geoffrey modest medical blogs

  A report by the CDC confirmed that indoor mask use decreased SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with the N95/KN95 outperforming surgical masks ( see  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830622/  ). Details: -- test-negative case-controlled study of randomized California residents receiving SARS-CoV-2 tests between Feb 18 and Dec 1, 2021 -- face mask or respirator use was assessed in participants who were positive for  SARS-CoV-2 vs matched control participants who had negative  SARS-CoV-2 tests and had been in indoor settings (retail stores, restaurants and bars, recreational facilities, public transit, salons, movie theaters, religious services, schools, or museums) in the prior 14 days and had no known contact with anyone with confirmed or suspected  SARS-CoV-2 infection during that time -- 1528 case-participants ( SARS-CoV-2   positive) were compared to 1511 control patients, matched by age group, sex, and state region ; all this from a total of 11,387 case and 17,051 control part

  so, i was sent this from by friend Charlie Popper, which seems to sum up the Covid vaccine issue nicely... this and much more from FREEDUMB (defined as "the belief that your personal freedom outweighs others' personal safety") I will not be doing more blogs this week, since there are huge numbers of readers who are on vacation.  so, til 2/28.... geoff   If you would like to be on the regular email list for upcoming blogs, please contact me at  gmodest@uphams.org to get access to all of the blogs (2 options): 1. go to  http://gmodestmedblogs.blogspot.com/  to see them in reverse chronological order 2. click on 3 parallel lines top left, if you want to see blogs by category, then click on "labels" and choose a category​ 3. or you can just click on the magnifying glass on top right, then  type in a name in the search box and get all the blogs with that name in them   or: go to  https://www.bucommunitymedicine.org/  , a website from the Community Medicine section