List Of Resources To Fight Vaccine Mandates and COVID Misinfo

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1. Muzzling Kids and Closing Schools Is Irrational, Unscientific Child Abuse
   “Subjected to the anti-science mania of gentry liberals and the cravenness of political leaders beholden to teachers unions”
   America’s public-health bureaucrats, chiefly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are insisting on masking kids and granting baseless alibis to teachers unions that would delay or defer schools reopening for another year, if they could get away with it.
   This, even as fresh evidence mounts that kids aren’t at risk from COVID-19 and aren’t spreaders — and that school closures do them grave harm.
   A study out of the UK released last week proved — once again — what we’ve known for more than a year: Kids transmit the coronavirus at a much lower rate than do adults. Epidemiologist Shamez Ladhani, who led the study, found that children “aren’t taking [the virus] home and then transferring it to the community. These kids have very little capacity to infect household members.”
   Nevertheless, we Americans ­inflicted misery upon our kids. We took away school, kept them apart from their friends, and needlessly covered their faces. It wasn’t all kids who suffered, though. Kids in private and parochial schools in urban areas went to school. Kids in public schools in GOP-governed areas also went to school (and even got to play sports, mask-free).
   And everything turned out OK: States with open schools didn’t have more child COVID cases and certainly not more hospitalizations or deaths. Schools without mask mandates didn’t have significantly more COVID cases. They simply put kids first.
   But kids unlucky enough to live in blue cities and states were subjected to the anti-science mania of gentry liberals and the cravenness of political leaders beholden to teachers unions.
   A McKinsey study released last week surveyed the damage. It concluded that school closures “left students on average five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading by the end of the school year.”
   Although the McKinsey study researched the effects of the “unfinished” 2019-20 academic year, it doesn’t take rocket science to conclude that students who then had the benefit of full-time, ­in-person schooling in 2020-21 did far better than those whom unions and politicians subjected to nearly another full year of school closures — like kids in Gotham.
   And again, for what? Study after disregarded study has shown that even unvaccinated children are safer than many vaccinated adults. Kids don’t spread COVID the same way. Schools aren’t infection hot spots. Kids rarely get sick from COVID and, when they do, it’s no worse than a cold.
   We need to internalize this and stop listening to unhinged bureaucrats and journalists who frame children as little disease vectors. They aren’t. There’s a reason much of Europe didn’t mask kids under age 12 at all. It isn’t that they care about their kids less than we do, here in a country that starts masking at the insane age of 2. In fact, it shows Europeans care about their kids’ development so much they won’t force them to play bit parts in a grand psychodrama.
   What about teachers? Teachers, we are told by those who have kept kids out of classrooms for more than a year, are terrified. Yet are they?
   Over the weekend, we learned that 60 percent of Big ­Apple teachers haven’t received the COVID vaccine. American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten said, “We believe strongly that everyone should get vaccinated, unless they have a medical or religious exception, and that this should be a mandatory subject of negotiation for ­employers to keep their employees safe and build trust.”
   Talk us into it, in other words. Use cash.
   Weingarten still continues to equivocate over whether schools will fully open in areas she controls. After repeated assurances about how much she wants kids back in classrooms, Weingarten is back on our TV screens telling us her union will “try” to get them back. “Try” was unacceptable in August 2020. But in August 2021, anyone denying schooling to children should be banished from public life.
   We have to let kids live again, the way they have all along in saner parts of the country. Anything else is cruelty and, yes, tantamount to science denial.

   • Thanks for the further information and sources, Carol.

2. Here’s lots more info for you to add if you’d like. Enjoy! 😀

   There are multiple studies that claim masks do and don’t help but most of those are based off of models or expert opinion. Yet the only studies that should matter are randomized controlled trials with verified outcomes that give statistical evidence. There are multiple studies that don’t support masks.

   Here they are:

   Long, Y. et al. (2020) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, J Evid Based Med. 2020; 1- 9.
   https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12381

   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381

   “A total of six RCTs involving 9 171 participants were included. There were no statistically significant differences in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza, laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections, laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection and influenza-like illness using N95 respirators and surgical masks. Meta-analysis indicated a protective effect of N95 respirators against laboratory-confirmed bacterial colonization (RR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.43-0.78). The 4use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.” 

   Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) “N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial”, JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824–833. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11645 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214

   “Among 2862 randomized participants, 2371 completed the study and accounted for 5180 HCW-seasons. … Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”

   Offeddu, V. et al. (2017) “Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, Clinical
   Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue 11, 1 December 2017, Pages 1934–1942, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix681

   https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747

   “Self-reported assessment of clinical outcomes was prone to bias. Evidence of a protective effect of masks or respirators against verified respiratory infection (VRI) was not statistically significant”; as per Fig. 2c therein:

   Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) “N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial”, JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824–833. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11645 Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in
   protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, CMAJ Mar 2016, cmaj.150835; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835 https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567

   “We identified 6 clinical studies … In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”
   bin-Reza et al. (2012) “The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence”, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257–267.

   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x

   “There were 17 eligible studies. … None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask / respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”

   Cowling, B. et al. (2010) “Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review”, Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456.

   doi:10.1017/S0950268809991658
   https://www.cambridge.org/…/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D…

   None of the studies reviewed showed a benefit from wearing a mask, in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/

   Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) “Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial”, American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 – 419.

   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002

   N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.

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3. And here are over 40 peer reviewed research articles related to the uselessness of wearing face masks and the science of face masks:

   https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.full

   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500410/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/

   https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00173017

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18331781/

   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35797-3

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479137/

   https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577#T1

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21477136/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28039289/

   https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.long

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20584862/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22188875/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479137/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531371/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29855107/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29678452/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25806411/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23108786/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25858901/

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5333967/

   https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article…

   https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531371/

   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2

   https://vimeo.com/424254660

   https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=276231940292992&ref=watch_permalink

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0t84p6H4XA

   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/

   https://www.cambridge.org/…/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D…

   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x

   https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567

   https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747

   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214

   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381

   https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download…

   https://www.cambridge.org/…/0921A05A69A9419C862FA2F35F8…

   https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/11/3/494/397025

   https://royalsocietypublishing.org/…/10…/rsif.2011.0537

   https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article…

   https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/…/1471-2458…

   https://royalsocietypublishing.org/…/10…/rsif.2010.0686

   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12560-011-9056-7

   Here are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness:

   • Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) “Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial,” American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 – 419.

   N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.

   • Cowling, B. et al. (2010) “Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review,” Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456. DOI:10.1017/S0950268809991658

   None of the studies reviewed showed the benefit of wearing a mask in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.

   • bin-Reza et al. (2012), “The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence,” Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257-267.

   “There were 17 eligible studies. […] None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against in?uenza infection.”

   • Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, CMAJ Mar 2016, cmaj.150835; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835
   “We identified 6 clinical studies … In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in the associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”

   • Offeddu, V. et al. (2017) “Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue 11, 1 December 2017, Pages 1934-1942, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix681

   • Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) “N95 Respirators vs. Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial”, JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824-833. DOI:10.1001/jama.2019.11645

   “Among 2862 randomized participants, 2371, completed the study and accounted for 5180 HCW-seasons. … Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs. medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”

   • Long, Y. et al. (2020) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, J Evid Based Med. 2020; 1- 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12381

   No RCT study with verified outcome shows a benefit for HCW or community members in households to wearing a mask or respirator. There is no such study. There are no exceptions. Likewise, no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public.

   Furthermore, if there were any benefit to wearing a mask, because of the blocking power against droplets and aerosol particles, then there should be more benefit from wearing a respirator (N95) compared to a surgical mask, yet several large meta-analyses, and all the RCT, prove that there is no such relative benefit. Masks and respirators do not work.

   Many potential harms may arise from broad public policies to wear masks, and the following unanswered questions arise:

   • Do used and loaded masks become sources of enhanced transmission, for the wearer and others?

   • Do masks become collectors and retainers of pathogens that the mask wearer would otherwise avoid when breathing without a mask?

   • Are large droplets captured by a mask atomized or aerosolized into breathable components? Can virions escape an evaporating droplet stuck to a mask fiber?

   • What are the dangers of bacterial growth on a used and loaded mask?

   • How do pathogen-laden droplets interact with environmental dust and aerosols captured on the mask?

   • What are long-term health effects on HCW, such as headaches, arising from impeded breathing?

   • Are there negative social consequences to a masked society?

   • Are there negative psychological consequences of wearing a mask, as a fear-based behavioral modification?

   • What are the environmental consequences of mask manufacturing and disposal?

   • Do the masks shed fibers or substances that are harmful when inhaled?

   • Amazing, thank you. I will add shortly.

4. My employer hasn’t said anything yet, but expecting an email tomorrow. I work for a Christian company that has over 100 employees. I am hoping they will let me test whenever I come into the office. I have been working from home since March 2020. And they were going to start having office people come back one time a month. Thank you for the letter regarding religious reasons. Praying this will work. I am afraid this will lead to more extreme measures and the mark of the beast on down the road. If they do this for this one, it won’t stop. I know this has to happen for the Bible to be fulfilled. I just want to make sure My family and I will be strong enough not to give in when it does happen. Thank you. May the Lord bless you all.

   • If they do this for this one, it won’t stop

     That is sadly the biggest problem we are facing here. Those that think it will just end after this tyrannical mandate are horribly misguided. it hasn’t ended after the other 50 things they’ve done to us. It’s just starting, and it will keep getting worse until we fight back. This is a major hill and one that I am personally willing to die on.

     Good luck in your personal fight.

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   • For those of you who haven’t read it yet, I actually ended up doing a guest post for novaxjobsusa.com (the person that commented the above). You can read it here: Read My Recent Guest Post: “No Country For Purebloods”
     Great guy running it. Well worth it to check out his site.

6. Yours is an excellent resource. We’ve linked to your site at Novax.today and we’re promoting it on WZQR.FM. Thanks for your good work!

   • That is awesome, big thanks for sharing the materials. Hope it helps you and your audience. Will definitely be giving you all a listen in the near future.

7. Yes, thank you!!! Whether or not you are into the vaccine, we ALL need to oppose a mandate. The current philosophies around all of us needing to be vaccinated, etx are so full of logical fallacies that I honestly can’t believe people are buying it!

   • Yep, the mandate is the biggest real threat.

     The government and Big Pharma get to decide what medical procedures you are forced to undergo to make a living. What could possibly go wrong?