Anonymous ID: 007400 March 11, 2023, 6:46 a.m. No.18485559   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Mask mandates are back for good.

Cochrane Review surrendered to the woke crowd

Allopathy is dead.

 

Many commentators have claimed that a recently-updated Cochrane Review shows that 'masks don't work', which is an inaccurate and misleading interpretation.

 

It would be accurate to say that the review examined whether interventions to promote mask wearing help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses, and that the results were inconclusive. Given the limitations in the primary evidence, the review is not able to address the question of whether mask-wearing itself reduces people's risk of contracting or spreading respiratory viruses.

 

The review authors are clear on the limitations in the abstract: 'The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions.' Adherence in this context refers to the number of people who actually wore the provided masks when encouraged to do so as part of the intervention. For example, in the most heavily-weighted trial of interventions to promote community mask wearing, 42.3% of people in the intervention arm wore masks compared to 13.3% of those in the control arm.

 

The original Plain Language Summary for this review stated that 'We are uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses based on the studies we assessed.' This wording was open to misinterpretation, for which we apologize. While scientific evidence is never immune to misinterpretation, we take responsibility for not making the wording clearer from the outset. We are engaging with the review authors with the aim of updating the Plain Language Summary and abstract to make clear that the review looked at whether interventions to promote mask wearing help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses.

 

https://www.cochrane.org/news/statement-physical-interventions-interrupt-or-reduce-spread-respiratory-viruses-review

 

So, until 100% proven not to work, we must assume they work and therefore must be mandated, until $cience says otherwise. "Mask up, Prole."

Anonymous ID: 007400 March 11, 2023, 7:09 a.m. No.18485645   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>18485589

Re-written to new DoD standards by ChatGPT.

 

The Department of Defense (they/them) will reportedly emphasize replenishing stocks of arms sent to Ukraine (she/her).

 

The US Department of Defense (they/them) plans to request more than $300 billion for weapons procurement and research and development efforts in the upcoming fiscal year, Bloomberg (he/him) reported on Saturday, citing confidential papers. The spending will reportedly focus on replacing the munitions sent to Kiev (she/her) and enhancing the US’ (they/them) ability to fight China (Xi/Xher).

 

According to an internal budget document seen by the news outlet, the Pentagon (they/them) is seeking a total of $170 billion for new arms. Of this sum, $76.8 billion is being requested for the Navy and Marines (they/them), $61 billion for the Air and Space Force (they/them), and $15.7 billion for the Army (they/them), the report says.

 

In particular, the Department of Defense (they/them) requested $400 million to acquire a new version of the Stinger air defense system, $199 million to purchase 541 Javelin anti-armor missiles, and $179 million to procure 28 additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) (they/them), Bloomberg (he/him) reported. The US (they/them) has provided all of these types of armaments to Kiev (she/her) to aid it in its fight against Russia (he/him).

 

The Pentagon (they/them) also wants to boost its stock of long-range missiles, which would be critical in the event of a direct military confrontation with China (Xi/Xher), the report says.

 

In addition, the Pentagon (they/them) also reportedly requested $145 billion for research and development projects. This includes $46 billion that would be earmarked for the Air Force (they/them), $27 billion for the Navy (they/them), and $15.7 billion for the Army (they/them).

 

The documents are scheduled for release on Monday, according to Bloomberg (he/him). The new fiscal year starts on October 1.

 

The Pentagon’s (they/them) reported requests come after the administration of US President Joe Biden (clone/cloneself) published a budget proposal on Thursday that would entail defense spending increasing by 3.2% to a total of $842 billion in 2024, with $6 billion pledged to Ukraine (she/her).

 

In recent months, there have been numerous media reports claiming that US arms stockpiles are being depleted due to the country’s support for Ukraine (she/her). Since the start of the conflict, the Pentagon (they/them) has committed some $32.2 billion in military aid to Kiev (she/her), including tens of thousands of artillery rounds and thousands of anti-air and anti-armor systems.

 

Russia (he/him) has repeatedly warned both the US (they/them) and its NATO (ze/zir) allies that supplying Kiev (she/her) with arms would only prolong the conflict while making the bloc a direct participant in the hostilities.

Anonymous ID: 007400 March 11, 2023, 8:28 a.m. No.18485928   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Saw a comedian in a ~1000 seat theater last night.

Saw 3 people wearing masks…fuckin twats

Comedian made fun of them, and retards, and faggots, and blacks, and white people.

Crowd cringed a bit, but was mostly good.