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Originally Posted by Bill14564
I'm still reading but do I have this much correct:
- They set out to show that masks caused adverse effects. They weren't trying to evaluate *if* the masks caused the effects, they specifically wanted to show that they did.
- They stared with 1226 articles on the effects of masks then tossed 1117 of them because they "were irrelevant to the research question" (i.e. didn't show negative effects)
- They then declared success in showing that masks cause negative effects.
Now, my characterization of the remainder of the paper that I'm still reading: They throw this spaghetti at the wall to see if any of it will stick. For example, they go as far as discussing the environmental effects from improper disposal of the masks (pollution) as a negative effect of wearing a mask. And the suggestion that doctors should consider the "1948 Geneva Declaration, as revised in 2017" seems (again, I'm still reading) to come close to jumping the shark.
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Ah but when you throw spaghetti at the wall and it sticks, it is done. The question when throwing it at the wall is: is the pasta done or not- yes or no? If you do a study and it comes up positive, do you simply say "this is not the result I was looking for" or do you accept that there is a ratio of positive to negative results?
The question was "what kind of negative results do you get from wearing a mask." Why would anyone ask someone that has had no negative side effects the question? The science was a study of the side effects caused by mask wearing over a time period.
There is a study regarding possible side effects of the vaccine. The percentage of those that incur heart defects from the vaccination are just about the same as a child dying from the virus (my understanding, as I am not a professional/expert and just reading the numbers).
I did not read the paper to it's conclusion but I think that the question to be answered is what are the chances of incurring negative side effects of prolonged wearing of the N95 mask, versus the advantages of wearing the mask over a prolonged period.