To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

You said it was peer reviewed. Had a look at the site. Where is the peer review?

Do share your comments on the publication sites for multiple contrary studies showing benefits of wearing masks / mask mandates such as Bangladeshi trial.

Where are the peer review comments? It is your link and your claim. I am directing my comments to you / this thread as otherwise it is just a link dump hit and run.

I doubt anyone here had heard of this journal before so it seems reasonable to query how reputable it is / how thorough is its peer review process which has been questioned:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Cureus-publications-Worth-it-or-just-a-waste-of-time

I am reminded about the line about a lie getting halfway round the world before the truth can catch up. What major flaws could emerge with this recently published study in a proper review?

Mortality is significantly different for over 65s versus over 80s yet in this data they have all been grouped together in assuming countries have equal numbers of highly vulnerable.

There are lots of studies (ie generating new data) and data analysis showing their effectiveness. Does a real world study trying to assess the benefit of masks as barriers considering all the variables seem easy to you? Perhaps you can outline the simple study that could be undertaken. If its not difficult?

The Bangladeshi study showed their effectiveness. I have seen comments on this thread about some of the figures in the study but nothing that undermines its core findings. Criticism switched without consistency or coherence from absolute to relative numbers.

You should have a closer look at your sources, before peer reviewed claims.

But it's better than your last YouTube link.

Did you try to wear your own recognised safe mask? Doubt it.

The mask-wearing control was established through the RTE risk assessment process. We would all be wearing masks in many other settings had other places of work carried out risk assesments.

Is your issue with all the masks being surgical masks?

It has degenerated into black comedy at this stage....mask wearers rambling through the bus...slamming the windows SHUT 😲

They should then be issuing the audience with FFP2 masks and not toy masks if there's such concern or allow audience members use their own superior masks.

Are staff in RTE walking around masked througout the RTE campus, if not why not if there's such a major concern?

Why are any of the guests not wearing the same masks as the audience, do they have some class of a forcefield around those presenting and those being interviewed that prevents them from catching Covid?

When Tubridy goes in to the audience for a chat and unmasks those he is talking to is Covid not a risk then?

I've seen Tubridy regularly shaking hands and hugging guests who have come from international destinations through airports. The rules seems to have been designed by a child with little or no sense to them from a health point of view when scrutinised or questioned.

Masks are no longer mandatory in my job since yesterday. I wore one yesterday but I didn't wear one today. I'm not too bothered if I catch it. I get 10 days covid sick paid.

Masks were never mandatory in my workplace (though I primarily WFH anyway and plan to keep doing so as I don't need to drive 90 minutes to be effective) beyond some half-hearted attempts to encourage people to wear them away from their desks (but like the whole nonsense of dining, perfectly fine to sit at their desk unmasked all day).

All social distancing in the office has been dropped weeks ago, and in other but related news this morning, I see in the Indo that the EU has decided the requirement to wear them on airplanes is going too next week so any requirements around airports abroad and generally will likely fade fast following that.

Another good day on the road back to normality but with a sting as we start to realise the cost of the hysteria of the last 2 years.

Wouldn't get yourself too excited, that EASA & ECDC advice is still very vague.

It'll vary by airline depending on the carriers policy and depending on your destination the carrier could still be mandated by domestic legislation.

Let's hope Spain drops their covid border nonsense now too

"Wasting" money on Hula Hoops!?!?! Hula Hoops BBQ was created by Mohammed and Jesus themselves.

Don't suppose anyone else heard Kevin Byrne Retired Lieutenant Colonel and airport safety and security auditor said that maskless airplanes are safer than maskless airport terminals on Pat Kenny yesterday?

"The chance of catching it on the aircarft is much less than it would be in the terminal."

Crazy thing is some of the regular posters on here would defend that to the tilt.

Very surprised as Kenny has been firm enough about mask nonesese unlike other Newstalk Shock Jocks.

Well then why are you replying to me with a comment?

Still harping on about the summer of 2020 lockdowns and restrictions. What in the world has that got to do with Kevin Byrne a Retired Lieutenant Colonel and airport safety and security auditor having a spat on Pat Kenny about maskless airplanes being safer than airports?