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UK Study Confirms Face Masks Are Useless

Another study, this one out of the United Kingdom, concluded that there is "no evidence" that face masks work to protect the vulnerable against COVID-19. So far, the best protection against COVID has been turning off the mainstream media. ....

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Balloon Juice | COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 24-25


Yesterday I caught some of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s Covid briefing and news conference. He reviewed progress on vaccination, emphasizing that we are at a critical phase in combatting the disease and that it was no time to let our guard down. Northam also pointed out that 500,000 Virginians have been diagnosed with Covid-19 (he is one of them), and an estimated 500,000 have had the disease and did not know it. This is out of a population of about 8.5 million. On the relative merits of different vaccines, Northam said “the best vaccine is the one you get.”
I’ve noticed that masking and other social distancing measures have increased in my rural county. Masking at the Ruckersville Walmart is nearly 100%, up from 85-90% in the fall. Covid-19 has pretty much gotten everywhere now, and seeing is believing. ....

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