*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?* *http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/news-items/study-shows-superiority-of-n95-respirators-in-protecting-health-workers-against-bacterial-respiratory-infections./#:~:text=Importantly%2C%20the%20study%20showed%20that,risk%20compared%20to%20no%20masks. <http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/news-items/study-shows-superiority-of-n95-respirators-in-protecting-health-workers-against-bacterial-respiratory-infections./#:~:text=Importantly%2C%20the%20study%20showed%20that,risk%20compared%20to%20no%20masks.> * -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W81X4b91jxo78kWQOOqerTV%2B%2BXBy4NFniXV63t_CRSV1Q%40mail.gmail.com.
