Is the Science on Masks Settled? Let's Take a Look.
Rob Jenkins
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Posted: Apr 12, 2021 9:31 AM
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Is the Science on Masks Settled? Let's Take a Look.
Leftists love to lecture us about “settled†science. Unfortunately for them, most of the “science†they seem to regard as “settled†is anything but—like catastrophic, anthropogenic global warming, which is still hotly debated among climate scientists. Even if a majority have bought in, a sizable minority aren’t fully persuaded. That’s hardly a consensus.
At the same time, leftists refuse to acknowledge any scientific consensus that does not conform to their narrative or advance their socialist agenda. Case in point: cloth facemasks as a preventative measure against COVID-19. As Dr. Andrew Bostom points out in an interview with noted liberal feminist Naomi Wolf, multiple randomized controlled tests—the “gold standard†of scientific evidence—performed prior to the pandemic found that masks have no impact on the transmission of respiratory viruses. The only RCT conducted since the pandemic began, the so-called “Danmask study,†reached the same conclusion.
https://townhall.com/columnists/robjenkins/2021/04/12/masks-science-n2587760
