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Originally Posted by boxcar
There are numerous medical authorities, outside of the article, who would find themselves in full agreement with its findings. You did notice that there are numerous medical organizations involved in the article, right?  |
This so-caalled study was not done by a medical professional. Rather asn ex-phisics professor with credibility issues.
Denis Rancourt is a former professor of physics at the University of Ottawa. Rancourt is a recognized scientist but is more widely known for his confrontations with his former employer, the University of Ottawa, over issues involving his grade inflation and "academic squatting," the act of arbitrarily changing the topic of a course without departmental permission.[1][2]
Furthermore, he opines on "Physics and Biology of Viral Respiratory Disease, and why masks do not work"
Fine, but his editorialized conclusion is not unanimous. His "paper" is not an original research study, but a compilation of previous studies cherry picked to back fit his conclusion.
It is not conclusive nor unanimous. Far from it!
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Just how effective are masks at stopping coronavirus? Here's what new research says....June 16, 2020
https://www.advisory.com/daily-brief.../16/mask-covid
For instance, a study published Thursday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that requiring people to wear masks in epicenters of new coronavirus cases may have prevented tens of thousands of infections from the virus.
For the study, researchers examined how the new coronavirus is transmitted by reviewing infection trends in Wuhan, China; Italy; and New York City—all of which were early epicenters of the virus' transmission. The researchers also observed the precautions implicated to curb the virus' spread in those epicenters and compared the rates of coronavirus infection in Italy and New York City before and after rules regarding face masks and covering were put in place.
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Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/26/14857
We have elucidated the transmission pathways of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by analyzing the trend and mitigation measures in the three epicenters. Our results show that the airborne transmission route is highly virulent and dominant for the spread of COVID-19. The mitigation measures are discernable from the trends of the pandemic. Our analysis reveals that the difference with and without mandated face covering represents the determinant in shaping the trends of the pandemic. This protective measure significantly reduces the number of infections. Other mitigation measures, such as social distancing implemented in the United States, are insufficient by themselves in protecting the public. Our work also highlights the necessity that sound science is essential in decision-making for the current and future public health pandemics.
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Pleased Stay away from science and save us your monumental dribble.
