He reports to his own individual belief system
Based on being a strong confident competent person
Another word for this is personal responsibility

It's hard work
Thinking for yourself Burns resources
Hence why the lazy left never wish to do it and are happy to adopt an ideology

It's why whether we are talking to Maddy Fisk or Gregory or Brian or DNA or smith
Or Carl or mothra it doesn't really matter

We are talking to the same entity

This is untrue of the nobel right

There is quite a field of individual differences between myself and sprint and Gordon and Frank and panther and cavemen

We pride ourselves on our diversity

Isn't it interesting that the left say they support diversity and yet they are all clones Grin Grin


Good point, Aquascoot, but from whom do you take your orders?

Let's do this as a multiple choice. Is it:

a) Paretto
b) Piaget
c) Westinghouse
d) The "nobel Donnie"
e) Hulk Hogan
f) Joe Rogan

Please circle the correct answer.




I do the right thing, cause it's the right thing to do.  Wink
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Re: Mask mandates didn't do anything
Reply #490 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 2:10pm
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:53pm:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:20am:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:36am:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:47am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:19am:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

Another long-retired codger dreaming he’s driving a tank through Berlin as he rides his motorised cart through pedestrians.

During 2020 and 2021 all directors-general of government departments, and their executives, were called to meet daily with the government's emergency response committee, some every 4 hours.

Heads of government and chief medical officers were, almost hand-in-hand, giving nightly updates, via all media available, on the state of the pandemic.

People were warned against laughing, singing or talking fast in elevators and other confined spaces to ‘reduce the spread of the virus’.

One case of the disease in a department saw an entire floor evacuated, if not the entire department, and commercial cleaners employed to disinfect the area. Employees were sent on paid leave until the ‘infected’ department was deemed ‘safe’.

Handwash was distributed so widely, and its use encouraged so much, it would have embarrassed an OCD sufferer; when whole countries ran out of the ingredients they resorted to using so much ethanol, it’s a wonder people weren’t all pissed by osmosis.

The hysteria about mask-wearing was insane. It couldn’t have been worse if those OCD sufferers had taken over the country. It didn’t even matter if it wasn’t an effective mask (e.g. a KN95), you could have wrapped a scarf around your mouth like a cowboy from a western, so long as it looked like a mask, then good enough.

Lockdowns were enforced as if nuclear radiation was present in the atmosphere.

Vaccines, tested less than medication would be for animals, were mandated under the threat of legal action and/or job loss for non-compliance.

And that’s just chapter one.

Panic, much?




I find it hilarious when junkies call me fraidy cat.
Like I'm the one that ran to the clinic to get injected because bill gates told me to.
I never changed, but they certainly did.
That's what happens when you have the shyte scared out of you.
They fell for it hook, line and sinker.


You don't take orders from Bill Gates, Captain.

To whom do you report?



He reports to his own individual belief system
Based on being a strong confident competent person
Another word for this is personal responsibility

It's hard work
Thinking for yourself Burns resources
Hence why the lazy left never wish to do it and are happy to adopt an ideology

It's why whether we are talking to Maddy Fisk or Gregory or Brian or DNA or smith
Or Carl or mothra it doesn't really matter

We are talking to the same entity

This is untrue of the nobel right

There is quite a field of individual differences between myself and sprint and Gordon and Frank and panther and cavemen

We pride ourselves on our diversity

Isn't it interesting that the left say they support diversity and yet they are all clones Grin Grin


Good point, Aquascoot, but from whom do you take your orders?

Let's do this as a multiple choice. Is it:

a) Paretto
b) Piaget
c) Westinghouse
d) The "nobel Donnie"
e) Hulk Hogan
f) Joe Rogan

Please circle the correct answer.



i dont take orders from anyone but you can learn from everyone.

there are people who inspire but one can also learn from people who trigger you.

in fact, they are our best teachers.

because if someone triggers you, then you know they have touched a part of your subconscious programing which is holding you back

so you need to look deeply into that, see what its all about and let that go.

thats really the path to emotional mastery which is what most people want.

most people just want to feel good.

now the leftie thinks if he could just get everyone to behave the way he would like them to behave, he will be ok.

but thats exhausting

the more sensible approach is radical acceptance.

things are the way they are, but only always.


thats not to say we dont try to improve them but if you approach circumstances as something you need to resist or worse still, consider yourself a victim of circumstances , you lose, but only always
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Reply #491 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 4:19pm
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:04am:
LOL... there's no such thing as "common sense" where medical procedures
are concerned.  We need replicable data from accredited research.  Which
we already have re mask wearing.  Common sense is used by the uneducated
masses in place of expertise.


LOL! Medical procedure? Wearing a mask is a medical procedure? How many years of study does it take to become a mask expert? Sorry, couldn't help myself!

I'm afraid common sense is an attribute that most higher organisms possess. It is NOT limited in its use to medical procedures and practices. It is used by every human being, most of the time. It is an essential part of our cognitive and learning skills. It also highlights our uniqueness as individuals. Otherwise, we would've evolved into a hive mentality, like the obedient drones in ant and bee colonies. Obviously, this hive trait is still expressed more in some than in others. Smiley

Can you think of some examples where the "experts" have gotten it wrong(saturated fats, fresh fruit and veggies vs frozen, fish oil, Ginkgo biloba, Water-breakage during pregnancy, Laetrile, smoking, Thalidomide, Vioxx scandal, eggs and cholesterol levels, organic foods, GMO's, microwave ovens and cancer, and many other BAD advice given by the "experts")?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/half-of-dr-ozs-medical-advice-is-baseless-or-wrong-study-says/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-n-95-filters-not-too-large-stop-covid-19-particles/5343537002/

I have read your source article. Are you really claiming that "USA Today" is a place of expertise for the educated? Are they the unbiased accredited research source, where the data can easily be replicated? I'm sure their motives are truly altruistic. Smiley

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:04am:
This tells me that you're unfamiliar with how the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be/is transmitted
through the air from one person to another.


Please stop misrepresenting my comments! I was talking about the size of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, compared to the smallest pore size of the P2/N95 masks. NOT, how this virus is transmitted through the air to infect people. Even your article agrees that this virus is smaller than the pore-size on N95 masks. Do you need me to quote the articles comments? Or, where the goal-posts are always a-changing?

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:04am:
The N95 mask doesn't need to have a pore size of 0.05 microns in order to
protect the wearer from the viral particles.  (The '95' means 95% filtration)


Let's just assume for the sake of argument, that the 95% filtration claim is a fact(it isn't!). That would still allow 5% of all virus-sized particles to pass through the mask unfiltered. That's around 10M viruses passing through(from 200M viruses).

And, simply saying that "Brownian Motion" will trap most of these viruses into the mask's filters is misleading at best. Brownian motion is the random motion of particles in a fluid medium at the molecular level. It is caused by molecules in this medium bumping into these viral particles. Some particles may be trapped, and some may not. And, masks do NOT provide a fluid medium for viruses.

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:04am:
"There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people",
said Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech
who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses.  The virus attaches to water
droplets or aerosols (really small droplets) that are generated by breathing,
talking, coughing, etc. These consist of water, mucus protein and other biological
material and are all larger than 1 micron.

So... these particles around 1 micron in size, will be collected by N95 respirator
filters with very high efficiency.    (The '95' means 95% filtration.)


Most of the viruses trapped in droplets will fall to the ground. Or, will land onto other surfaces. So, we're talking about the very small airborne aerosol droplets, striking the mask at over 100 feet per second, right? Remember the part about ill-fitting masks? Where people will breathe in the air from the top, sides, and bottom of the mask? Or, the part about how the eyes(ocular mucosa) can present another avenue of entry for this virus? Even if you duck-taped the mask to your face, you would then be faced with other problems.

https://www.newbeauty.com/face-tape-for-wrinkles/

You have been told by your own sources, that for 5% of all airborne particles, this mask is absolutely useless. Why can't you understand that 5% of hundreds of millions of viruses, IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VIRUSES?? Especially, when a few hundred to a thousand viruses is enough to infect you! You would need a mask with a 99.99999% filtration rating, to be relatively safe from infection. But, at the molecular level, THERE ARE NO QUARANTEES! 

But if wearing masks makes you feel safe and secure, then wear them. But don't shame, criticize, denigrate, alienate, ridicule, or discriminate against me for NOT wearing them.

I remember a time when we looked at the people wearing masks in Japan, as being paranoid germaphobes. I'd never thought Australians would be doing the same thing. Amazing! I'm certainly sure that I'm going to die of something. But I seriously doubt that it will be because of the flu! Sad

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Reply #492 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 4:39pm
 
Do you know what you are, Aquascoot?

You're a Buddhist. The Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success" sees all and says ah.

Not for him the silly old culture wars, no. Not for him the lefties versus the righties, oh no.

Sorry, dear, he says, I'd rather have a cup of chamomile tea.

The Superior Man follows the Way. Yes, like the bubbling brook to the river to the sea, he finds his course in his own reflection. What am I? He asks. I am the Way, he answers. Yea, I am the truth and the light. Not so much a God as a man.

Your Inferior Man tries to control all in his path. He charts his course, bouncing out of bed with a plan. This makes him ever so unhappy when things go wrong. He mixes up his charts and gets it the wrong way around, it's all a muddle. Frustrating!

The Superior Man goes with the wind. He tills his field with the season, if he tills at all. Today he might have beans; tomorrow, who knows? He eats what's on the vine, in tune with his keeper, the earth.

And yes, one day, he will join this earth, becoming part of the field himself. All men, be they lefties or righties, will lie in this same ground.

You know this, Aquascoot, and yet, you still stare in awe at the sheer wonder of it all.

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Reply #493 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:11pm
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 4:39pm:
Do you know what you are, Aquascoot?

You're a Buddhist. The Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success" sees all and says ah.

Not for him the silly old culture wars, no. Not for him the lefties versus the righties, oh no.

Sorry, dear, he says, I'd rather have a cup of chamomile tea.

The Superior Man follows the Way. Yes, like the bubbling brook to the river to the sea, he finds his course in his own reflection. What am I? He asks. I am the Way, he answers. Yea, I am the truth and the light. Not so much a God as a man.

Your Inferior Man tries to control all in his path. He charts his course, bouncing out of bed with a plan. This makes him ever so unhappy when things go wrong. He mixes up his charts and gets it the wrong way around, it's all a muddle. Frustrating!

The Superior Man goes with the wind. He tills his field with the season, if he tills at all. Today he might have beans; tomorrow, who knows? He eats what's on the vine, in tune with his keeper, the earth.

And yes, one day, he will join this earth, becoming part of the field himself. All men, be they lefties or righties, will lie in this same ground.

You know this, Aquascoot, and yet, you still stare in awe at the sheer wonder of it all.




no , you have it wrong.

bouncing out of bed with a plan is good.
accepting that what happens , happens, is also good.

you have to have radical acceptance of reality (or else you become a victim of circumstance...a powerless place to be) 

BUT

that doesnt mean just resigning yourself to not even trying (the lazy spiritual path).

essentially you have to embrace the path, embrace the process and work on that and dont give much attention to the outcome.

i hope i have cleared that up for you as you are clearly quite confused
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Reply #494 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 6:31pm
 
Carl D wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 12:29pm:
This is probably the point in the thread where I should post links to a number of articles which prove that masks (especially high quality ones) do make a difference with Covid and other viruses but because the 'usual suspects' here will just ignore it then I'm not going to bother anymore.

Smiley


It's the Branch Covidians like you that ignore the evidence.

There was no evidence masks worked before Covid.


Why did the CDC bury this article?

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


May 2020

Face Masks

In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article


There is no evidence masks work with Covid.

What happened to follow the science?
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Reply #495 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 6:38pm
 
Fauci couldn't cite any studies on masks working in court while under oath.

The CDC link i provided in previous posts say masks don't work.

Judge removed mask mandates because there was no evidence they work.

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Reply #496 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 6:59pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:11pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 4:39pm:
Do you know what you are, Aquascoot?

You're a Buddhist. The Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success" sees all and says ah.

Not for him the silly old culture wars, no. Not for him the lefties versus the righties, oh no.

Sorry, dear, he says, I'd rather have a cup of chamomile tea.

The Superior Man follows the Way. Yes, like the bubbling brook to the river to the sea, he finds his course in his own reflection. What am I? He asks. I am the Way, he answers. Yea, I am the truth and the light. Not so much a God as a man.

Your Inferior Man tries to control all in his path. He charts his course, bouncing out of bed with a plan. This makes him ever so unhappy when things go wrong. He mixes up his charts and gets it the wrong way around, it's all a muddle. Frustrating!

The Superior Man goes with the wind. He tills his field with the season, if he tills at all. Today he might have beans; tomorrow, who knows? He eats what's on the vine, in tune with his keeper, the earth.

And yes, one day, he will join this earth, becoming part of the field himself. All men, be they lefties or righties, will lie in this same ground.

You know this, Aquascoot, and yet, you still stare in awe at the sheer wonder of it all.




no , you have it wrong.

bouncing out of bed with a plan is good.
accepting that what happens , happens, is also good.

you have to have radical acceptance of reality (or else you become a victim of circumstance...a powerless place to be) 

BUT

that doesnt mean just resigning yourself to not even trying (the lazy spiritual path).

essentially you have to embrace the path, embrace the process and work on that and dont give much attention to the outcome.

i hope i have cleared that up for you as you are clearly quite confused


Yes, the "noble warrior" has many barking orders. Kill him! They say. No, kill them!

Our warrior battles on, in his way.

Likewise, the Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success", has many who tell him where to go. Go there! They say. No, go there!

The Superior Man treads on. It is a lonely road, a road few care to tread.

And yet, he must follow his own path, just as the Warrior must fight his struggles.

Step by step, and blow by blow, each must make his way, his jihad. It is so, is it not?

The Superior Man sees all and says ah.

Allah Uakbar, no?

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Reply #497 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 7:02pm
 
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 6:59pm:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:11pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 4:39pm:
Do you know what you are, Aquascoot?

You're a Buddhist. The Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success" sees all and says ah.

Not for him the silly old culture wars, no. Not for him the lefties versus the righties, oh no.

Sorry, dear, he says, I'd rather have a cup of chamomile tea.

The Superior Man follows the Way. Yes, like the bubbling brook to the river to the sea, he finds his course in his own reflection. What am I? He asks. I am the Way, he answers. Yea, I am the truth and the light. Not so much a God as a man.

Your Inferior Man tries to control all in his path. He charts his course, bouncing out of bed with a plan. This makes him ever so unhappy when things go wrong. He mixes up his charts and gets it the wrong way around, it's all a muddle. Frustrating!

The Superior Man goes with the wind. He tills his field with the season, if he tills at all. Today he might have beans; tomorrow, who knows? He eats what's on the vine, in tune with his keeper, the earth.

And yes, one day, he will join this earth, becoming part of the field himself. All men, be they lefties or righties, will lie in this same ground.

You know this, Aquascoot, and yet, you still stare in awe at the sheer wonder of it all.




no , you have it wrong.

bouncing out of bed with a plan is good.
accepting that what happens , happens, is also good.

you have to have radical acceptance of reality (or else you become a victim of circumstance...a powerless place to be) 

BUT

that doesnt mean just resigning yourself to not even trying (the lazy spiritual path).

essentially you have to embrace the path, embrace the process and work on that and dont give much attention to the outcome.

i hope i have cleared that up for you as you are clearly quite confused


Yes, the "noble warrior" has many barking orders. Kill him! They say. No, kill them!

Our warrior battles on, in his way.

Likewise, the Superior Man, he on the "narrow road to success", has many who tell him where to go. Go there! They say. No, go there!

The Superior Man treads on. It is a lonely road, a road few care to tread.

And yet, he must follow his own path, just as the Warrior must fight his struggles.

Step by step, and blow by blow, each must make his way, his jihad.

The Superior Man sees all and says ah.

Allah Uakbar, no?




That's enough birdie num num, paki.
Sit.

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Reply #498 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:00pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:59am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:45am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:15am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.

So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible than all the previous strains combined?

Covid deaths, eh! There are currently studies being initiated to determine whether the mRNA spike proteins are contributing to excess deaths.


Quote:
So, not that omicron is many times more transmissible


omicron bridged the period when masks were removed (it was before and after). It is part of the stats showing a 400% increase.

You collect the data look for correlation and then find the change or changes to the situation causing the anomaly.

In this case remove distancing lockdowns and masks triggered a dramatic increase in the outcome being death.

Show the data where removing of a scarf or cheap mask resulted in a 400% increase in mortality.


In Australia in the year or so before the restrictions and protection was removed around 2,000 Australians died from covid. In about the same period after restrictions and masks were removed about 14,000 Australians died from covid. Vaccine existed before and after.
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Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
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Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?

When you treat something like a religion, (or you're caught in an ideological contagion), you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient, feels good and confirms your cognitive bias.

The Chinese were all wearing masks after the sudden lifting of zero-covid and began dying by the hundreds of thousands.

Post data that confirms masks, lower in quality than the KN95, were/are effective against covid spread, then discuss.
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Reply #501 - Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:16pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:24pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?

When you treat something like a religion, (or you're caught in an ideological contagion), you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient, feels good and confirms your cognitive bias.

The Chinese were all wearing masks after the sudden lifting of zero-covid and began dying by the hundreds of thousands.

Post data that confirms masks, lower in quality than the KN95, were/are effective against covid spread, then discuss.


You'll note the clauses in Meister's posts.

You have to have radical acceptance of reality (or else you become a victim of circumstance), no?

Birdy num num, innit.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
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Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.


In 2021 there were zero deaths from influenza, and it was suggested
that this was as a side effect of wearing masks for COVID, physical
separation in public places, and lockdowns that year.  In the previous
two years in Australia, there were 938 influenza deaths.


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Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 11:16pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:24pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?

When you treat something like a religion, (or you're caught in an ideological contagion), you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient, feels good and confirms your cognitive bias.

The Chinese were all wearing masks after the sudden lifting of zero-covid and began dying by the hundreds of thousands.

Post data that confirms masks, lower in quality than the KN95, were/are effective against covid spread, then discuss.


You'll note the clauses in Meister's posts.

You have to have radical acceptance of reality (or else you become a victim of circumstance), no?

Birdy num num, innit.



You aren't seriously suggesting that the Australian population should wear n95 masks
Probably n95 makeup about .1% of masks worn
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Reply #504 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:12am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 5:33am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 7th, 2023 at 11:03pm:
I'd bet the pandemic years are going to be known as the pandemic political panic - a sociopolitical contagion - mandated lockdowns, masks and vaccinations (developed in a fevered rush) - all enforced by hastily drafted and enacted legislation.

Will it happen again? You bet - given enough time and faded memory.

Panic runs by its own logic.

LOL... the only people "panicking" are the fraidy cats.  All hot and bothered
about "losing" their rights; government tyrannies; big pharma; conspiracy
denialists; mask and separation mandates; harmful vaccinations; evil twins
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci; David Icke; bio-weapons; the New World Order;
Joe Biden; the lefties.....

Funny thing is, the fraidy cats never have any viable evidence supporting the
reasons they're in such a state of panic
.  They're led blindly by intellectual
incompetents like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Robert Malone, Peter McCullough,
Tucker Carlson et al.

           Cheesy




Follow the science, Laffin' Boy.




In that context, a new, rigorous study that found masks did nothing to slow Covid-19 might have made the news. But no; a 305-page Cochrane analysis published globally on January 30 that assessed 78 high-quality scientific studies that included more than 610,000 participants has yet to rate a single mention in The Washington Post, The New York Times or on CNN, for instance.

Even passionate maskers, such as Baltimore epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo, conceded Cochrane reviews were the “gold standard” of evidence-based medicine and its latest mask study “a very serious undertaking”.

Cochrane found that surgical masks, the kind doctors wear in operating theatres to avoid accidentally sneezing into an open wound, did nothing to stop Covid-19.

READ MORE: ‘Striking cognitive impact’: how Covid babies are different | A fourth year of the ABC’s lead doomsayer | Covid deaths through roof amid aged-care warnings
More embarrassing for Team Mask, those even more uncomfortable N95 masks made little to no difference either. Only hand washing seemed to work to prevent the spread of corona and influenza-like viruses.

“There is just no evidence masks make any difference. Full stop,” University of Oxford associate tutor Tom Jefferson, one of the study’s 12 authors, told Australian journalist Maryanne Demasi last week.

“In the absence of evidence, you shouldn’t be forcing anybody to do so,” he said, describing advocates of forced masking as “activists, not scientists”.

It turns out the billions upon billions of masks that were manufactured in response to government mandates and now are floating in oceans or piling up at rubbish tips were likely to have been a colossal waste. American multinational 3M alone produced 4.5 billion N95 masks in 2020 and 2021, according to Statista; the mind boggles at what the global total for all masks might be.

“Governments completely failed to do the right thing and demand better evidence,” Jefferson says. “At the beginning of the pandemic there were some voices who said masks did not work and then suddenly the narrative changed.”

Thankfully, the narrative is changing again, in part to a US House of Representatives Repub­lican majority that is determined to probe some of the madder aspects of the great madness.

“I had doctors who spent years in medicine telling me masks were not effective, and yet these were being forced on people and school kids,” Republican congressman Gary Palmer said last week at a congressional hearing that included US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky. “We’re seeing a devastating impact on their educational attainment, so it surprises me that the CDC didn’t do any follow-up testing even while this was going on.”

Wearing a mask sent a powerful message throughout the pandemic: I follow the science. Increasingly, it’s sending a different one: I’m a credulous goose. Or perhaps even, following new research in Frontiers in Psychology published last month: I’m not very attractive.

“Our results consistently demonstrated that self-perceived unattractive individuals were more willing to wear a mask, as they believed it would benefit their attractiveness,” the authors concluded.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/unmasked-the-failure-ofcovid-mandate...


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Reply #505 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:25am
 
A case of hindsight being 20-20.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that so many of us did not see through the obvious flaws in the mask mandate's political logic of panic.

Whilst scarves and tissue-paper masks were included as acceptable legal masking, satisfying the mandate's standards, so few of us back then (excluding the paranoid nutjobs, who were against anything mandated), stopped to wonder how all this could be good science.

Now, of course, big government, big pharma, big media and medicos are locked in a deadly embrace of collusion.

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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:25am:
A case of hindsight being 20-20.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that so many of us did not see through the obvious flaws in the mask mandate's political logic of panic.

Whilst scarves and tissue-paper masks were included as acceptable legal masking, satisfying the mandate's standards, so few of us back then (excluding the paranoid nutjobs, who were against anything mandated), stopped to wonder how all this could be good science.

Now, of course, big government, big pharma, big media and medicos are locked in a deadly embrace of collusion.


Not hindsight at all. This not new information.
What IS new is that it can no longer be suppressed as 'misinformation".

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Reply #507 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:35am
 
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:31am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:25am:
A case of hindsight being 20-20.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that so many of us did not see through the obvious flaws in the mask mandate's political logic of panic.

Whilst scarves and tissue-paper masks were included as acceptable legal masking, satisfying the mandate's standards, so few of us back then (excluding the paranoid nutjobs, who were against anything mandated), stopped to wonder how all this could be good science.

Now, of course, big government, big pharma, big media and medicos are locked in a deadly embrace of collusion.


Not hindsight at all. This not new information.
What IS new is that it can no longer be suppressed as 'misinformation".


Of course it's hindsight. Millions of us accepted the mask mandates without question.
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Reply #508 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:24pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?

When you treat something like a religion, (or you're caught in an ideological contagion), you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient, feels good and confirms your cognitive bias.

The Chinese were all wearing masks after the sudden lifting of zero-covid and began dying by the hundreds of thousands.

Post data that confirms masks, lower in quality than the KN95, were/are effective against covid spread, then discuss.


Quote:
you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient


I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dying. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.


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Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:24pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Karnal wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 10:34am:
aquascoot wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:12am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 8th, 2023 at 8:04am:
Quote:
Mask mandates didn't do anything


Yet when people took the masks off there was a 400% increase in covid deaths.



Correlation not causation


Ah.


Yes apparently it is just a coincidence that when Australians took off their masks that Australians started dying. Just a bit of bad luck really. More likely that it was the new brand of bread they were using for toast I suspect. We should do a study - no?

When you treat something like a religion, (or you're caught in an ideological contagion), you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient, feels good and confirms your cognitive bias.

The Chinese were all wearing masks after the sudden lifting of zero-covid and began dying by the hundreds of thousands.

Post data that confirms masks, lower in quality than the KN95, were/are effective against covid spread, then discuss.


Quote:
you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient


I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dying. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?
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Reply #510 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:53am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:35am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:31am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:25am:
A case of hindsight being 20-20.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that so many of us did not see through the obvious flaws in the mask mandate's political logic of panic.

Whilst scarves and tissue-paper masks were included as acceptable legal masking, satisfying the mandate's standards, so few of us back then (excluding the paranoid nutjobs, who were against anything mandated), stopped to wonder how all this could be good science.

Now, of course, big government, big pharma, big media and medicos are locked in a deadly embrace of collusion.


Not hindsight at all. This not new information.
What IS new is that it can no longer be suppressed as 'misinformation".


Of course it's hindsight. Millions of us accepted the mask mandates without question.


Perhaps fortunately, some evidence suggests that donning a face mask might drive the wearer and those around them to adhere better to other measures, such as social distancing. The masks remind them of shared responsibility, perhaps. But that requires that people wear them.



Saying that mask didnt do anything goes too far. They didn't do much IN THEMSELVES. This was known for a long time. It was most useful as a constant, visible reminder.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
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you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient


I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Oh, they're suggesting different causes... Senior medicos are suggesting that, without evidence, it's probably due to those who didn't go for check-ups or bother to seek their life-saving pharmaceuticals during and after lockdowns.

But, just to make sure no one can easily fact-check them on that, current data is no longer being published.
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Reply #512 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:56am
 
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:53am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:35am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:31am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:25am:
A case of hindsight being 20-20.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that so many of us did not see through the obvious flaws in the mask mandate's political logic of panic.

Whilst scarves and tissue-paper masks were included as acceptable legal masking, satisfying the mandate's standards, so few of us back then (excluding the paranoid nutjobs, who were against anything mandated), stopped to wonder how all this could be good science.

Now, of course, big government, big pharma, big media and medicos are locked in a deadly embrace of collusion.


Not hindsight at all. This not new information.
What IS new is that it can no longer be suppressed as 'misinformation".


Of course it's hindsight. Millions of us accepted the mask mandates without question.


Perhaps fortunately, some evidence suggests that donning a face mask might drive the wearer and those around them to adhere better to other measures, such as social distancing. The masks remind them of shared responsibility, perhaps. But that requires that people wear them.


Which masks were they referring to? A tea towel wrapped around the face? A tissue on a string? A scarf?

More like voodoo than science. Did anyone ask the Jamaicans?
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Reply #513 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:06am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:54am:
But, just to make sure no one can easily fact-check them on that, current data is no longer being published.

This claim, of course, just like the majority of other erroneous
drivel that the fraidy cats post here is easily repudiated.

This is the current Australian data:

COVID-19 case notifications.

Over the last week, 16,823 cases of COVID-19 were reported
across Australia, an average of 2,403 cases per day.

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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

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Reply #515 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:11am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:06am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:54am:
But, just to make sure no one can easily fact-check them on that, current data is no longer being published.

This claim, of course, just like the majority of other erroneous
drivel that the fraidy cats post here is easily repudiated.

This is the current Australian data:

COVID-19 case notifications.

Over the last week, 16,823 cases of COVID-19 were reported
across Australia, an average of 2,403 cases per day.


You still haven't explained why your NSW data stopped in July 2022. The British Office of National Statistics Has stopped publishing detailed data since May 2022.

Why is that?

I guess any old bullshit data satisfy some people who sacrifice scepticism for a faux sense of safety.
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Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:07am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

Ducky, eh!

No, I'm betting that, in crowded public transport, the chances of someone coughing and sneezing into a tea towel, a tissue on a string, a mask that has been worn for months, or a scarf, are not going to make any difference than the unmasked to the safety outcome.
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:54am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
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you'll be prone to linking events without cause because it's convenient


I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?


Oh, they're suggesting different causes... Senior medicos are suggesting that, without evidence, it's probably due to those who didn't go for check-ups or bother to seek their life-saving pharmaceuticals during and after lockdowns.

But, just to make sure no one can easily fact-check them on that, current data is no longer being published.


Quote:
it's probably due to those who didn't go for check-ups


Best one yet, people who didn't go for check ups didn't die till after they took off their mask - really ?
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Reply #518 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:15am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:07am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

Ducky, eh!

No, I'm betting that, in crowded public transport, the chances of someone coughing and sneezing into a tea towel, a tissue on a string, a mask that has been worn for months, or a scarf, are not going to make any difference than the unmasked to the safety outcome.


Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.
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Reply #520 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:18pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:15am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:07am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

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feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

Ducky, eh!

No, I'm betting that, in crowded public transport, the chances of someone coughing and sneezing into a tea towel, a tissue on a string, a mask that has been worn for months, or a scarf, are not going to make any difference than the unmasked to the safety outcome.

DNA raver is ducky. Puddle Duck Jimmy
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Reply #521 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:37pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


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Since you're making up stats on the fly,


Look it up yourself.

In the 12 months before the mandate ended roughly 2,000 Australians died of covid, in the following 12 months about 14,000 Australians died.The number is now at 19,000.

The red mark on the image is approximately when the restrictions were removed, on the left the number of people who died when masks were on, to the right the number of people who died after masks were removed. I didn't make this up check for yourself.
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Reply #522 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:46pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


Every place on the planet where the mandates were not used or poorly enforced more people died. Particularly in the USA.

With China the dynamics the population density and secrecy make it difficult to know what happened.
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Reply #523 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:08pm
 
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:18pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:15am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:07am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

Ducky, eh!

No, I'm betting that, in crowded public transport, the chances of someone coughing and sneezing into a tea towel, a tissue on a string, a mask that has been worn for months, or a scarf, are not going to make any difference than the unmasked to the safety outcome.

DNA raver is ducky. Puddle Duck Jimmy


Post after post Enfurta - all crammed full of insults and lacking in substance. It's a common theme.

OH yes I have coughed and sneezed on public transport, it happens.
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Reply #524 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:15pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:46pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


Every place on the planet where the mandates were not used or poorly enforced more people died. Particularly in the USA.

With China the dynamics the population density and secrecy make it difficult to know what happened.

See, that's where you prove you're not keeping up. South Africa dropped the mask mandate in May 2022. Excess deaths declined.

The CCP tried to hide the true number of deaths until there were so many the lie was pointless. The mask mandate was initially strictly enforced until that proved pointless as well.

You're a terrified old man who's placed all his hopes for safety on a scarf or a tissue on a string.
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Reply #525 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:53pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:15pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:46pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


Every place on the planet where the mandates were not used or poorly enforced more people died. Particularly in the USA.

With China the dynamics the population density and secrecy make it difficult to know what happened.

See, that's where you prove you're not keeping up. South Africa dropped the mask mandate in May 2022. Excess deaths declined.

The CCP tried to hide the true number of deaths until there were so many the lie was pointless. The mask mandate was initially strictly enforced until that proved pointless as well.

You're a terrified old man who's placed all his hopes for safety on a scarf or a tissue on a string.



Grin Grin Grin
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Reply #526 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 6:57pm
 
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:53pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:15pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:46pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


Every place on the planet where the mandates were not used or poorly enforced more people died. Particularly in the USA.

With China the dynamics the population density and secrecy make it difficult to know what happened.

See, that's where you prove you're not keeping up. South Africa dropped the mask mandate in May 2022. Excess deaths declined.

The CCP tried to hide the true number of deaths until there were so many the lie was pointless. The mask mandate was initially strictly enforced until that proved pointless as well.

You're a terrified old man who's placed all his hopes for safety on a scarf or a tissue on a string.



Grin Grin Grin


South Africa have a bit over twice our population - over 100,000 died of covid.
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Reply #527 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 7:38pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 6:57pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:53pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:15pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:46pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


Every place on the planet where the mandates were not used or poorly enforced more people died. Particularly in the USA.

With China the dynamics the population density and secrecy make it difficult to know what happened.

See, that's where you prove you're not keeping up. South Africa dropped the mask mandate in May 2022. Excess deaths declined.

The CCP tried to hide the true number of deaths until there were so many the lie was pointless. The mask mandate was initially strictly enforced until that proved pointless as well.

You're a terrified old man who's placed all his hopes for safety on a scarf or a tissue on a string.



Grin Grin Grin


South Africa have a bit over twice our population - over 100,000 died of covid.
NEXT.

And yet excess deaths declined over 2022 in South Africa, even after the mask mandates were lifted, but not in Australia.

Why is that?
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Reply #528 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 8:29pm
 
I'm hearing stories of a new face mask: the Gossamer Light N181 Transparent Face Mask.

The only indication someone will be wearing one will be two bands over the ears which then loop over each canine. A transparent gossamer sheet will be supported by them.

This will have the added effect of forcing the sides of the wearer's mouth to be lifted into a fixed smile, which will be nice for the codgers when it catches on as they will not only feel safe, they will no longer be terrorised by the Monday morning scowl as they trudge their way via public transport across town to cash in on their weekly supply of cheap disposable incontinence diapers.
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Reply #529 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 9:12pm
 
Some of the reasons that South Africa performed well on covid.

1. Quick Action

right from the beginning, most African governments took drastic measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. (lockdowns distancing and masks)


2. Public Support

The population supported the strong action.


3. Young population

and few old-age homes

4. Favourable climate

A hot low humidity climate is the best to control the spread of covid.


5. Good community health systems

The Covid-19 pandemic came at a time when the Democratic Republic of Congo was dealing with its biggest outbreak of Ebola yet. Neighbouring states were on high alert, and the health screening of travellers for Ebola was extended to include Covid-19.


https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/coronavirus-africa-five-reasons-why-covid-19-has...

In short South Africa quickly put strict measures in place they got great support from their people they have a younger population with few aged care facilities they have a favourable climate and they already had a strong testing regime in place with a long history of dealing with communicable disease.

They still lost over 100,000 people.

Nothing happened in South Africa that supports your argument.
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Reply #530 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 9:46pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 9:12pm:
Some of the reasons that South Africa performed well on covid.

1. Quick Action

right from the beginning, most African governments took drastic measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. (lockdowns distancing and masks)


2. Public Support

The population supported the strong action.


3. Young population

and few old-age homes

4. Favourable climate

A hot low humidity climate is the best to control the spread of covid.


5. Good community health systems

The Covid-19 pandemic came at a time when the Democratic Republic of Congo was dealing with its biggest outbreak of Ebola yet. Neighbouring states were on high alert, and the health screening of travellers for Ebola was extended to include Covid-19.


https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/coronavirus-africa-five-reasons-why-covid-19-has...

In short South Africa quickly put strict measures in place they got great support from their people they have a younger population with few aged care facilities they have a favourable climate and they already had a strong testing regime in place with a long history of dealing with communicable disease.

They still lost over 100,000 people.

Nothing happened in South Africa that supports your argument.

And only 63% were vaccinated in South Africa.

Are you saying South Africa has a more robust health system than Australia? SA provides free but low-quality health care to its citizens.

Is there nothing you won't believe to protect yourself from being terrorised by this virus?

Can you walk and fart at the same time?
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Reply #531 - Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:02pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 3:08pm:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:18pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:15am:
Frank wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:07am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:48am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 10:42am:
I note that nobody has suggested a different cause ?

Put mask on people do not die - Take mask off people start dyng. OK it could be something else that occured at the same time but nobody has any suggestion. There is one contender.

Quote:
feels good and confirms your cognitive bias. (or you're caught in an ideological contagion)


Yet you happily dismiss the facts because it feels good and confirms your cognitive bias with the unsupported opinion based on  you're own ideological contagion.



So you still feel safe around people with scarves and tissue paper on a string covering their mouth and nose, then.

How about those whose masks they're wearing look like the same ones they bought a year ago?

How do you feel when they cough and sneeze? Safe?



Thought experiment for Ducky:

Crowded public transport, everyone is masked. Person next to you starts coughing and sneezing.
Do you fel safe and unconcerned? Or do you get off, discard mask, handsanitise up to your elbow and swear to never get on public transport again until this whole nightmare is over. Embarrassed Embarrassed Embarrassed

Ducky, eh!

No, I'm betting that, in crowded public transport, the chances of someone coughing and sneezing into a tea towel, a tissue on a string, a mask that has been worn for months, or a scarf, are not going to make any difference than the unmasked to the safety outcome.

DNA raver is ducky. Puddle Duck Jimmy


Post after post Enfurta - all crammed full of insults and lacking in substance. It's a common theme.

OH yes I have coughed and sneezed on public transport, it happens.

I didnt name you Jim Puddle-Fruck, ducky, you did.

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Quote:
Another historical statement by Sweden's 🇸🇪 Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell June 2020

Dutch journalist: "What do you think of this facemask?"

Anders Tegnell: "Probably that's more a symbol than anything else"

https://twitter.com/HansKoppies/status/1620501125551255552?cxt=HHwWgMDTqYPMlv0sA...


Masks don't work why do Branch Covidians ignore the science?

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Reply #533 - Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:31pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 9:46pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 9:12pm:
Some of the reasons that South Africa performed well on covid.

1. Quick Action

right from the beginning, most African governments took drastic measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. (lockdowns distancing and masks)


2. Public Support

The population supported the strong action.


3. Young population

and few old-age homes

4. Favourable climate

A hot low humidity climate is the best to control the spread of covid.


5. Good community health systems

The Covid-19 pandemic came at a time when the Democratic Republic of Congo was dealing with its biggest outbreak of Ebola yet. Neighbouring states were on high alert, and the health screening of travellers for Ebola was extended to include Covid-19.


https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/coronavirus-africa-five-reasons-why-covid-19-has...

In short South Africa quickly put strict measures in place they got great support from their people they have a younger population with few aged care facilities they have a favourable climate and they already had a strong testing regime in place with a long history of dealing with communicable disease.

They still lost over 100,000 people.

Nothing happened in South Africa that supports your argument.

And only 63% were vaccinated in South Africa.

Are you saying South Africa has a more robust health system than Australia? SA provides free but low-quality health care to its citizens.

Is there nothing you won't believe to protect yourself from being terrorised by this virus?

Can you walk and fart at the same time?


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Are you saying South Africa has a more robust health system than Australia?


They have a long history of dealing with the most serious communicable diseases and the best climate for this one. (they had advantages). A younger population means that they were less susceptible.

Australia didn't have ebola testing in place on day one which means that covid testing infrastructure was already in place nor did we have the expertise to immediately move to covid testing.

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And only 63% were vaccinated in South Africa.


63% vaccinated with a younger population in a climate that covid does not like where testing was quickly online and lockdowns distancing and masks had made a big difference. They still lost a lot more people than we did.
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We should look at all of Africa not just one part.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.


Yes, we should.

And the correlation between low vaccination rates throughout all regions of Africa and the uniformly low rates of covid infections.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.



I'll get the shovel for you Baron - where do you want to move the goalposts?

The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.



I'll get the shovel for you Baron - where do you want to move the goalposts?

The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.


Get that shovel for yourself, jump in the hole and fill it in.

'would pretty much apply', eh! Why? Cos all dem darkee countries got same juju?
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.



I'll get the shovel for you Baron - where do you want to move the goalposts?

The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.


Get that shovel for yourself, jump in the hole and fill it in.

'would pretty much apply', eh! Why? Cos all dem darkee countries got same juju?


If your South Africa flexible boat had any merit a 5 minute google search would not have torn it to tiny little pieces.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:18pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.



I'll get the shovel for you Baron - where do you want to move the goalposts?

The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.


Get that shovel for yourself, jump in the hole and fill it in.

'would pretty much apply', eh! Why? Cos all dem darkee countries got same juju?


If your South Africa flexible boat had any merit a 5 minute google search would not have torn it to tiny little pieces.

But it didn't tear it to pieces. Your fear of death is driving your cognitive bias, that's why you phrased your reference to all of Africa the way you did.

There's a concept you need to get used to. The world doesn't need you around to keep it turning. No society is going to humour your fear of death by obsessively acting out your faux safety fantasies.
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Reply #540 - Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:47pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:24pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:18pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 4:34pm:
We should look at all of Africa not just one part.



I'll get the shovel for you Baron - where do you want to move the goalposts?

The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.


Get that shovel for yourself, jump in the hole and fill it in.

'would pretty much apply', eh! Why? Cos all dem darkee countries got same juju?


If your South Africa flexible boat had any merit a 5 minute google search would not have torn it to tiny little pieces.

But it didn't tear it to pieces. Your fear of death is driving your cognitive bias, that's why you phrased your reference to all of Africa the way you did.

There's a concept you need to get used to. The world doesn't need you around to keep it turning. No society is going to humour your fear of death by obsessively acting out your faux safety fantasies.


It clearly explains why they did well, it shows their natural advantages it shows the cultural and social advantage and it shows the advantage with general pandemic action built on necessary experience.

This clearly demonstrates that the claims you made about South Africa were incorrect and not relevant to this discussion.

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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:18pm:
The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.

By the way, codge, do one of your two-minute noodle googles on the equatorial zone. Northern Africa and southern Africa are as far from the equator as Australia is.
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:55pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 6:18pm:
The same reason applicable to South Africa would pretty much apply to all of Africa. The equator goes through the centre of Africa places close to the equator are less attractive to covid. All of africa have experience with the worst communicable diseases and treat them very seriously. Unlike many western countries.

By the way, codge, do one of your two-minute noodle googles on the equatorial zone. Northern Africa and southern Africa are as far from the equator as Australia is.


Where are Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Somalia, Equador and Brazil.?

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Northern Africa and southern Africa are as far from the equator as Australia is.


Yes but your friend changed the claim to Africa ? The article is saying that South Africa has a climate resistant to covid, You may note that being like Australia is not a bad thing - We did very well against covid - better than South Africa - a lot better.

Still nothing that helps your claim.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:21pm:
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Northern Africa and southern Africa are as far from the equator as Australia is.


Yes but your friend changed the claim to Africa ? The article is saying that South Africa has a climate resistant to covid, You may note that being like Australia is not a bad thing - We did very well against covid - better than South Africa - a lot better.

Still nothing that helps your claim.

Australia's national health care is many times more effective than South Africa's.

Australia's vaccination is high, yet the excess-death rate remains relatively high (at least that was the case before the data ceased to be published).

South Africa's vaccination rate is low, yet the excess-death rate is low.

Even if the outcomes for both countries were the same (let alone better outcomes in Australia due to better health care), indicates that there are other likely causes for the South African outcomes.

South African necromancy, you think?
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:39pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:21pm:
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Northern Africa and southern Africa are as far from the equator as Australia is.


Yes but your friend changed the claim to Africa ? The article is saying that South Africa has a climate resistant to covid, You may note that being like Australia is not a bad thing - We did very well against covid - better than South Africa - a lot better.

Still nothing that helps your claim.

Australia's national health care is many times more effective than South Africa's.

Australia's vaccination is high, yet the excess-death rate remains relatively high (at least that was the case before the data ceased to be published).

South Africa's vaccination rate is low, yet the excess-death rate is low.

Even if the outcomes for both countries were the same (let alone better outcomes in Australia due to better health care), indicates that there are other likely causes for the South African outcomes.

South African necromancy, you think?


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The Australian death rate is 20% of South Africa's.

South Africa did well - we did better.

South Africa have a solid health system we have better, they rank mid field. They do have universal health coverage.

As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
The Australian death rate is 20% of South Africa's.

South Africa did well - we did better.

South Africa have a solid health system we have better, they rank mid field. They do have universal health coverage.

As we would have during the first and second deadly waves of covid in the first and second halves of 2020, respectively, given Australia's high-quality health care and responsiveness relative to South Africa's.

However, South Africa now has a low to zero excess mortality rate while Australia's is still likely at 9+%

Why is that?

South Africa has free low-quality health care. It is not 'solid' if by solid you mean good, (and not consistently low).
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.

No. That is official disinformation.

There is no conclusive evidence as to why South Africa and other African countries are doing well because government-run studies into the phenomenon have not been conducted, particularly where there's a risk that studies may indicate that vaccines have had a direct or contributory role in causing excess deaths.

There is certainly pressure on governments, healthcare providers, big pharma and big media to hold fast to the orthodoxy that whatever is causing excess deaths, it's not the vaccines.

It's reminiscent of China's so-called bat lady, Dr Shi Zhengli, who was a director of the Wuhan lab studies into gain-of-function research, insisting that wherever covid-19 came from, it did not come from the WIV.

Then she disappeared and has not been seen or heard of publicly for over 2 years.
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Reply #547 - Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:07pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:52pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
The Australian death rate is 20% of South Africa's.

South Africa did well - we did better.

South Africa have a solid health system we have better, they rank mid field. They do have universal health coverage.

As we would have during the first and second deadly waves of covid in the first and second halves of 2020, respectively, given Australia's high-quality health care and responsiveness relative to South Africa's.

However, South Africa now has a low to zero excess mortality rate while Australia's is still likely at 9+%

Why is that?

South Africa has free low-quality health care. It is not 'solid' if by solid you mean good, (and not consistently low).


You want to hang your hat on excess mortality.

South Africa has a covid death of about 105,000.

Their excess mortality rate says that they lost over 300,000 people.

In Australia we are traveling around 9%

We have had around 19,000 deaths and the excess mortality rate is saying that there are about 16,000 more deaths. around 35,000 people


You sure that you want to make that argument?

Maybe they look to be doing better now because all their excess people have already died ?
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Reply #548 - Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:14pm
 
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.

No. That is official disinformation.

There is no conclusive evidence as to why South Africa and other African countries are doing well because government-run studies into the phenomenon have not been conducted, particularly where there's a risk that studies may indicate that vaccines have had a direct or contributory role in causing excess deaths.

There is certainly pressure on governments, healthcare providers, big pharma and big media to hold fast to the orthodoxy that whatever is causing excess deaths, it's not the vaccines.

It's reminiscent of China's so-called bat lady, Dr Shi Zhengli, who was a director of the Wuhan lab studies into gain-of-function research, insisting that wherever covid-19 came from, it did not come from the WIV.

Then she disappeared and has not been seen or heard of publicly for over 2 years.


Africa were dealing with an ebola outbreak when covid hit. They had infrastructure for testing communicable disease already in place and a decades long history of dealing with communicable diseases they had people trained to test and a community ready and willing to act responsibly. They had a jump start on the rest of the world.
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Reply #549 - Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:40pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:07pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:52pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
The Australian death rate is 20% of South Africa's.

South Africa did well - we did better.

South Africa have a solid health system we have better, they rank mid field. They do have universal health coverage.

As we would have during the first and second deadly waves of covid in the first and second halves of 2020, respectively, given Australia's high-quality health care and responsiveness relative to South Africa's.

However, South Africa now has a low to zero excess mortality rate while Australia's is still likely at 9+%

Why is that?

South Africa has free low-quality health care. It is not 'solid' if by solid you mean good, (and not consistently low).


You want to hang your hat on excess mortality.

South Africa has a covid death of about 105,000.

Their excess mortality rate says that they lost over 300,000 people.

In Australia we are traveling around 9%

We have had around 19,000 deaths and the excess mortality rate is saying that there are about 16,000 more deaths. around 35,000 people


You sure that you want to make that argument?

Maybe they look to be doing better now because all their excess people have already died ?

This is where your fear of death drives your cognitive bias, again. The cumulative total number of deaths does not indicate the rate at which people are dying at times when no one expects they should be.

During the 3 deadly waves of covid, excess deaths were comprehensible. What's not being studied is why excess-death rates are still persisting and increasing (except in places like South Africa) while covid deaths have plummeted.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.

No. That is official disinformation.

There is no conclusive evidence as to why South Africa and other African countries are doing well because government-run studies into the phenomenon have not been conducted, particularly where there's a risk that studies may indicate that vaccines have had a direct or contributory role in causing excess deaths.

There is certainly pressure on governments, healthcare providers, big pharma and big media to hold fast to the orthodoxy that whatever is causing excess deaths, it's not the vaccines.

It's reminiscent of China's so-called bat lady, Dr Shi Zhengli, who was a director of the Wuhan lab studies into gain-of-function research, insisting that wherever covid-19 came from, it did not come from the WIV.

Then she disappeared and has not been seen or heard of publicly for over 2 years.


Africa were dealing with an ebola outbreak when covid hit. They had infrastructure for testing communicable disease already in place and a decades long history of dealing with communicable diseases they had people trained to test and a community ready and willing to act responsibly. They had a jump start on the rest of the world.

Where did the DRC, Gabon, the Congo, Sudan and Uganda receive help with the ebola outbreak from (given there was no pandemic in 2014)?
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MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:43pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.

No. That is official disinformation.

There is no conclusive evidence as to why South Africa and other African countries are doing well because government-run studies into the phenomenon have not been conducted, particularly where there's a risk that studies may indicate that vaccines have had a direct or contributory role in causing excess deaths.

There is certainly pressure on governments, healthcare providers, big pharma and big media to hold fast to the orthodoxy that whatever is causing excess deaths, it's not the vaccines.

It's reminiscent of China's so-called bat lady, Dr Shi Zhengli, who was a director of the Wuhan lab studies into gain-of-function research, insisting that wherever covid-19 came from, it did not come from the WIV.

Then she disappeared and has not been seen or heard of publicly for over 2 years.


Africa were dealing with an ebola outbreak when covid hit. They had infrastructure for testing communicable disease already in place and a decades long history of dealing with communicable diseases they had people trained to test and a community ready and willing to act responsibly. They had a jump start on the rest of the world.

Where did the DRC, Gabon, the Congo, Sudan and Uganda receive help with the ebola outbreak from (given there was no pandemic in 2014)?


The Covid outbreak was in 2014 ?
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:07pm:
Maybe they look to be doing better now because all their excess people have already died ?

If that was the honest consensus among Governments, health services, big pharma and big media, there'd have been studies initiated months ago. Instead, they're pulling any data from publications that might indicate something.

What could that something be?

This refusal by the big four to go there may indicate that they collectively suspect that they will find a link between mandated vaccines and excess deaths.

It would explain why they're not proposing thorough studies on the excess deaths phenomenon.

And another thing: if a link was established between vaccines and excess deaths, it would be the biggest health-services catastrophe since Thalidomide - that's a roll of the dice I'd bet the big four are not willing to make.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:37pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:56am:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
Most people would have been using masks clean and in reasonable condition.

I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.

You're a petrified old man, eh!

Most people would have... and you think this because you want to believe it?

Since you're making up stats on the fly, what percentage of difference did it make?

How do you explain the death rate in China? There was a mask mandate after their zero-covid was lifted.


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Since you're making up stats on the fly,


Look it up yourself.

In the 12 months before the mandate ended roughly 2,000 Australians died of covid, in the following 12 months about 14,000 Australians died.The number is now at 19,000.

The red mark on the image is approximately when the restrictions were removed, on the left the number of people who died when masks were on, to the right the number of people who died after masks were removed. I didn't make this up check for yourself.


We had high vax rates when restrictions were removed.

It's pretty clear the vax doesn't work as well as big pharma claimed.

If the vax worked excess deaths would have flatlined they wouldn't increase.


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Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:43pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:14pm:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 8:06pm:
Dnarever wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 7:46pm:
As pointed out they have a significant natural advantage on the more serious communicable diseases which gave them a huge jump start with covid. They already had the infrastructure in place and a population that knew what to do and were willing to do it.

No. That is official disinformation.

There is no conclusive evidence as to why South Africa and other African countries are doing well because government-run studies into the phenomenon have not been conducted, particularly where there's a risk that studies may indicate that vaccines have had a direct or contributory role in causing excess deaths.

There is certainly pressure on governments, healthcare providers, big pharma and big media to hold fast to the orthodoxy that whatever is causing excess deaths, it's not the vaccines.

It's reminiscent of China's so-called bat lady, Dr Shi Zhengli, who was a director of the Wuhan lab studies into gain-of-function research, insisting that wherever covid-19 came from, it did not come from the WIV.

Then she disappeared and has not been seen or heard of publicly for over 2 years.


Africa were dealing with an ebola outbreak when covid hit. They had infrastructure for testing communicable disease already in place and a decades long history of dealing with communicable diseases they had people trained to test and a community ready and willing to act responsibly. They had a jump start on the rest of the world.

Where did the DRC, Gabon, the Congo, Sudan and Uganda receive help with the ebola outbreak from (given there was no pandemic in 2014)?


The Covid outbreak was in 2014 ?

The world united to provide African nations with all the infrastructure and pharmaceuticals needed to manage ebola in 2014 and beyond.

The covid pandemic resulted in every country for itself first.
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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 14th, 2023 at 9:18pm:
We had high vax rates when restrictions were removed.

It's pretty clear the vax doesn't work as well as big pharma claimed.

If the vax worked excess deaths would have flatlined they wouldn't increase.

It could be worse than they didn't work as well as big pharma, governments, the health industry and big media claimed.

It could be that vaccines are contributing to excess deaths.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 13th, 2023 at 11:50am:
I was using a clean cloth mask every day with a spare in my bag with a pack of disposables in case. Its clearly not 100% but enough to make a difference.

If it made no difference the death rate should have stayed the same - it didn't. It skyrocketed by around 400%.


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Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations.  There’s no place for them in light of Omicron,” said CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/24/health/cloth-mask-omicron-variant-wellness/in...




Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

If the vax worked deaths would have declined.

Masks don't work why do people ignore the science is it because it goes against Branch Covidian beliefs?


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Headline from NYT same as this thread.  Smiley

Why did it take them so long to figure it out?

It wasn't that long ago you would be banned from social media along with having all the pro mask Karens getting butthurt for pointing this out.
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March 4th 2022

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — In a press conference alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Florida's top doctor told attendees that masks "are not saving lives" and denounced doctors and health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that still advocate for masking in some settings as a way to stop the spread of COVID.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there are no clinical trials - which he called the highest form of medical research - that definitively prove masking is effective against COVID. He called other studies, touted by the CDC as proof masking works, "shaky" and conducted with "shaky methods."

"Doctors that tell you [masks] save lives, ask them what did the two randomized clinical trials that we've done during the pandemic, what did they show?" Ladapo added.

Groups of doctors immediately decried the Surgeon General's comments, saying they were inaccurate and not scientifically sound.

https://cbs12.com/newsletter-daily/cdc-ron-desantis-covid-florida-surgeon-genera...


History shows the Florida Surgeon Generals comments were accurate and scientifically sound.

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Florida Surgeon General says masks are 'not saving lives'


March 4th 2022

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — In a press conference alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Florida's top doctor told attendees that masks "are not saving lives" and denounced doctors and health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that still advocate for masking in some settings as a way to stop the spread of COVID.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there are no clinical trials - which he called the highest form of medical research - that definitively prove masking is effective against COVID. He called other studies, touted by the CDC as proof masking works, "shaky" and conducted with "shaky methods."

"Doctors that tell you [masks] save lives, ask them what did the two randomized clinical trials that we've done during the pandemic, what did they show?" Ladapo added.

Groups of doctors immediately decried the Surgeon General's comments, saying they were inaccurate and not scientifically sound.

https://cbs12.com/newsletter-daily/cdc-ron-desantis-covid-florida-surgeon-genera...


History shows the Florida Surgeon Generals comments were accurate and scientifically sound.

Smiley


86,000 Floridians died and these idiots contributed to their result. Their current position is an average of 87 deaths a week.

The thing that the places that didn't mask all have in common is that more people died.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 5:54pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
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Florida Surgeon General says masks are 'not saving lives'


March 4th 2022

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — In a press conference alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Florida's top doctor told attendees that masks "are not saving lives" and denounced doctors and health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that still advocate for masking in some settings as a way to stop the spread of COVID.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there are no clinical trials - which he called the highest form of medical research - that definitively prove masking is effective against COVID. He called other studies, touted by the CDC as proof masking works, "shaky" and conducted with "shaky methods."

"Doctors that tell you [masks] save lives, ask them what did the two randomized clinical trials that we've done during the pandemic, what did they show?" Ladapo added.

Groups of doctors immediately decried the Surgeon General's comments, saying they were inaccurate and not scientifically sound.

https://cbs12.com/newsletter-daily/cdc-ron-desantis-covid-florida-surgeon-genera...


History shows the Florida Surgeon Generals comments were accurate and scientifically sound.

Smiley


86,000 Floridians died and these idiots contributed to their result. Their current position is an average of 87 deaths a week.

The thing that the places that didn't mask all have in common is that more people died.


Old people go to Florida to retire the CDC data shows 8 out of 10 covid deaths are people over 65.

If the vax worked as promised then covid deaths would be near zero.

Masks don't work even CNN reported that cloth mask you wore is nothing more than facial decoration.

Early data which i posted here a while ago shows no difference in states with mask mandates vs those without. If masks worked (they don't) you would expect to see a significant difference.


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Covid deaths are unevenly distributed among Republicans and Democrats.

Average excess death rates in Florida and Ohio were 76% higher among Republicans than Democrats from March 2020 to December 2021, according to a working paper released last month by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Excess deaths refers to deaths above what would be anticipated based on historical trends.

A study in June published in Health Affairs similarly found that counties with a Republican majority had a greater share of Covid deaths through October 2021, relative to majority-Democratic counties.

But experts are still puzzling over why these differences exist. Are lower vaccination rates among Republicans responsible? Or did mask use and social distancing guidelines prevent more deaths in counties run by Democrats?

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-death-rates-higher-republicans-...


In the US within states more republicans died than Democrats. In republican states there were more deaths than in Democrat states.

The people least likely to wear masks - died at higher rates.

The states with the laxest regulations, locked down last and opened first also had higher death rates.

But it was all just a coincidence.

Trump could have won the 2020 election had they killed less of his supporters.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 23rd, 2023 at 4:10pm:
Headline from NYT same as this thread.  Smiley

Why did it take them so long to figure it out?

It wasn't that long ago you would be banned from social media along with having all the pro mask Karens getting butthurt for pointing this out.


Yes we learned this Wink


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A December 2022 report from Latrobe University in Melbourne indicates
that wearing a mask is responsible for reducing viral infections.


N95/P2 respirators are specifically designed to a standard that prevents
95% of particles from getting through them. Cloth and surgical masks filter
out viral particles by having multiple layers - the efficiency of cloth masks
varies depending on the type and structure of the fabric.

In a community setting, without fit testing, a Californian study found people
who reported always using a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings
were 56% less likely to test positive to COVID compared with people of
the same age and gender who never wore a face mask.

There was an 83% reduction in the chance of a positive test among those who
wore a respirator, and a 66% reduction among those who wore surgical masks
compared to wearing no mask. Cloth masks were substantially less effective than
respirators or surgical masks.

A PNAS 2021 global study estimated that the observed level of mask wearing
during mask mandates corresponds to a direct decrease in secondary infection
rate of 19%, while perfect population mask wearing could lead to a decrease of
25%.
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I was a bit taken back a few days ago when walking into our doctors surgery … I put on my mask before going in as it’s been a strict policy since lockdown to wear a mask.

Went up to the reception… none of them wearing a mask… I looked around at waiting too … only a couple wearing masks and the rest were not.
I looked for the sign about wearing a mask and it was taken down.

So I ripped mine off …. How nice to be able to lip read again  Smiley
Seems an ending to this pandemics mask requirement. I don’t know about hospitals but last month when we went in it was required to wear.
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https://twitter.com/ColinKinner/status/1629252611596754944

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It’s hard to believe that as a society we’ve allowed COVID to become the no.3 cause of death without batting an eyelid. Most Australians are oblivious to the risk, and taking zero precautions against getting infected. Massive public health communication fail.


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The top 3 causes of death in Australia are now (in order):

1.heart disease,

2.dementia

3.COVID

No one should be deceived into thinking that COVID is a mild disease


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Yes it is a massive communication fail.


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Yes mask wearing should be as normalised as putting sunscreen or a hat on. They completely failed and show no signs of even beginning the process to rectify the poor attitude towards covid mitigations


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What is Masklophobia?

In this article

    What is Masklophobia?
    How common is masklophobia?
    Who is at risk of masklophobia?
    How to deal with masklophobia
    What triggers masklophobia?
    What are the symptoms of masklophobia?
    What causes masklophobia?
    How is masklophobia diagnosed?
    How is masklophobia treated?

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Masklophobia, an extreme and overwhelming fear of masks and costumes, is a relatively unknown phobia that mainly affects children, although it can also occur in adults.


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Masklophobia, also commonly referred to as maskaphobia, is an extreme and overwhelming fear of masks and costumes. Masklophobia is an extremely individualised phobia, in that it manifests differently in different people. Some people are afraid of all masks, costumed clothing, costume characters and mascots, whereas other people’s phobia of masks is centralised on a specific type of mask, such as horror masks, religious masks, masquerade masks or medical face masks.


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An individual with masklophobia will likely experience intense, overwhelming and irrational fear, anxiety or panic when faced with masks or costumes. They may also implement avoidance behaviours, whereby they avoid certain places or situations to reduce the risk of them encountering masks or costumes.


But, don't despair - help is available.

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There are multiple treatment options available for masklophobia. However, not every person with a phobia requires treatment. If your symptoms are mild, you have implemented successful coping strategies or your phobia doesn’t impact your day-to-day life or wellbeing, you may not require formal treatment.

However, if the symptoms of your phobia occur frequently or are severe, if your phobia results in avoidance behaviours or it is impacting on your daily life, treatment will likely be recommended.

Your psychologist will work with you to create a personalised treatment plan based on what is most likely to effectively treat your phobia.


I must print this out and show it to a few people I know.
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Dnarever wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 5:54pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 5:44pm:
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Florida Surgeon General says masks are 'not saving lives'


March 4th 2022

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — In a press conference alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Florida's top doctor told attendees that masks "are not saving lives" and denounced doctors and health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that still advocate for masking in some settings as a way to stop the spread of COVID.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said there are no clinical trials - which he called the highest form of medical research - that definitively prove masking is effective against COVID. He called other studies, touted by the CDC as proof masking works, "shaky" and conducted with "shaky methods."

"Doctors that tell you [masks] save lives, ask them what did the two randomized clinical trials that we've done during the pandemic, what did they show?" Ladapo added.

Groups of doctors immediately decried the Surgeon General's comments, saying they were inaccurate and not scientifically sound.

https://cbs12.com/newsletter-daily/cdc-ron-desantis-covid-florida-surgeon-genera...


History shows the Florida Surgeon Generals comments were accurate and scientifically sound.

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86,000 Floridians died and these idiots contributed to their result. Their current position is an average of 87 deaths a week.

The thing that the places that didn't mask all have in common is that more people died.


How does a paper mask stop transmission of a virus ?? Cheesy LOL
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 1:50pm:
How does a paper mask stop transmission of a virus ?? Cheesy LOL


Not this AGAIN?

Right now it's a toss up between you and aquascoot as to which of you has the shorter attention span.

I'll give you a clue (again):

DON'T WEAR A PAPER MASK.
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 1:50pm:
How does a paper mask stop transmission of a virus ?? Cheesy LOL


How well do face masks protect against COVID-19?

Mayo Clinic

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Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. Face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as getting vaccinated, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.


I'm sure I'll be posting this again within a week - possibly within a matter of days for some people here.  Roll Eyes
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yawn,

covid is a nothing burger and people now have vaccine fatigue.

if anything, your over selling of it as a threat has been a big turn off and made people even less likely to comply


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aquascoot wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 2:11pm:
yawn,

covid is a nothing burger and people now have vaccine fatigue.

if anything, your over selling of it as a threat has been a big turn off and made people even less likely to comply




No need to worry because this will never happen to you... right?

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated cardiomyocyte fusion may contribute to increased arrhythmic risk in COVID-19

Published: March 8, 2023

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SARS-CoV-2-mediated COVID-19 may cause sudden cardiac death (SCD). Factors contributing to this increased risk of potentially fatal arrhythmias include thrombosis, exaggerated immune response, and treatment with QT-prolonging drugs. However, the intrinsic arrhythmic potential of direct SARS-CoV-2 infection of the heart remains unknown.


And I'm sure the antivaxxers will STILL keep blaming the vaccines. Roll Eyes


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The current death from covid number is almost to 20,000. It was at 3 or 4K when we took off our masks.

We are currently losing between 11 and 30 people a day. The recent high was 81 people dead in a single day.

Yeah right masks didn't help. Funny that when we were wearing masks the death rate was at numbers like 1 or 2 people. Most likely not wearing their masks.

We took off the masks and the death rate increased by over 400% funny coincidence that.
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AusGeoff wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 10:26pm:
A December 2022 report from Latrobe University in Melbourne indicates
that wearing a mask is responsible for reducing viral infections.


N95/P2 respirators are specifically designed to a standard that prevents
95% of particles from getting through them. Cloth and surgical masks filter
out viral particles by having multiple layers - the efficiency of cloth masks
varies depending on the type and structure of the fabric.

In a community setting, without fit testing, a Californian study found people
who reported always using a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings
were 56% less likely to test positive to COVID compared with people of
the same age and gender who never wore a face mask.

There was an 83% reduction in the chance of a positive test among those who
wore a respirator, and a 66% reduction among those who wore surgical masks
compared to wearing no mask. Cloth masks were substantially less effective than
respirators or surgical masks.

A PNAS 2021 global study estimated that the observed level of mask wearing
during mask mandates corresponds to a direct decrease in secondary infection
rate of 19%, while perfect population mask wearing could lead to a decrease of
25%.


Can't argue with the facts?   Smiley
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Carl D wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 3:23pm:
aquascoot wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 2:11pm:
yawn,

covid is a nothing burger and people now have vaccine fatigue.

if anything, your over selling of it as a threat has been a big turn off and made people even less likely to comply




No need to worry because this will never happen to you... right?

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated cardiomyocyte fusion may contribute to increased arrhythmic risk in COVID-19

Published: March 8, 2023

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SARS-CoV-2-mediated COVID-19 may cause sudden cardiac death (SCD). Factors contributing to this increased risk of potentially fatal arrhythmias include thrombosis, exaggerated immune response, and treatment with QT-prolonging drugs. However, the intrinsic arrhythmic potential of direct SARS-CoV-2 infection of the heart remains unknown.


And I'm sure the antivaxxers will STILL keep blaming the vaccines. Roll Eyes





hi there carl


spike mediated indeed.

what does the mrna code for?

why, its the spike protein.

how much do you make after the vaccine?

depends how healthy you are.

old carl probably makes a 1/2 dozen spikes.
a young healthy male makes millions.

and according to your post, its the spike that attacks the heart.

thank you for coming to your senses.

please post your white flag asap, my australia post worker is in line for a big bonus thanks to your never ending postage  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 3:53pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 10:26pm:
A December 2022 report from Latrobe University in Melbourne indicates
that wearing a mask is responsible for reducing viral infections.


N95/P2 respirators are specifically designed to a standard that prevents
95% of particles from getting through them. Cloth and surgical masks filter
out viral particles by having multiple layers - the efficiency of cloth masks
varies depending on the type and structure of the fabric.

In a community setting, without fit testing, a Californian study found people
who reported always using a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings
were 56% less likely to test positive to COVID compared with people of
the same age and gender who never wore a face mask.

There was an 83% reduction in the chance of a positive test among those who
wore a respirator, and a 66% reduction among those who wore surgical masks
compared to wearing no mask. Cloth masks were substantially less effective than
respirators or surgical masks.

A PNAS 2021 global study estimated that the observed level of mask wearing
during mask mandates corresponds to a direct decrease in secondary infection
rate of 19%, while perfect population mask wearing could lead to a decrease of
25%.


Can't argue with the facts?   Smiley


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greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 3:53pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Feb 24th, 2023 at 10:26pm:
A December 2022 report from Latrobe University in Melbourne indicates
that wearing a mask is responsible for reducing viral infections.


N95/P2 respirators are specifically designed to a standard that prevents
95% of particles from getting through them. Cloth and surgical masks filter
out viral particles by having multiple layers - the efficiency of cloth masks
varies depending on the type and structure of the fabric.

In a community setting, without fit testing, a Californian study found people
who reported always using a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings
were 56% less likely to test positive to COVID compared with people of
the same age and gender who never wore a face mask.

There was an 83% reduction in the chance of a positive test among those who
wore a respirator, and a 66% reduction among those who wore surgical masks
compared to wearing no mask. Cloth masks were substantially less effective than
respirators or surgical masks.

A PNAS 2021 global study estimated that the observed level of mask wearing
during mask mandates corresponds to a direct decrease in secondary infection
rate of 19%, while perfect population mask wearing could lead to a decrease of
25%.


Can't argue with the facts?   Smiley


All that shows is you don't understand the fundamental basics with science.

When something is proven to be wrong it's thrown in the rubbish because it is wrong. Latrobe will change their opinions on masks when they review the RCTs in the Cochrane report.

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The science is clear:

If you are vaccinated against #COVID19, you are safe. The vaccines work. You can take off your mask & are not at risk of severe disease or hospitalization. 


https://twitter.com/CDCDirector/status/1394346871900999697


How long did it take the CDC to change on masks when evidence showed vax didn't stop transmission or infections?
Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin

RCTs are the gold standard for evidence they show masks don't work with respiratory viruses.

When are the covidiots going to accept the real science that masks don't work?


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How many RCTs showed masks don't work?

Why do idiots ignore scientific evidence that masks don't work?
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Dr John Campbell admits he was wrong with masks and apologises for pushing masks after reviewing the evidence.

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John Lorimer Campbell[6] grew up primarily in the Stanwix district of Carlisle.[7] He holds a diploma in nursing from the University of London, a BSc in biology from the Open University, an MSc in health science from the University of Lancaster, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Bolton.[7] He received the Ph.D. for his work on developing methods of teaching via digital media such as online videos.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_(YouTuber)




At 12 minutes 55 seconds he explains a bit about how science works. When evidence proves your theory wrong you have to admit you were wrong and follow the evidence.

Masks don't work with respiratory virus only the ignorant and idiots would argue against the truth.

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https://twitter.com/AussieSteve6/status/1637222374444769280

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This is what it means to live in a society that actually cares about others.
 
❌Australia- smiles are back (while deaths hit new highs)
✅Japan-there are still viruses around dipshit, put on a mask!


https://twitter.com/CBSLizpalmer/status/1635158626661965824

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Mask-free Monday??It’s official-Japanese govt says it’s OK to un-mask. My straw poll in the subway this morning…maybe 5% are embracing their new freedom. Explanations include “ well now it’s allergy season” & “this way I don’t have to put on makeup”. Yeesh.


It was the opposite in Australia. After mask mandates were removed about 95% of the population "embraced their new freedom" (now it's 99%, i.e. only 1% are still wearing them).
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Mandatory face mask wearing re-introduced in Pakistan due to rising Covid cases:

NCOC makes masks mandatory for citizens over emerging COVID cases

March 18th 2023

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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has made it mandatory for all citizens to wear a face mask in public places following the rise in positive cases of Covid-19 across the country.


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Meanwhile... back here in Australia:

https://twitter.com/AussieSteve6/status/1637289282468720640

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In other news, cases surging ~20% in Victoria….not even mentioned by the government.


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Carl D wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 3:26pm:
https://twitter.com/AussieSteve6/status/1637222374444769280

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This is what it means to live in a society that actually cares about others.
 
❌Australia- smiles are back (while deaths hit new highs)
✅Japan-there are still viruses around dipshit, put on a mask!


https://twitter.com/CBSLizpalmer/status/1635158626661965824

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Mask-free Monday??It’s official-Japanese govt says it’s OK to un-mask. My straw poll in the subway this morning…maybe 5% are embracing their new freedom. Explanations include “ well now it’s allergy season” & “this way I don’t have to put on makeup”. Yeesh.


It was the opposite in Australia. After mask mandates were removed about 95% of the population "embraced their new freedom" (now it's 99%, i.e. only 1% are still wearing them).


Masks don't work.

The people who make them have known this for quite some time.


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Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 10:37pm:
Dr John Campbell admits he was wrong with masks and apologises for pushing masks after reviewing the evidence.

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John Lorimer Campbell[6] grew up primarily in the Stanwix district of Carlisle.[7] He holds a diploma in nursing from the University of London, a BSc in biology from the Open University, an MSc in health science from the University of Lancaster, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Bolton.[7] He received the Ph.D. for his work on developing methods of teaching via digital media such as online videos.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_(YouTuber)




At 12 minutes 55 seconds he explains a bit about how science works. When evidence proves your theory wrong you have to admit you were wrong and follow the evidence.

Masks don't work with respiratory virus only the ignorant and idiots would argue against the truth.



Masks don't work

Why do people ignore the real science with this?

I don't think we will ever have mask mandates again for respiratory virus the science is very clear.


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Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/yes-masks-reduce-risk-spreading-covid-d...

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An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.


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Carl D wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:19pm:
Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/yes-masks-reduce-risk-spreading-covid-d...

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An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.




The author of that didn't disclose her funding by those who make masks

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Raina MacIntyre receives funding from mask manufacturer Detmold for testing of their masks and is on an advisory board for mask manufacturer Ascend

https://theconversation.com/yes-masks-reduce-the-risk-of-spreading-covid-despite...


78 RCTs say masks don't work. RCTs are highest standard for evidence.

Her flawed analysis of Cochrane doesn't change facts.

She gets funding from mask manufacturers, do you think they will continue to fund her if she told the truth?



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Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.

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Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.


Mullis was certainly a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize for his
critical improvement of the PCR test, and was also credited with several
other research breakthroughs.

Of course, that doesn't make him an unimpeachable commentator on
everything else happening in the world of science—such as his petty
criticism of Fauci—who stole the sort of limelight that Mullis always
craved.

Apparently he was a bit of a nutter at times.

He claimed that climate change theories were promulgated as a form of
racketeering by environmentalists, government agencies, and scientists
attempting to preserve their careers and earn money.

He also questioned the scientific validity of the link between HIV and
AIDS, despite never having done any scientific research on either
subject, leading some researchers to call him an AIDS denialist.

And in 1992, he founded a business to sell pieces of jewelry containing
the amplified DNA of deceased famous people such as Elvis Presley and
Marilyn Monroe.  Mullis is also a believer in astrology as a determinant of
a person's character!

In 2007, The New York Times listed Mullis as one of several scientists
who, after success in their area of research, go on to make unfounded,
sometimes bizarre statements in other areas.

The Washington Post says of Mullis;   "He's a fun guy to drink with, but
you wouldn't want to bet your life on his theories".


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Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.



follow the money baron.


have you seen the latest from the EU.

now this is laughable.

most european countires now have millions of doses they are having to pay to store as the population dont want them

they also have a contract that pfizer will supply another 2 BILLION doses over the next 2 years.

pfizer in its generosity has agreed to stop sending them the vaccines (saving pfizer on production costs and the EU countries on storage.

but pfizer is STILL going to be paid in full (for doing nothing basicly).

good owrk if you can get it  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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AusGeoff wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:25am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.


Mullis was certainly a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize for his
critical improvement of the PCR test, and was also credited with several
other research breakthroughs.

Of course, that doesn't make him an unimpeachable commentator on
everything else happening in the world of science—such as his petty
criticism of Fauci




Fauci said ‘Attacks On Me, Quite Frankly, Are Attacks On Science’. Who made Fauci the pope with science?

Science doesn't censor and try to silence opposing views.  Kary said he wanted someone from the other side (Fauci) to debate him as the students would listen to Kary he wanted them to hear 2 sides.

Kary nailed it with Fauci just look how fauci flip flopped on masks. They don't work, wear one ,wear 2...

Was Fauci wrong with this? were those who dared to question if a non sterilising vaccine could do this silenced censored and considered attacks on science for actually following the science?
Quote:
All three vaccines are 100 per cent effective against death and hospitalisation, Fauci says


https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1366125427144732672


100% effective against death and hospitalisation how did that work out?

Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin


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Reply #589 - Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:07pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 5:15am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.



follow the money baron.


have you seen the latest from the EU.

now this is laughable.

most european countires now have millions of doses they are having to pay to store as the population dont want them

they also have a contract that pfizer will supply another 2 BILLION doses over the next 2 years.

pfizer in its generosity has agreed to stop sending them the vaccines (saving pfizer on production costs and the EU countries on storage.

but pfizer is STILL going to be paid in full (for doing nothing basicly).

good owrk if you can get it  Grin Grin Grin Grin


Lets not forget our politicians gave big pharma legal immunity for adverse effects they made taxpayers fund adverse effects payments.

Around 20% have taken a 4th clot shot the vast majority have lost faith in these vaccines


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Reply #590 - Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am
 
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia. Of those:

    Over 95% of people over the age of 16 years have received two doses
    14.3 million people have received three doses
    5.5 million people have received four doses
    73.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 15 years have received two doses
    38.6% of children aged 5 to 11 years have had at least two doses.
    

The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

As per usual, Baronvonrort misrepresents the actual facts by implying
that people have "lost faith" in the COVID vaccinations.  These sorts of
bogus claims are endemic within the anti-vaxxer community, such as
the "fraidy cat" clique on this forum.

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AusGeoff wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am:
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia. Of those:

    Over 95% of people over the age of 16 years have received two doses
    14.3 million people have received three doses
    5.5 million people have received four doses
    73.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 15 years have received two doses
    38.6% of children aged 5 to 11 years have had at least two doses.
    

The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

As per usual, Baronvonrort misrepresents the actual facts by implying
that people have "lost faith" in the COVID vaccinations.  These sorts of
bogus claims are endemic within the anti-vaxxer community, such as
the "fraidy cat" clique on this forum.

       Roll Eyes


so everyone under 65 doesnt need a 4th dose according to atagi.

seems like it is atagi as well as the public that have lost faith in the vaccine  Grin Grin Grin
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Reply #592 - Mar 21st, 2023 at 7:54am
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:03pm:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:25am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.


Mullis was certainly a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize for his
critical improvement of the PCR test, and was also credited with several
other research breakthroughs.

Of course, that doesn't make him an unimpeachable commentator on
everything else happening in the world of science—such as his petty
criticism of Fauci




Fauci said ‘Attacks On Me, Quite Frankly, Are Attacks On Science’. Who made Fauci the pope with science?

Science doesn't censor and try to silence opposing views.  Kary said he wanted someone from the other side (Fauci) to debate him as the students would listen to Kary he wanted them to hear 2 sides.

Kary nailed it with Fauci just look how fauci flip flopped on masks. They don't work, wear one ,wear 2...

Was Fauci wrong with this? were those who dared to question if a non sterilising vaccine could do this silenced censored and considered attacks on science for actually following the science?
Quote:
All three vaccines are 100 per cent effective against death and hospitalisation, Fauci says


https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1366125427144732672


100% effective against death and hospitalisation how did that work out?

Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin





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Reply #593 - Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:17am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:25am:
Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 10:42pm:
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for inventing the PCR test we use for covid.

He died just before pandemic so his comments on Fauci cannot have any covid bias.

Carl and Geoff should take note when he says the vast majority of the people don't know who is and isn't a good scientist.

Take note of his comment on funding to get result you want which might explain why nobody bothered to comment on Conversation article by a shill for mask makers.


Mullis was certainly a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize for his
critical improvement of the PCR test, and was also credited with several
other research breakthroughs.

Of course, that doesn't make him an unimpeachable commentator on
everything else happening in the world of science—such as his petty
criticism of Fauci—who stole the sort of limelight that Mullis always
craved.

Apparently he was a bit of a nutter at times.

He claimed that climate change theories were promulgated as a form of
racketeering by environmentalists, government agencies, and scientists
attempting to preserve their careers and earn money.

He also questioned the scientific validity of the link between HIV and
AIDS, despite never having done any scientific research on either
subject, leading some researchers to call him an AIDS denialist.

And in 1992, he founded a business to sell pieces of jewelry containing
the amplified DNA of deceased famous people such as Elvis Presley and
Marilyn Monroe.  Mullis is also a believer in astrology as a determinant of
a person's character!

In 2007, The New York Times listed Mullis as one of several scientists
who, after success in their area of research, go on to make unfounded,
sometimes bizarre statements in other areas.

The Washington Post says of Mullis;   "He's a fun guy to drink with, but
you wouldn't want to bet your life on his theories".




so why didn't faucci want to debate him in the public arena ?? What's the little runt got to hide ??
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Dr Noor Bari:

https://twitter.com/NjbBari3/status/1638010968696557568

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It’s a world record folks!

One hospital dropped its mask mandates in Australia and reinstated them FIVE HOURS LATER!

Congratulations to managers for realising what a monster mistake that was.


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Whoever you are that turned that oil tanker on a dime, I take my hat off to you.

You are now the deity all managers should aspire to.

I don’t think policy change has ever occurred on any policy that fast ever!


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I’m serious. I’ve sat in meetings that are longer than that… 😂


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yawn

the footy has restarted carl

go cheer on the eagles

take gweg

dont wear a mask

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Millions of those filthy rags were stockpiled between 2012 and the great unveiling of the konvid hoax --- as proven by the US woman who did a bit of importing/exporting

She didn't realise when she posted the documentation online what a commotion it would cause

But post it she did, in all innocence, and it went viral

Proof positive of the hoax

Now UK politicians are being slowly roasted for their part in the scam.  Same in US

Aussie pollies are resigning and trying to tiptoe away or trying to hide behind whatever the whore media can drum up.  But it's coming, it's coming ...

So the mask mandates didn't do anything for the people, but the entire lucrative lie made multi-millionaires of the few, as intended

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Al Prior:

https://twitter.com/AlrantAl/status/1638014741322010625

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My mums aged care home have dropped and reinstated masks 3 times in under 6 weeks.
Every single time they have been dropped within a week there is an outbreak and they put them back on.
Many other centres have never dropped them.

Those places must value their residents more.


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Carl D wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:18pm:
Al Prior:

https://twitter.com/AlrantAl/status/1638014741322010625

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My mums aged care home have dropped and reinstated masks 3 times in under 6 weeks.
Every single time they have been dropped within a week there is an outbreak and they put them back on.
Many other centres have never dropped them.

Those places must value their residents more.


Yes, I agree.



of course if we really value our elderly we make room for them in our homes

we dont dump them in a nursing home and then declare our virtuous love by demanding the staff be masked.

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The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.
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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.
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Carl D wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 1:35pm:
Dr Noor Bari:

https://twitter.com/NjbBari3/status/1638010968696557568

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It’s a world record folks!

One hospital dropped its mask mandates in Australia and reinstated them FIVE HOURS LATER!

Congratulations to managers for realising what a monster mistake that was.


Quote:
Whoever you are that turned that oil tanker on a dime, I take my hat off to you.

You are now the deity all managers should aspire to.

I don’t think policy change has ever occurred on any policy that fast ever!


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I’m serious. I’ve sat in meetings that are longer than that… 😂


Now we just need the rest of Australia's hospitals and all healthcare settings to do the same.


Dr Bari couldn't say where it was but Dr Berger found out and doesn't mind or care about sharing the information:

https://twitter.com/YouAreLobbyLud/status/1638024170427613185

Monash Health

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Today, 08.45  Email 1: "Not much COVID about, masks OFF for visitors!"


Followed by (5 hours and 4 minutes later):

https://twitter.com/YouAreLobbyLud/status/1638024174554808320

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Today, 13.49 Email 2: "S**t, actually, sorry there's quite a lot of COVID about. Masks stay ON for visitors!"


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Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.


Maybe for the elderly around us. But, us who catch those asymptomatic covids will only see that the masks do nothing more than keep our face warm during the winter.
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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:49pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.


Maybe for the elderly around us. But, us who catch those asymptomatic covids will only see that the masks do nothing more than keep our face warm during the winter.


Yet when we took off the masks the death rate from covid increased by about 400%.  Huge coincidence.
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Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:54pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:49pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.


Maybe for the elderly around us. But, us who catch those asymptomatic covids will only see that the masks do nothing more than keep our face warm during the winter.


Yet when we took off the masks the death rate from covid increased by about 400%.  Huge coincidence.


I think you would find that opening the borders to international visitors did the increase in covid cases. You could have had people wearing masks and washing their hands every hour. It would not stop covid being spread among the population. Both measures would help mitigate the likelihood of spreading infection. But, it takes the quarantining of people to keep the spread of infection at bay.
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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 7:11pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:54pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:49pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.


Maybe for the elderly around us. But, us who catch those asymptomatic covids will only see that the masks do nothing more than keep our face warm during the winter.


Yet when we took off the masks the death rate from covid increased by about 400%.  Huge coincidence.


I think you would find that opening the borders to international visitors did the increase in covid cases. You could have had people wearing masks and washing their hands every hour. It would not stop covid being spread among the population. Both measures would help mitigate the likelihood of spreading infection. But, it takes the quarantining of people to keep the spread of infection at bay.


The restrictions were lifted in December. The international border restrictions were lifted in February. There were record numbers of deaths in January. In December the number of deaths was between about 8 and 20 per day by Late January there were days over 100.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/australia/

Total deaths in Dec 2022 was at 2,300 when the restrictions were lifted - Today the total is close enough to 20,000.

That is 2,300 deaths in the first 2 years and close to 18,000 in the 15 months since.

About a 9X increase in around 60% of the time.

The trend commenced before international flights were resumed. No doubt that this didn't help but it isn't apparent on the graph.

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I can't be bothered doing the research on when travel restrictions were lifted. Years 2021 and 2022 were mashed together, from my perspective. I just know that covid cases rose in my town in 2021, long after international travel resumed. And we basically have few cases around town since December last year.
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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 8:33pm:
I can't be bothered doing the research on when travel restrictions were lifted. Years 2021 and 2022 were mashed together, from my perspective. I just know that covid cases rose in my town in 2021, long after international travel resumed. And we basically have few cases around town since December last year.


Full International travel resumed in Feb 2022. There was limited return of Australians and approved business travel before that. Stupid Australians did bring covid back with them.

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'Welcome back world!': Australia fully reopens borders after two years

SYDNEY, Feb 21 2022 (Reuters) - Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends.

More than 50 international flights will reach the country through the day, including 27 touching down in Sydney, its largest city, as the tourism and hospitality sectors look to rebuild after getting hammered by COVID-19 restrictions.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-fully-reopens-borders-shut-...



Note: this means that international flights are not the answer. It does not confirm that it was mask removal in fact it is unlikely that it was this alone. However in terms of narrowing it down the contenders are being whittled away.

Also Note: the red lines are approximate, I cannot draw well in basic editing tools.
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Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?
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Reply #610 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:24am
 
aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am:
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia, with only 14 deaths attributed to the COVID vaccine.

...
      
The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

so everyone under 65 doesn't need a 4th dose according to atagi.

As things stand at the moment, yes, that's correct.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
seems like it is atagi as well as the public that have lost faith in the vaccine

No, it has nothing to do with ATAGI and/or the public "losing faith".

It's a clinically-based decision made largely on the premise that the
elderly, 65+, often have reduced immunosuppression. All the data points
to younger people with more vigorous immunosuppression being far
less impacted by the effects of the  SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We've just had our fifth (booster) dose of Pfizer, with no side effects at
all.  She's 72 yrs and I'm 76 yrs.


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Reply #611 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 5:18am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:24am:
aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am:
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia, with only 14 deaths attributed to the COVID vaccine.

...
      
The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

so everyone under 65 doesn't need a 4th dose according to atagi.

As things stand at the moment, yes, that's correct.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
seems like it is atagi as well as the public that have lost faith in the vaccine

No, it has nothing to do with ATAGI and/or the public "losing faith".

It's a clinically-based decision made largely on the premise that the
elderly, 65+, often have reduced immunosuppression. All the data points
to younger people with more vigorous immunosuppression being far
less impacted by the effects of the  SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We've just had our fifth (booster) dose of Pfizer, with no side effects at
all.  She's 72 yrs and I'm 76 yrs.




its time to stop defining a healthy 76 yo as someone who has enough vaccine floating around in their blood.

eat real food
hit the gym
do balance exercises




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Reply #612 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 5:50am
 
aquascoot wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 5:18am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:24am:
...We've just had our fifth (booster) dose of Pfizer, with no side effects at
all.  She's 72 yrs and I'm 76 yrs.


it's time to stop defining a healthy 76 yo as someone who has enough vaccine floating around in their blood.

I don't define a 78-year-old as "healthy" based on that single criterion.
And I agree totally with a regime like this:

Quote:
eat real food
hit the gym
do balance exercises


aquascoot wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 5:18am:


Attia is only 50 years of age, so has a 26 year advantage health-wise
over me.  Having said that of course, at age fifty I too was a lot more
health conscious and fitter than I am now.  And I still have a full head
of healthy hair too LOL.

Attia calls himself "The Longevity Doctor" and just like health gurus
Dr Oz and Dr Phil has discovered the easier way to make big dollars
—rather than spending 22 hours in an operating theatre every second
day or night.

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Reply #613 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:33am
 
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:24am:
aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am:
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia, with only 14 deaths attributed to the COVID vaccine.

...
      
The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

so everyone under 65 doesn't need a 4th dose according to atagi.

As things stand at the moment, yes, that's correct.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
seems like it is atagi as well as the public that have lost faith in the vaccine

No, it has nothing to do with ATAGI and/or the public "losing faith".

It's a clinically-based decision made largely on the premise that the
elderly, 65+, often have reduced immunosuppression. All the data points
to younger people with more vigorous immunosuppression being far
less impacted by the effects of the  SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We've just had our fifth (booster) dose of Pfizer, with no side effects at
all.  She's 72 yrs and I'm 76 yrs.




you get paid to write this crap do you geoff ??
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Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:54pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 6:49pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:55pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
The only place that I recall that required people to wear masks after the mandate was dropped was The Chemist Warehouse. I walked up to the door and saw the sign. Thought "okay", and walked back to my car to retrieve my work face mask.

It would have been a nightmare for me if we had to wear masks during the summer. But, with winter coming up, mandating masks again might keep us a bit warmer.


And living.


Maybe for the elderly around us. But, us who catch those asymptomatic covids will only see that the masks do nothing more than keep our face warm during the winter.


Yet when we took off the masks the death rate from covid increased by about 400%.  Huge coincidence.


I, who had no c-jabs ….(because it’s supposed to be voluntary right? Unless coercion for work requirement with the no jab no job fiasco) …. was horrified with their (authorities on tv) brash decision
to drop mask requirements.
Whether it was proven to work effectively or not… at that stage… I remember thinking if it was a plot to coincide with a rise in c-vid infections…. along with work mandatory (first c- jabs from 15 October 2021)
And weirdly enough… myself, daughter, and husband (all unjabbed yet being super germ conscious, sanitisation and mask wearers) got c-vid January 2022. As well as 2 in-laws jabbed were hospitalised… and my jabbed hairdresser and her jabbed elderly mother (whom ended up in hospital on respirator after 2nd jab)
And my bff’s 22 year old got pericarditis after just one jab.

It seems whether we were jabbed or not… c-vid did what it wanted to.
Now there’s evidence of more c-vid deaths since late 2022??
Is the absence of mask wearing being blamed for this?
Hey… I mean…. severe lockdown for that 2 year period did nothing to stop it. Unfortunately.
Nor does it seem the c-jabs have slown it down?


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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.
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UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 
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Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:39am:
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Bobby Bobby Bobby

The ABC is about the most fair, balanced and unbiased Australian broadcaster.

Repeated analysis over more than a decade has consistently shown that the ABC lean very slightly to the right.



Ahhh, I see.
Labelling a town meeting as a white supremist meeting is leaning right?
Got it.
They lean to the very right of right, doing a full semi rotation to bring it back to left of left.
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Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:38am:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:39am:
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Bobby Bobby Bobby

The ABC is about the most fair, balanced and unbiased Australian broadcaster.

Repeated analysis over more than a decade has consistently shown that the ABC lean very slightly to the right.


but for some reason they can't report one adverse reaction or death from the jab so that makes them fair and unbiased of course Cheesy LOL
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Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

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aquascoot wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 5:18am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:24am:
aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
AusGeoff wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 2:45am:
As of 8 March 2023, 65.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in Australia, with only 14 deaths attributed to the COVID vaccine.

...
      
The apparently low 4th vaccination figure is simply because ATAGI only
recommended this booster dose for all adults aged 65 years or older,
earlier this year.

so everyone under 65 doesn't need a 4th dose according to atagi.

As things stand at the moment, yes, that's correct.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 5:15am:
seems like it is atagi as well as the public that have lost faith in the vaccine

No, it has nothing to do with ATAGI and/or the public "losing faith".

It's a clinically-based decision made largely on the premise that the
elderly, 65+, often have reduced immunosuppression. All the data points
to younger people with more vigorous immunosuppression being far
less impacted by the effects of the  SARS-CoV-2 virus.

We've just had our fifth (booster) dose of Pfizer, with no side effects at
all.  She's 72 yrs and I'm 76 yrs.




its time to stop defining a healthy 76 yo as someone who has enough vaccine floating around in their blood.

eat real food
hit the gym
do balance exercises






That’s interesting re: balance exercises.
Because my gym instructor gets us to do balancing…. and I’ve been a fan of the bosu ball lately. I even bought one to use at home! I even occasionally do tai chi and it’s balance and core strength.
The other interesting thing is… my daughters partner whom has many win titles as body builder… both daughter and he go to gym together regularly … and I showed him my bosu ball and he said he’s not good at balancing. I was taken back… and something in my head refused to believe it… he’s strong and fit…. both he and daughter avoid dairy products, meat, sugar, anything gluten.
Meh…. I like all things milk and sugar and meat!
But not in excess.


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Reply #624 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 4:13pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


Just going by the vaccination process happening before the reopening of borders, you would think that the first vaccination would be enough to eradicate the virus. 90+% of people age 16 and over were vaccinated. Ending lockdowns and mandatory masks should have prevented the virus from enduring. So, let us make the theory that the virus would have spread if not for the lockdown. And the person to person skin contact would have transferred the virus, regardless if both people were wearing masks.
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Captain Caveman wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:38am:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:39am:
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Bobby Bobby Bobby

The ABC is about the most fair, balanced and unbiased Australian broadcaster.

Repeated analysis over more than a decade has consistently shown that the ABC lean very slightly to the right.



Ahhh, I see.
Labelling a town meeting as a white supremist meeting is leaning right?
Got it.
They lean to the very right of right, doing a full semi rotation to bring it back to left of left.



The ABC is pure communist party propaganda.
It reminds me of TASS.
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:45am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:38am:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:39am:
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Bobby Bobby Bobby

The ABC is about the most fair, balanced and unbiased Australian broadcaster.

Repeated analysis over more than a decade has consistently shown that the ABC lean very slightly to the right.


but for some reason they can't report one adverse reaction or death from the jab so that makes them fair and unbiased of course Cheesy LOL



They only report what Big Brother tells them to report.
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Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 6:26pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:03am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:38am:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 8:39am:
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Bobby Bobby Bobby

The ABC is about the most fair, balanced and unbiased Australian broadcaster.

Repeated analysis over more than a decade has consistently shown that the ABC lean very slightly to the right.



Ahhh, I see.
Labelling a town meeting as a white supremist meeting is leaning right?
Got it.
They lean to the very right of right, doing a full semi rotation to bring it back to left of left.



The ABC is pure communist party propaganda.
It reminds me of TASS.


The ABC are a disgrace for telling punters to take an ineffective and broken medication and then vilifying people who don't Sad
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/NSWHealthSurveillanceData.png


I don't think this graph shows what you would like it to mean.

The green line are the most at risk while the blue line is from the 8% of least vulnerable young people. Apart from that the graph is all over the place. There is no apparent link between covid death and this graph if it is meant to be Australian numbers. If not the only purpose of posting it would be to mislead.
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Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 7:51pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/NSWHealthSurveillanceData.png


I don't think this graph shows what you would like it to mean.

The green line are the most at risk while the blue line is from the 8% of least vulnerable young people. Apart from that the graph is all over the place. There is no apparent link between covid death and this graph if it is meant to be Australian numbers. If not the only purpose of posting it would be to mislead.


And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...
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And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...



Great link sir Nail,
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JOHN SKERRITT:                  

So, good morning, Sylvia. The TGA has approved this vaccine for, as you say, 5 to 11s. The next steps are to go to ATAGI, because they are looking at international data for example, on whether the interval between vaccinations should be longer. We know with adults that the vaccine works better if, say, the interval between the two shots is, say, two or three months. And so, that's one of the things that ATAGI is looking at, as well as giving their imprimatur to the performance and safety of it, although that is mainly TGA's role.

The other steps of course are providing the training for those who will be vaccinating kids. It is a different vaccine in a different vial, with a slightly different dose. The actual molecule is the same but it is formulated differently in a paediatric form. And then, of course, there's all the logistics of working with primary care, GPs, vaccination centres, and states and territory governments, before in a few weeks' time, we anticipate the vaccine will be rolled out ahead of kids going back to school.

JOHN SKERRITT:                  

Well, talk with your vaccinators, talk with your family doctor, talk with healthcare professionals. Vaccination is not mandatory, but Australia has a tremendous record in vaccinating children. We have one of the highest children vaccination rates in the world, over 95 per cent, against the standard vaccinations of a national immunisation program. So, we are confident that parents will come forward, but it is a decision they make on behalf of their family.
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Reply #634 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 10:37pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:21pm:
And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...



Great link sir Nail,
people need to read that.


No Bobby as usual the doc shown does not say what nail claimed. In fact it is completely different from anything discussed on this topic.

Funny thing is that the primary graph shown talks about Lipid accumulation. But the below report shows that chloroquine treatment caused the exact same reaction.

This has been known since 1977. Apparently it isn't really a big problem. It has been used for 50 years.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1163684/?page=2


You may recall that this is the same as the treatment recommended by the nutters - it does the exact same thing.


Title of report:
Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys of miniature-pigs
after chloroquine treatment
.


_______________________________________________________________

You will recall that we were talking about the fact that the death rate increased after the restrictions were removed.

Absolutely nothing in this article is relevant to that fact.

The article when you look at the data it seems to be saying that causing an increase of Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys etc is responsible for the vaccine related deaths but we then see that their recommended treatment that they say works and is safe does exactly the same thing?

This is the equivalent of Nail saying that he has an orange and it means that my apple is not valid.
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Reply #635 - Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:08pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:21pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 7:51pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/NSWHealthSurveillanceData.png


I don't think this graph shows what you would like it to mean.

The green line are the most at risk while the blue line is from the 8% of least vulnerable young people. Apart from that the graph is all over the place. There is no apparent link between covid death and this graph if it is meant to be Australian numbers. If not the only purpose of posting it would be to mislead.


And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...


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And this link says you are dead wrong


What we are doing here is talking about "Mask mandates didn't do anything" This is not about what the vax did or didn't do.

The graph previously posted shows that the deaths were reasonably constant before the restrictions were removed (not not about the vax) and they skyrocketed after the restrictions were removed. Someone said but it was the opening of international borders. So we then want back and put the international border opening on the graph and found that this happened after the death rate had significantly increased and that the event didn't really change the trajectory of the death rate. Fairly conclusive that it wasn't that. (Still nothing to do with the Vaccine).

You said it was the vaccine and we were able to see that the vaccine was implemented over more than 12 months prior to the death rate changing so clearly not the cause of the changed trajectory of deaths around Jan 2022.

Just as what you said does not impact what we have been able to show here. The information that we investigated does nothing to show that the vaccine has any positive or negative outcomes. i.e it has no impact on what you have presented.

We are talking about the impact of removing the covid 19 protections.

You are talking about the potential negative impacts of taking the vaccine.

They are not the same thing.

The link does not say that we are dead wrong as nothing in the link is relevant to what we are investigating.
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I will just assume that dnarever is elderly and incapable of fighting off a minor virus.
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Reply #637 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 8:48am
 
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 7:51pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/NSWHealthSurveillanceData.png


I don't think this graph shows what you would like it to mean.

The green line are the most at risk while the blue line is from the 8% of least vulnerable young people. Apart from that the graph is all over the place. There is no apparent link between covid death and this graph if it is meant to be Australian numbers. If not the only purpose of posting it would be to mislead.


Yes.   It's a funny thing, but I've tried to clarify the actual statistical
interpretation of this graph—several times!—with Sir Lastnail, but by
now I have to presume that he doesn't have the mathematical and/or
statistical acumen to understand it, even with a simplified explanation.
I guess, in all fairness, I should acknowledge that some of us have a
more solid education and grounding in maths than others, so it might
be tad unfair to take him to task over his misreading of the graph.

Anyway...

The 'blue' line represents the rate converted raw numbers of hospital
admissions of unvaccinated people, and because only around 3% of the
population is unvaccinated, it follows that. their hospitalisation numbers
will be the LOWEST
.

Conversely, the 'green' line represents the hospital admissions of people
who've been vaccinated, and because they account for the majority of
the population (19.8 million, 8 March 2023) naturally it follows that their
hospitalisation rate in converted raw numbers will be the HIGHEST.

—These two points are the stumbling block for Sir Lastanail apparently.



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Reply #638 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 9:05am
 
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:08pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:21pm:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 7:51pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:53am:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:36am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:26am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 21st, 2023 at 9:27pm:
Restrictions ended, as in the public were no longer in lockdown... AND they were no longer wearing masks?


Yes and at the same time the death rate went through the roof and throw in distancing.


caused by the jabs Wink


The Jabs started 12 months earlier and progresses over the extended time period. Deaths were consistent over that entire period then the death rate jumped dramatically when the restrictions were lifted. There is no logical fact based argument that would support the claim you just made.

You may not like the jabs there may be some issues with the jabs some of what you say may have some merit or it could be all BS but the maths clearly show that on this point there is no way the jabs were involved.

Had everyone got their jab a month before the death rate accelerated you would have an argument but this clearly didn't happen. The clearly identifiable change that occurred just prior to the death rate skyrocketing was the removal of the restrictions. Like it or not this is what happened - it's a fact. 


Sorry but it comes from the jab Wink Blue line vs Green line Wink

http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/NSWHealthSurveillanceData.png


I don't think this graph shows what you would like it to mean.

The green line are the most at risk while the blue line is from the 8% of least vulnerable young people. Apart from that the graph is all over the place. There is no apparent link between covid death and this graph if it is meant to be Australian numbers. If not the only purpose of posting it would be to mislead.


And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...


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And this link says you are dead wrong


What we are doing here is talking about "Mask mandates didn't do anything" This is not about what the vax did or didn't do.

The graph previously posted shows that the deaths were reasonably constant before the restrictions were removed (not not about the vax) and they skyrocketed after the restrictions were removed. Someone said but it was the opening of international borders. So we then want back and put the international border opening on the graph and found that this happened after the death rate had significantly increased and that the event didn't really change the trajectory of the death rate. Fairly conclusive that it wasn't that. (Still nothing to do with the Vaccine).

You said it was the vaccine and we were able to see that the vaccine was implemented over more than 12 months prior to the death rate changing so clearly not the cause of the changed trajectory of deaths around Jan 2022.

Just as what you said does not impact what we have been able to show here. The information that we investigated does nothing to show that the vaccine has any positive or negative outcomes. i.e it has no impact on what you have presented.

We are talking about the impact of removing the covid 19 protections.

You are talking about the potential negative impacts of taking the vaccine.

They are not the same thing.

The link does not say that we are dead wrong as nothing in the link is relevant to what we are investigating.


It shows you that nothing of what was recommended actually worked. Show me how your typical face mask stops transmission of a virus ? Do you know what a real biological hazmat suit looks like ?
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Reply #639 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 9:25am
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 9:05am:
It shows you that nothing of what was recommended actually worked. Show me how your typical face mask stops transmission of a virus ? Do you know what a real biological hazmat suit looks like ?


Nobody is saying that the average mask was 100% effective that is as silly as saying that the Masks didn't do anything.

As part of the package of Masks distancing and isolation the plan was very effective and yes the Mask component contributed to the package.

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It shows you that nothing of what was recommended actually worked.


Had nothing been done the evidence suggests that up to a few hundred thousand may have died in the first 12 months as happened in places that did nothing. Look at Wuhan in the first weeks where thousands were infected before the knew what to do, Look at the US east coast Major cities where tens of thousands were infected and bodies were stacked in cold trucks outside of hospitals again before there was knowledge to take effective action.

Saying that we should have had this is real stupid - this is what doing nothing would have looked like. At a minimum tens of thousands of Australians are alive today because of these measures. They worked spectacularly.
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Reply #640 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 10:51am
 
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 10:37pm:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:21pm:
And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...



Great link sir Nail,
people need to read that.


No Bobby as usual the doc shown does not say what nail claimed. In fact it is completely different from anything discussed on this topic.

Funny thing is that the primary graph shown talks about Lipid accumulation. But the below report shows that chloroquine treatment caused the exact same reaction.

This has been known since 1977. Apparently it isn't really a big problem. It has been used for 50 years.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1163684/?page=2


You may recall that this is the same as the treatment recommended by the nutters - it does the exact same thing.


Title of report:
Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys of miniature-pigs
after chloroquine treatment
.


_______________________________________________________________

You will recall that we were talking about the fact that the death rate increased after the restrictions were removed.

Absolutely nothing in this article is relevant to that fact.

The article when you look at the data it seems to be saying that causing an increase of Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys etc is responsible for the vaccine related deaths but we then see that their recommended treatment that they say works and is safe does exactly the same thing?

This is the equivalent of Nail saying that he has an orange and it means that my apple is not valid.


Chloroquine is different to hydroxachloraquine (hcq) as its a relatively safe derivative of chloroquine.
I’m not sure why you’re quoting chloroquine re: c-vid as it’s the hcq which is made the topic of controversy.

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Reply #641 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 12:39pm
 
Sophia wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 10:51am:
Dnarever wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 10:37pm:
Bobby. wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:37pm:
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 22nd, 2023 at 9:21pm:
And this link says you are dead wrong about all of your assertions regarding the vax !!

https://thenobodywhoknowseverybody.substack.com/p/john-skerritt-a-tidal-wave-of-...



Great link sir Nail,
people need to read that.


No Bobby as usual the doc shown does not say what nail claimed. In fact it is completely different from anything discussed on this topic.

Funny thing is that the primary graph shown talks about Lipid accumulation. But the below report shows that chloroquine treatment caused the exact same reaction.

This has been known since 1977. Apparently it isn't really a big problem. It has been used for 50 years.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1163684/?page=2


You may recall that this is the same as the treatment recommended by the nutters - it does the exact same thing.


Title of report:
Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys of miniature-pigs
after chloroquine treatment
.


_______________________________________________________________

You will recall that we were talking about the fact that the death rate increased after the restrictions were removed.

Absolutely nothing in this article is relevant to that fact.

The article when you look at the data it seems to be saying that causing an increase of Lipid accumulation in liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys etc is responsible for the vaccine related deaths but we then see that their recommended treatment that they say works and is safe does exactly the same thing?

This is the equivalent of Nail saying that he has an orange and it means that my apple is not valid.


Chloroquine is different to hydroxachloraquine (hcq) as its a relatively safe derivative of chloroquine.
I’m not sure why you’re quoting chloroquine re: c-vid as it’s the hcq which is made the topic of controversy.



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Yes and both were recommended as covid treatments by the wacko's.

Don Don Didn't know.

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Reply #642 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 1:47pm
 
Wow... just wow!

Maybe there is hope (for some common sense) after all?

https://twitter.com/adzz75/status/1638456407875022848

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My local #woolies has imposed a  #mask mandate for all customers and staff. Thank goodness someone is still sensible out there! Any other woolies out there doing the same thing?


Despite several people asking (see the replies, you may need to keep clicking "Show more replies" after every 3) this person still hasn't said which Woolworths it is but I think they're in New South Wales... not 100% sure.
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Reply #643 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 3:35pm
 
Carl D wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 1:47pm:
Wow... just wow!

Maybe there is hope (for some common sense) after all?

https://twitter.com/adzz75/status/1638456407875022848

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My local #woolies has imposed a  #mask mandate for all customers and staff. Thank goodness someone is still sensible out there! Any other woolies out there doing the same thing?


Despite several people asking (see the replies, you may need to keep clicking "Show more replies" after every 3) this person still hasn't said which Woolworths it is but I think they're in New South Wales... not 100% sure.



Mandate is not law.
Tell em to get fkkked.
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Reply #644 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 4:05pm
 
Captain Caveman wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 3:35pm:
Mandate is not law.
Tell em to get fkkked.


Does wearing a mask (or seeing others wearing a mask) to protect yourself and others from a level 3 biohazard virus which is now ramping up again for yet another new 'wave' disturb you?

A few people have said recently that they would love to know why masks (and other Covid and flu protections) are considered to be the equivalent of poison in this country?

For example, Hong Kong dropped their mask mandates last month but the majority of people continue to wear them whereas here in Australia it was the exact opposite (which was no doubt what the pollies and businesses were hoping for and knew would happen).

Why is this so? And why are majority of Australians and the populations of most western countries such idiots?
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Reply #645 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 4:21pm
 
Carl D wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 4:05pm:
Captain Caveman wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 3:35pm:
Mandate is not law.
Tell em to get fkkked.


Does wearing a mask (or seeing others wearing a mask) to protect yourself and others from a level 3 biohazard virus which is now ramping up again for yet another new 'wave' disturb you?

A few people have said recently that they would love to know why masks (and other Covid and flu protections) are considered to be the equivalent of poison in this country?

For example, Hong Kong dropped their mask mandates last month but the majority of people continue to wear them whereas here in Australia it was the exact opposite (which was no doubt what the pollies and businesses were hoping for and knew would happen).

Why is this so? And why are majority of Australians and the populations of most western countries such idiots?


You really are dumber than a bag of hammers. Hey the frrk is a cloth mask going to protect you from a biological hazard ?? Cheesy LOL
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Reply #646 - Mar 23rd, 2023 at 4:55pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 4:21pm:
You really are dumber than a bag of hammers. Hey the frrk is a cloth mask going to protect you from a biological hazard ?? Cheesy LOL


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you were saying carl Cheesy LOL
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 5:48pm:
you were saying carl Cheesy LOL


It looks like you have grown younger over the years?
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Yep Cheesy LOL

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Yep...

... and meme creators who don't know how to spell "BREATHE".

... and a stupid person who didn't notice before he posted it.

Everything but the kitchen sink in this thread.

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Carl D wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 8:20pm:
Yep...

... and meme creators who don't know how to spell "BREATHE".

... and a stupid person who didn't notice before he posted it.

Everything but the kitchen sink in this thread.

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So you think that misspelling is going to change how stupid you really are ?? Cheesy LOL
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And about time...

https://twitter.com/amapresident/status/1638849069346095110

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Health care facilities have an absolute obligation to protect staff, patients, and visitors from avoidable harm. Whether it's COVID infection, injury, violence, bullying - the lot. If you’re not protecting them, you're part of the problem.

Now isn't the time to just give up.


People should not be going into hospitals and other health care facilities, catching Covid and getting sick (and in quite a few cases dying) as a result.
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I second this:

https://twitter.com/LettersfromTim/status/1638902048371666945

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My mum just spent two weeks in hospital with pneumonia

Masks were optional for clinical staff on the ward

You can’t make this s**t up

Go **** yourself @AlboMP
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Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 10:49am:
I second this:

https://twitter.com/LettersfromTim/status/1638902048371666945

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My mum just spent two weeks in hospital with pneumonia

Masks were optional for clinical staff on the ward

You can’t make this s**t up

Go **** yourself @AlboMP
@MarkMcGowanMP


Tim's in Perth, by the way.


Now watch dickhead geoff come out of the woodwork to refute this Cheesy LOL
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Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 8:10pm:
Yep Cheesy LOL




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Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 9:56am:
And about time...

https://twitter.com/amapresident/status/1638849069346095110

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Health care facilities have an absolute obligation to protect staff, patients, and visitors from avoidable harm. Whether it's COVID infection, injury, violence, bullying - the lot. If you’re not protecting them, you're part of the problem.

Now isn't the time to just give up.


People should not be going into hospitals and other health care facilities, catching Covid and getting sick (and in quite a few cases dying) as a result.


Furthermore...

My healthcare rights

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These rights apply to all people in all places where health care is provided in Australia.


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Safety

I have a right to:

Receive safe and high quality health care that meets national standards

Be cared for in an environment that is safe and makes me feel safe


Of course, seeing as our Federal government is already totally ignoring an International Covenant which Australia is a signatory to, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, section (c) as well as the States ignoring their own Health Acts which say pretty much the same thing then it really wouldn't take too much of an effort for them to ignore the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights as well.

Let's see what happens when the lawsuits start, shall we? Any legal action against the public hospitals and healthcare settings will no doubt be covered by the Bank of The Australian Taxpayer but the private hospitals and healthcare places really should start worrying.
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Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 11:26pm:
Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 9:56am:
And about time...

https://twitter.com/amapresident/status/1638849069346095110

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Health care facilities have an absolute obligation to protect staff, patients, and visitors from avoidable harm. Whether it's COVID infection, injury, violence, bullying - the lot. If you’re not protecting them, you're part of the problem.

Now isn't the time to just give up.


People should not be going into hospitals and other health care facilities, catching Covid and getting sick (and in quite a few cases dying) as a result.


Furthermore...

My healthcare rights

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These rights apply to all people in all places where health care is provided in Australia.


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Safety

I have a right to:

Receive safe and high quality health care that meets national standards

Be cared for in an environment that is safe and makes me feel safe


Of course, seeing as our Federal government is already totally ignoring an International Covenant which Australia is a signatory to, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, section (c) as well as the States ignoring their own Health Acts which say pretty much the same thing then it really wouldn't take too much of an effort for them to ignore the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights as well.

Let's see what happens when the lawsuits start, shall we? Any legal action against the public hospitals and healthcare settings will no doubt be covered by the Bank of The Australian Taxpayer but the private hospitals and healthcare places really should start worrying.


Why does everyone else need to wear a mask if you are immune ? Aren't you immune because of all of the jabs you have had ? Cheesy LOL
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Reply #659 - Mar 25th, 2023 at 8:44am
 
Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 11:26pm:
Carl D wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 9:56am:
And about time...

https://twitter.com/amapresident/status/1638849069346095110

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Health care facilities have an absolute obligation to protect staff, patients, and visitors from avoidable harm. Whether it's COVID infection, injury, violence, bullying - the lot. If you’re not protecting them, you're part of the problem.

Now isn't the time to just give up.


People should not be going into hospitals and other health care facilities, catching Covid and getting sick (and in quite a few cases dying) as a result.


Furthermore...

My healthcare rights

Quote:
These rights apply to all people in all places where health care is provided in Australia.


Quote:
Safety

I have a right to:

Receive safe and high quality health care that meets national standards

Be cared for in an environment that is safe and makes me feel safe


Of course, seeing as our Federal government is already totally ignoring an International Covenant which Australia is a signatory to, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, section (c) as well as the States ignoring their own Health Acts which say pretty much the same thing then it really wouldn't take too much of an effort for them to ignore the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights as well.

Let's see what happens when the lawsuits start, shall we? Any legal action against the public hospitals and healthcare settings will no doubt be covered by the Bank of The Australian Taxpayer but the private hospitals and healthcare places really should start worrying.



Hi there Carl
It's interesting you talk about rights

What about the rights of people such as my wife a registered nurse in a country hospital

She weighs 54 kilos and is expected to change the bad when fatties poo the bed or wee the bed usually because they are too lazy to mobilise to the toilet

She was telling me that one of the fatties
Was throwing her used sanitary pads on the floor
And what is even more unbelievable
The daughter of this fat woman
Told
Not asked
My wife to pick those up please


Is this anyway to treat our very burnt-out and precious medical professionals

Because my wife and many of her colleagues have said they will not work in an n95 mask
It is suffocating

I believe that along with your rights
They have the rights to mental and physical safety in their workplace

I would also pass on that her country hospital has a capacity of 26 beds
And is currently running at 16
Because they can simply not get staph

Elderly sick people
Cannot and do not get admitted

and we can lay this at the feet of moronic entitled selfish fools
Who think only of health consumer rights
And do not give a flying f about the rights of the people they presume to be at their beck and call

Karma will catch up with society in the end
I have no doubt that the healthcare system will fail to deal with the ever growing number of entitled chronically diseased self-inflicted crybaby fatties
And they will basically received 0 care

You brought this on yourselves
May I suggest your best option is to adopt some personal responsibility and stop demanding your rights
Which are going to become increasingly meaningless

Better a nurse with no mask then no nurse at all
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Reply #660 - Mar 25th, 2023 at 9:15am
 
Wonder what aquascoot has to say about this?

https://twitter.com/NobodyImpawtant/status/1636113483409547264

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We have a data blackout on children who are affected by Covid from long term health consequences.
We are aware of 6 paediatric deaths from Covid in Victoria.

Parents deserve to know the risks they are exposing from repeated infection to their children.


And that's just Victoria.

Sadly, these young people will never have a chance to grow up and flourish (while the 'expendable' elderly continue to die in large numbers).
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Reply #661 - Mar 25th, 2023 at 9:19am
 
This is sarcasm by the way but there's more than a grain of truth in it.

https://twitter.com/nyendtimes/status/1638687974488457217

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New Studies Show SARS-CoV-2 Disables At An Alarming Rate

Follow these five easy steps to pretend it's not happening.


Our governments (and most western governments) and the media have been following them for well over a year now.
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New York end times lol

Carl please educate yourself
I suggest you look at the largest global study which comes out of Israel
Half a million people who have never had covod are compared to half a million people who have had covid
There is absolutely no difference in long-term disease rates
There is no difference in heart disease
In fact the levels of pericarditis and myocarditis were lower in the people who have had kovid


What I think about your healthcare needs is that you need to start drastically relying on personal responsibility

People who threw themselves at the feet of government and expected to be housed are now realising that giving up personal responsibility is catastrophic

Governments cannot meet the needs of everyone

People who make the choice to pleasure themselves on fatty foods and sugar
Are going to face very serious health issues for the last two or three decades of their lives
They are going to regret it
Because currently they believe the government is going to employ nurses to care for them in $1,000 a day public hospitals and look after their every need when they can no longer mobilise to the toilet

If the government can't provide housing they certainly can't provide that sort of service
If you become an obese diabetic who has trouble looking after your activities of daily living
You aren't going to get a public hospital bed
And you better have good family and friends to look after you or you are going to be in a living hell

Personal responsibility Carl
Personal responsibility

I want you to write that on a post it note and put it on your refrigerator and say it to yourself every time you enter the kitchen
Aqua scoot may just save you a lot of suffering

One more time
Personal responsibility try and do at least 30 sets a day of 10 recitations
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Reply #663 - Mar 25th, 2023 at 10:31am
 
aquascoot wrote on Mar 25th, 2023 at 10:16am:
New York end times lol


Here's another one I'm sure you'll agree with.

This is for the US of course (and again - it's sarcasm) but I'm certain Australia's pollies, big business and the media would also agree. In fact, they're already doing it.

Well, they haven't "criminalized" masks yet but it's probably not too far away. Mind you, they may as well have seeing as they've brainwashed the majority of the Australian population into believing masks are the equivalent of poison as I've said a few times in other posts.

https://twitter.com/nyendtimes/status/1639129725216989185

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Hospitals, assisted living facilities targeted first according to newly released bi-partisan agreement.

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Personal responsibility Carl

The age of entitlement is
Over
Homelessness cannot be fixed by bankrupt governments
2 out of 3 applications to the NDIS currently failed
Waiting lists for public hospitals are blowing out more everyday
Government aged care in home packages get approved but there are no nurses to actually perform the functions of the package
Pension ages will continue to rise
Energy costs will continue to rise

Only those who understand personal responsibility  will have a reasonable chance of leading a fulfilling life

Those who don't will increasingly find themselves surrounded by more and more people trying to get the last few drops of help out of a system which now cannot help them

Global prosperity peaked in 2018
And now it is a matter of managing the decline

If you are old or unwell and have not spent your life being personally responsible for safety proofing your future
I think you may be about to enter a living hell

It won't actually be that bad
It will just seen that way to people who have got used to a certain level of comfort and care
That comfort and care is about to be withdrawn
The evolutionary blowtorch is coming
If you are 90% Deadwood
The evolutionary blowtorch may just be the end of you
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Personal responsibility Carl

The age of entitlement is
Over
Homelessness cannot be fixed by bankrupt governments
2 out of 3 applications to the NDIS currently failed
Waiting lists for public hospitals are blowing out more everyday
Government in home packages get approved but there are no nurses to actually perform the functions of the package
Pension ages will continue to rise
Energy costs will continue to rise

Only those who understand personal responsibility of the will have a reasonable chance of leading a fulfilling life

Those who don't will increasingly find themselves surrounded by more and more people trying to get the last few drops of help out of a system which now can I help them

Global prosperity peaked in 2018
And now it is a matter of managing the decline

If you are old or unwell and have not spent your life being personally responsible for safety proofing your future
I think you may be about to enter a living hell

It won't actually be that bad
It will just seen that way to people who have got used to a certain level of comfort and care
That comfort and care is about to be withdrawn
The evolutionary blowtorch is coming
If you are 90% Deadwood
The evolutionary blowtorch may just be the end of you Tongue
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Reply #666 - Mar 25th, 2023 at 12:28pm
 
Carl D wrote on Mar 25th, 2023 at 9:15am:
Wonder what aquascoot has to say about this?

https://twitter.com/NobodyImpawtant/status/1636113483409547264

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We have a data blackout on children who are affected by Covid from long term health consequences.
We are aware of 6 paediatric deaths from Covid in Victoria.

Parents deserve to know the risks they are exposing from repeated infection to their children.


And that's just Victoria.

Sadly, these young people will never have a chance to grow up and flourish (while the 'expendable' elderly continue to die in large numbers).


Were they jabbed ?
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Reply #667 - Apr 3rd, 2023 at 11:23pm
 
aquascoot wrote on Mar 25th, 2023 at 12:05pm:
Personal responsibility Carl


You mean like this?

https://twitter.com/DashCamOwnersAu/status/1642804896754958336

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Same as removing mask mandates, eh?
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This kid was counted as a covid death despite the fact it didn't kill him.

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Fascinating.

https://twitter.com/YouAreLobbyLud/status/1643179888919166977

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And, I'm not surprised one bit.

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Carl D wrote on Apr 5th, 2023 at 6:58pm:
Fascinating.

https://twitter.com/YouAreLobbyLud/status/1643179888919166977

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Were you wondering why everyone is behaving like sheep and not wearing a mask anymore in the face of a dangerous, ongoing pandemic? Watch this video and you will understand. Government behavioural modification units already understand.


And, I'm not surprised one bit.



People aren't wearing masks because they don't work with repiratory virus.

The only people who still wear them are stupid Karens who ignore the science on this.


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Smiley

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Masks Are a Proved Way to Defend Yourself from Respiratory Infections

We are infectious disease epidemiologists and researchers, and we have spent our careers focused on understanding how viruses spread and how best to stop them.

To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we and our public health colleagues have had to quickly revive and apply decades of evidence on respiratory virus transmission to chart a path forward. Over the course of the pandemic, epidemiologists have established with new certainty the fact that one of our oldest methods for controlling respiratory viruses, the face mask, remains one of the most effective tools in a pandemic.
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w ho gives a sh_t anymore

if they had a positive effect it couldnt have been much more than marginal

they created a whole tonne of litter and plastic waste that will accumulate in the oceans and strangulate sealife for decades to come
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JC Denton wrote on Apr 13th, 2023 at 12:24pm:
w ho gives a sh_t anymore



Everyone should.

Reported cases are on the rise.

"Most states and territories have recorded consistent increases in cases over the past two months, with Victoria recording a 60% jump in cases in the last fortnight. On Friday the state reported 5,772 new cases over the previous seven-day period."

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Put on the masks! Put on the masks! 🤡

https://x.com/c_plushie/status/1901455683889025283



Politicians mingling with no masks or social distancing when the cameras are ready to roll they all start putting masks on.

Grin Grin Grin Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Grin Grin Grin

They knew masks don't work even Fauci said they don't work before he backflipped and said wear 2 wear 3 masks
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OH looky look they found another stupid topic from 2 years ago.

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