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Mark Crispin Miller

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Jun 8, 2020, 8:11:12 PM6/8/20
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From Keith Rushworth, on Denis Rancourt's overview of the scientific literature
on masks and respirators, making clear that (as I put it in the subject line when
I sent out that link) "masks don't work. Period."

MCM

This is a great article. The "fog of war" that has swirled around whether masks work 
or not, since Covid came along, has always had the appearance of just that: "fog of war"
 garbage. Surely we knew long ago whether masks worked or not? How could such a
 topic be controversial?

Rancourt quotes great evidence for why masks, including N95's, don't work for viruses. 
He goes on to explain why things like flu are worse in winter, which, for me at least, is 
radical stuff. Viral particles are de-activated (my word, I'm simplifying) by humidity in 
the air. More humidity de-activates the virus more quickly. 

This can get a little confusing, since, as most of us know, Relative Humidity is higher 
in the winter. Shouldn't that mean that the viruses have a harder time in winter? No, 
because it is ABSOLUTE Humidity that matters. In winter, at, say 5 degrees C, one 
cubic metre of air might contain 6 grams of water when saturated, meaning at 100% 
Relative Humidity. In the summer, at 20C, that same amount or air, even at only 70% 
saturation (that is, 70% Relative Humidity) would hold twice as much water. This is 
what knocks out the flu in summer.

Interestingly, after reading Rancourt's piece, I went to a pro-vaccine site in Autralasia 
to read their article about masks. (Link below.) They report that N95 masks reduce 
BACTERIAL infection by 62%, compared to no mask, while surgical masks make 
almost no difference. And that is for bacteria, which are typically much bigger than 
viruses. As this article points out, there is a problem throughout the medical community 
in placing trust in surgical masks. Is this because medics are basically stupid, or has 
the Shadow Government been playing up the mask nonsense for many years in 
preparation for today?

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