Thursday, August 13, 2020

"DON'T DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH," SAYS DR. ETHAN SIEGEL. WHAT? THAT'S ANTITHETICAL TO LIFE.


First, Pam talks about the role of employers in mandates.  She cites the EEO Commission, pointing out that employers cannot force employees to take a Coronavirus antibody test because to do so would be in violation of Americans With Disability Act.  The new guidance comes after the federal agency gave employers the green light to test employees to see if they have the virus. This recent change in direction seems to indicate that there is some listening going on in terms of violations of rights.  An antibody test constitutes a medical examination under the ADA.  Antibodies are not a valid test.  A T-cell count test is.  Pam believes that we're going to see more challenges based on this law.  HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) laws allow all of us to keep our health information private.  She alludes to the language of the law that says the antibody tests "shouldn't be relied on for anything until more research is done."  
This was an excellent presentation where Pam offers lots of resources but mainly for her tackling a Forbes Magazine article, titled "You Must Not Do Your Research When It Comes to Science," by Dr. Ethan Siegel, who warns people of doing their own research.  In all my years, I've never heard such an ignorant statement.  Doing your own research, through reading and writing, is exactly how individuals learn and how we develop some authority in a field.  
What a clown.  The writer's name is Dr. Ethan Siegel. 
James Corbett with an UPDATE:

TRUMP APPOINTS DR. SCOTT ATLAS TO WHITE HOUSE COVID TASK FORCE

The segment about Dr. Scott Atlas runs from 12:55 to the 19:20 mark.
  

Maybe a light at the end of the tunnel. Trump appoints Dr. Scott Atlas to the COVID-19board, who is anti-lockdown and skeptical on masks.  The segment on him starts at the 12:55 mark. Trump is not replacing Fauci; he's just adding Atlas to the White House COVID Task Force.  Further, Atlas is healthcare policy expert, whereas Fauci is not. Hopefully, he'll persuade the panel to end the lockdown and the sadistic mandates.
If you want to know what Dr. Atlas' policy positions are with regard to COVID-19, then check this out

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

TOP EPIDEMIOLOGISTS: MASKS DON'T WORK!

This was an excellent article.  
They responded by noting there is little conclusive evidence that face masks are an effective way to limit the spread of respiratory viruses.
All these countries recommending face masks haven’t made their decisions based on new studies, said Henning Bundgaard, chief physician at Denmark’s Rigshospitalet,  according to Bloomberg News.
Denmark is not alone.
Despite a global stampede of mask-wearing, data show that 80-90 percent of people in Finland and Holland say they “never” wear masks when they go out, a sharp contrast to the 80-90 percent of people in Spain and Italy who say they “always” wear masks when they go out.
Dutch public health officials recently explained why they’re not recommending masks.
From a medical point of view, there is no evidence of a medical effect of wearing face masks, so we decided not to impose a national obligation, said Medical Care Minister Tamara van Ark.
Others, echoing statements similar to the US Surgeon General from early March, said masks could make individuals sicker and exacerbate the spread of the virus.
Face masks in public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence, said Coen Berends, spokesman for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.
There is no benefit and there may even be negative impact.
In Sweden, where COVID-19 deaths have slowed to a crawl, public health officials say they see “no point” in requiring individuals to wear masks.
With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden, we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden, not even on public transport, said Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s top infectious disease expert. 
In fact, not only do masks NOT work, they're pools of warm, moist particles that can make you sick or exacerbate any other condition you might have.  Give this 4:37 interview a listen


LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER

This was excellent. 

His point about social distancing was quite good--that the U.S. uses 6 feet whereas Asian countries use 3 feet.  

Monday, August 10, 2020

COVID cases rise following the mask mandate.