• New Study Casts More Doubt on Effectiveness of Masks in Preventing COVID-19 Spread

    New Study Casts More Doubt on Effectiveness of Masks in Preventing COVID-19 Spread

    While disappointing, the results are not particularly surprising. Millions of people are turning to masks in an effort to protect themselves from COVID-19, but new evidence suggests those efforts could be for naught. Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last month found that both surgical and cloth masks proved ineffective in preventing the …
  • Do the masks work?

    Do the masks work?

    Coronavirus is not a reason for us to accept arbitrary impositions or abandon our traditions of rational discourse. Should we, or should we not be compelled to wear face masks during a virus epidemic? It sounds a simple enough question. Indeed the answer seems so obvious to many, including the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, …