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[thekidzcollegephund]

Thank you. Glad you were able to forward the link.

[sunspotter]

“Excellent “

Not really.

I assume you missed this bit in big red letters at the top of this tripe masquerading as analysis:

“THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED.

Retraction in: Med Hypotheses. 2021 July; 152: 110601 See also: PMC Retraction Policy”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/#!po=5.14706

[sunspotter]

It would be an “excellent” article if it wasn’t full of lies, distortions and misquotes that were so egregious it got pulled:

“Retraction notice to “Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis” [Medical Hypotheses 146 (2021) 5]

Baruch Vainshelboim

Additional article information

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.

Medical Hypotheses serves as a forum for innovative and often disruptive ideas in medicine and related biomedical sciences. However, our strict editorial policy is that we do not publish misleading or inaccurate citations to advance any hypotheses.

The Editorial Committee concluded that the author’s hypothesis is misleading on the following basis:

1. A broader review of existing scientific evidence clearly shows that approved masks with correct certification, and worn in compliance with guidelines, are an effective prevention of COVID-19 transmission.

2. The manuscript misquotes and selectively cites published papers. References #16, 17, 25 and 26 are all misquoted.

3. Table 1. Physiological and Psychological Effects of Wearing Facemask and Their Potential Health Consequences, generated by the author. All data in the table is unverified, and there are several speculative statements.

4. The author submitted that he is currently affiliated to Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. However, both institutions have confirmed that Dr Vainshelboim ended his connection with them in 2016.

A subsequent internal investigation by the Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher have determined that this article was externally peer reviewed but not with our customary standards of rigor prior to publication. The journal has re-designed its editorial and review workflow to ensure that this will not happen again in future.

The Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher would like to apologize to the readers of The Journal for difficulties this issue has caused.

Article information

Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jul; 152: 110601.
Published online 2021 May 12. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110601”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8114149/?report=reader

[cfoofme]

Retracted! Another hoax article?