Professor of Epidemiology Carl Heneghan tells Julia there is “no evidence” face masks keep pupils and teachers safe in the classroom:
“Talk to children and ask them what it’s like to wear masks in school. They hate them and find them really difficult”@JuliaHB1 | @carlheneghan pic.twitter.com/31KTJzpKUA
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) April 26, 2021
This morning.
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They don’t like maths either.
Bit disingenuous, this. Evidence-based medicine in this context would require a controlled trial comparing masks to no masks, which would mean putting people at risk of exposure by requiring them to not wear masks. Ethically, such a study won’t happen right now.
The simple fact is that basic masks help to reduce spread and infection, whereas respirators (FFP2 or FFP3) work best to prevent infection.
So, you reach a conclusion, having admitted there is no evidence, by dint of labelling it a “simple fact”? Congratulations, that’s the single most stupid comment on the subject of facerags I’ve ever seen.
There’s overwhelming evidence that masks work. My point is it is unlikely we will see a controlled trial to confirm this because to conduct such a study under the controlled conditions needed would mean putting people in unnecessary danger. Ethically, it’s too risky.
Evidence-based
It neither proves or disproves the effectiveness of masks
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/m20-6817
Both of these appear show masks are benefical
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220303994
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118
List of sources that say there are no benefits
https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/
There is plenty of “Evidence-based medicine” you just need to actually look for it, rather than having it shat into your brain.
swprs.org is a conspiracy site so take anything they post with a huge dose of salt!
Will bear that in mind, so much stuff out there, you dont know half the time what is legit
It’s a group of health professionals providing well-referenced Covid-related information that often challenges establishment narratives – which would qualify it as a “conspiracy site” in Daisy-speak. That’s a given at this stage
I read a good deal about the Danish trial when it was published. It has been subjected to a lot of criticism. Apparently, the researchers didn’t do basic things like showing the participants how to wear a mask correctly.
JBH? She’s like the Daily Express of radio journalism.
Ever hear the phrase “ad hominem”? No, didn’t think so.