Conflicting messaging?
One of the big problems with writing about the Covid Pandemic, 20 months into it, is that by this stage, almost everything that there is to say has been said. And little of it has made any difference. But there is one point that must be made over, and over, again: And that point is […]
“We will not comply”.
Masks “impossible” for some
Freedom of Expression row
The fear-sowing propaganda has worked fiendishly well.
Tiny aerosol particles flow through gaps in most masks.
A top UK doctor and public health consultant told an RTÉ panel that “we have no evidence of the effectiveness of masks in a community setting,” and said that masks have been rolled out without proper evaluation. Dr. Allyson Pollock, who was formerly the Director of the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University, […]
A group of MIT researchers have published their findings on how the science on the effectiveness of masks is analysed by mask-critics, and they found that mask-critics were well informed and engaged deeply with the published data. They reported that: “Far from ignoring scientific evidence to argue for individual freedom, anti-maskers often engage deeply with […]
Gardaí have launched an investigation into the conduct of anti-mask protestors on the Luas Red Line yesterday. The group, who had attended a city-centre rally yesterday against the lockdown and mandatory face-mask regulations, told other passengers to take off their masks whilst on board the Luas. Transdev, the Luas operator, said it has passed on […]
Minister for Foregin Affairs Simon Coveney has said the Government will consider banning protests following a large demonstration against the compulsory use of masks in Dublin over the weekend.
It strikes me that a lot of people are arguing with each other about masks, and not always on a scientific basis but more on an emotional level, which frequently includes ad hominem attacks on those who hold opposing views. There’s a sense that people are demonising people each other: both those who believe masks should […]