Replies to post #240717 on Biotech Values

[willyw]

The source? "Swiss Policy Research"?
with a "Share on Facebook/Twitter" Hyperlink? : )

Run Forest Run!

per wiki;
Swiss Policy Research (SPR; before mid-May 2020, Swiss Propaganda Research)[1][2] is a website launched in 2016, which describes itself as "an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research group[...]". While the editors of the site are unknown, the website claims that "SPR is composed of independent academics and receives no external funding".[3]

The Swiss Policy Research site has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories including claims that QAnon was a psyop of the FBI[4] and theories relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][5] German public broadcaster Tagesschau calls SPR a propaganda tool.[6]

I question if this is a reputable source. ~W

[vinmantoo]

Masks are effective but all masks aren't equal.

https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/study-supports-widespread-use-better-masks-curb-covid-19


Of course there is real world data providing solid evidence that masks are effective at reducing Covid.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2781283


More real world data showing that masks are effective.

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118


Well, what do you know, mask are effective at reducing Covid spread.

https://priceschool.usc.edu/study-most-effective-measure-against-covid-early-mask-mandates/


Examining Covid rates before and after mask mandates. Reduced rates in states with high levels of mask wearing.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249891