Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe

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Beny Spira Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most countries have implemented recommendations or mandates regarding the use of masks in public spaces. The aim of this short study was to analyse the correlation between mask usage against morbidity and mortality rates in […]

Self-reported Outcomes, Choices and Discrimination Among a Global COVID-19 Unvaccinated Cohort

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Robert Verkerk, Christof Plothe, Naseeba Kathrada, Katarina Lindley … a UK citizen-led cooperative, the Control Group Cooperative (CGC) (vaxcontrolgroup.com), was formed in July 2021 to represent the interests of individuals and families around the world who have chosen to not receive COVID-19 ‘vaccines.’ Among the aims of the CGC is to evaluate long-term health outcomes […]

Wearing a Mask During Indoor Exercise Can Be Fatal

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Carla Peeters A recent article from the Technical University of Munich published in PNAS reached national newspapers in several countries worldwide. The team showed that aerosol emissions increase exponentially with intense physical exertion, indicating that indoor sporting activities result in higher risk of infectious diseases as COVID. The authors suggested the use of face masks, […]

Right to Health, A Comparative Law Perspective: Canada

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Derek J. Jones Study submitted to the European Parliamentary Research Service This study explores Canada’s right to health largely as expressed through Canadian federal law … Part I begins by summarizing selected historical and contemporary dangers to the health of Canadians, including the challenges of the global Covid pandemic. Part II examines relevant constitutional and […]

EU Report Highlights Canada’s ‘Invasive’ COVID Policies That ‘Severely’ Affected the Nation’s Economy

Anthony Murdoch A comprehensive healthcare law study submitted to the European Parliament in May called out Canada’s COVID health measures as severely damaging the local economy. “Many stringent and invasive public health measures for the Covid pandemic – curfews, capacity restrictions in restaurants, the closure of bars and nightclubs for months, locking of office buildings, […]

The Foegen Effect: How Mask Wearing Can Make You Sick

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Zacharias Fögen t took a long time, but my study on masks has finally appeared in the prestigious journal Medicine. What is my study about? It is about whether masks decrease case fatality from COVID-19 (because less viral material is transmitted) or increase it. Increase sounds illogical? Ask yourself if you would wear the mask of […]

The Loss of Trust Is Well Earned

Jeffrey A. Tucker Society is broken at many levels, and the economy too. We face a mental health crisis among young people following two years of unprecedented educational and social disruption. The highest inflation in most people’s lifetimes has people nearly panicked about the future, and that combines with strange and unpredictable shortages.  And we […]

A Literature Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality II

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Jonas Herby, Lars Jonung, Steve H. Hanke The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the effect of lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality based on available empirical evidence. Lockdowns are defined as the imposition of at least one compulsory, non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI). We employ a systematic search and screening procedure in which 19,646 […]