Major Study Finds Masks Don’t Reduce COVID-19 Infection Rates <<MOD WARNING>>

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  1. Lil Mike

    Lil Mike Well-Known Member

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    "There's no reason to be walking around with a mask" Dr. Anthony Fauci
     
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    Do you really think a dumbass troll is going to work on me?
     
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    Yes. I’ve read the study repeatedly. I’ve been watching the study since early summer. I’ve been waiting for it’s publication for months. I was aware of this:
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04337541
    ...so have known the study limitations before publication. Nothing about this is a surprise to me. I recently posted a couple times on PF lamenting the delay in publication.

    Here’s one of those conversations clarifying I’m after truth, not bias confirmation.
    The above conversation is from October.
     
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    Could you explain what makes that response a troll? You claim Fauci as your end all, be all source of knowledge, and the truth is that he's said a lot of things. So here is a quote of his. Sorry if it upsets you. As someone who can see both sides of an argument, I could have easily come up with a response to this, but it's interesting that you can't. For someone who shrieks SCIENCE, you seem much more a dogmatic zealot.
     
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    You actually did think that would work, thanks for the smile, it's been a dreary day.

    At the beginning, when there was a horrible shortage of PPE, they had to conserve them because it was a matter of life and death. Fauci doesn't say that now, hasn't for months. It's an excruciatingly dumb troll.

    Fauci is the top of the expertise pyramid, ain't just Fauci. There are a number of things I don't know. I don't know any of relevant specialties, and neither do you. I don't know why you ignore the obvious, that would be astonishing if I didn't see it many times a day in many issues. I don't know why you think you know what you are doing, when you don't know how policy and science intersect.

    I am the opposite of a zealot,which suggests you are projecting. A zealot is fanatic and uncompromising. I already told you, I don't have an opinion, whatever the CDC says is good with me.

    But I do know the places that are being stupid are paying a price that increases with their level of idiocy.
     
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  6. truth and justice

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    The question was have you read the conclusion. This is the conclusion;

    "The recommendation to wear surgical masks to supplement other public health measures did not reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among wearers by more than 50% in a community with modest infection rates, some degree of social distancing, and uncommon general mask use. The data were compatible with lesser degrees of self-protection."

    Notice the "by more than 50%" No one claimed they did reduce risk to the wearer by more than 50%! Their conclusion also States that masks do provide some self-protection (to a lesser degrees).
     
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    If I’ve read the study I’ve read the conclusions. I also read the results section where the data is presented and it’s correctly stated the degree of protection is statistically insignificant. We know what that “lesser degree” is by reading the rest of the study. It’s statistically insignificant. We don’t claim masks reduce the spread of viruses using statistically insignificant data. Well, I don’t anyway.

    You do realize if you cherry pick one sentence from the discussion section without context from the results section, the “lesser degree“ could be anything from the 23% increase of the CI to 49.9% reduction? Well, what they are actually referring to is the statistically insignificant results. You are welcome to base your opinions on statistically insignificant data. I’m not willing to. That’s really the foundation of our disagreement.
     
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    The bit that you are failing to grasp is that the OP link is claiming that the study has concluded "masks don't reduce Covid infections" which is clearly not what the study concluded. For a start the study concluded that the mask does not significantly reduce risk to the wearer and, secondly and more importantly, the study did not conclude anything about the reduction of risk to others because "you" are wearing a mask. As can be seen the anti-maskers have jumped on this to further their anti-mask agenda
     
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    In the non-face mask group, 2.1 percent of participants were infected with new coronavirus, while 1.8 percent of participants in the face mask-wearing group were infected. The study thereby fails to confirm the expected halving of risk of infection for the wearer of the face mask, but the results could suggest a moderate level of protection of 15-20 percent, which is the actual conclusion of the Danish study (Bundgaard et al. 2020).

     
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    There you go! I finally got the real response from you!

    (I knew you could do it!)

    The truth is, Fauci said you don't need masks back in March because there was a shortage of PPE and he wanted to save them for the medical personnel. So you trust the guy that you admit lied to you months ago. That's dogma. That's being a zealot. That's not science.
     
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    I’m not failing to grasp anything. I clearly stated in the supplied quotes of mine from October (before publication) the study doesn’t address source efficacy. The study wasn’t designed to. That information is in the clinical trials link I supplied as well. I am not the one failing to grasp anything. I’m simply taking the study at face value and not reading into it preconceived notions as others are.

    As I said, I’ve no dog in this fight. That makes my adherence to facts unpopular with maskers and anti maskers at the same time. Both sides are completely off the rails in adherence to science at times. It looks like this study confirms that. Both sides claiming it concludes things it does not. As always, I will address the errors of the authoritarian side of the argument first. I have no problem if y’all want to believe this study concludes things it does not. My problem is with y’all wanting to call others murderers and advocating for authoritarian policy based on a misunderstanding of science.
     
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    Yes, the study showed - yet again - that masks et al do not reduce the spread of viruses.

    "Comparing these results with the control group that was not tested and not isolated, nonparticipants actually contracted the virus at a slightly lower rate than those who were under an extreme regime.

    Conversely, extreme enforcement of NPIs plus more frequent testing and isolation was associated with a greater degree of infection."
    ISRAELI NATIONAL NEWS, Study: 'Even military-enforced extreme lockdown can’t stop COVID-19', New England Journal of Medicine: Extreme quarantine plus frequent testing, isolation among military recruits did nothing to stop COVID-19., Tags: Coronavirus Lockdown Military, By Mordechai Sones, Nov 16 , 2020.
    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/291374
     
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    Instead of going around in circles, give your answer to these questions with your explanations:
    1: is this a major study?
    2: Does this study find masks don't reduce Covid infections?
     
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    The insiders, like Fauci, have obviously always known that masks cannot reduce the spread of viruses.

    Graham DiFi maskless hug

     
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    Every recruit wore a mask whether they were in the study or not. Every recruit carried out the same sterilisation and social distancing whether they were in the study group or not. I've already provided a link to the actual study
     
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    Focus:

    "Upon arrival for recruit training, they spent two weeks in a strict, supervised group quarantine that required wearing masks and emphasized hand washing and social distancing as they began their initial military instruction, primarily outdoors."[/QUOTE]

    That was the point of the study which showed - yet again - that masks et al do not reduce the spread of viruses.

    "Comparing these results with the control group that was not tested and not isolated, nonparticipants actually contracted the virus at a slightly lower rate than those who were under an extreme regime.

    Conversely, extreme enforcement of NPIs plus more frequent testing and isolation was associated with a greater degree of infection."
    ISRAELI NATIONAL NEWS, Study: 'Even military-enforced extreme lockdown can’t stop COVID-19', New England Journal of Medicine: Extreme quarantine plus frequent testing, isolation among military recruits did nothing to stop COVID-19., Tags: Coronavirus Lockdown Military, By Mordechai Sones, Nov 16 , 2020.
    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/291374
     
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    And Fauci knew what he was talking about.
     
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    1). It’s the ONLY study of its kind, so I’d say yes, it’s major. It’s not perfect in methodology but it’s the best we have.

    2). This study shows in the defined parameters and defined environment masks do not reduce incidence of infection in the wearer to a statistically significant level.

    It’s really that simple.
     
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    Wrong. All recruits wore masks whether they were in the control group or in the study group. The study was not testing mask use, they were looking to see if strict quarantine helps reduce infections
    I already provided a link to the actual study
     
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    1: being the only one (it's not BTW) does not make a study, major. They even state that their study had many failures

    2. Where in the title of the link or in my question does it refer to the mask wearer?
     
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    You should post the other studies. :) What makes a study “major”?

    Failures? Limitations, yes. The only “failure” was in data supporting the hypothesis.
    Your #2 question is irrelevant. The study was not designed to answer that question. I can’t answer such questions because they are nonsensical.
     
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    Neither did you so.....

    How's about strong scientific evidence that "proves" smoking is healthy? I'm sure you got a bunch of those "strong scientific evidence" piles around.
     
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    The conclusion was that of the study and already addressed what you repeated.
     
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    Anyone with any smidge of scientific knowledge and critical thinking knows that one doesn't prove the null hypothesis. It is in effect until one produces enough strong scientific evidence to reject it.

    Say "Science" again, please.
     
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