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Marius Clore's avatar

Really what all this shows is how easy it is to brainwash people, especially those who are super smart and highly credentialed. In my own building at the NIH, the majority of scientists are still wearing a masks. A close colleague of mine, who is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and one would therefore think had some degree of smarts, still wears a mask everywhere, including on the outside and at conferences. When I sent him the recent Cochrane Review he just dismissed it as coming from right wing conspiracy theorists (and obviously nothing could be further from the truth). When I mentioned and then sent the Cochrane review to our Institute Scientific Director, he just dismissed it as cherry picking and told me that he knew for sure that masks prevented respiratory tract infections. The fact that the Cochrane Review examined 78 mask RCTs, hardly cherry picking, given that they included every single RCT on masks, just simply passed him by. He also couldn't grasp the notion that observational studies for masking are extremely poor. To me, it's absolutely extraordinary that people who are supposedly so smart in scientific and medical fields simply cannot see what's in front of their eyes. The bottom line is that they are not smart outside their very narrow field of expertise and very few are; and in addition they have been totally brainwashed, pushed in part by their allegiance with one political party. This is totally crazy because health and health policy should be evidenced based and should have nothing to do with one's political views.

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Linda McConnell's avatar

If I really thought about it, the duplicity, the idiocy, and the talk coming from both sides of one's mouth, my head would probably spin right off my shoulders. I went into an office the other day and the sign said, "Masks Mandated. Do not enter without a mask". I walked in and NOBODY was wearing a mask. I can go anywhere and see people with and without masks entering and exiting places with no signs of how to care for yourself. It seems as though people are doing what is right for them - which is the way it should be. The fact that I MUST wear a mask when entering any doctors' offices offends me. When talking with them regarding the mandate they are convinced masks work. They are appalled at the data I present to them negating their beliefs and look at me with disdain. They won't even consider having a discussion about it. And c'mon folks, if you believe in masks, wear them all the time, are convinced they are necessary and work, please stop wearing them under your nose, on your chin, and using any old mask that isn't fit tested. You look kinda silly defeating your own beliefs.

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