Masks are effective at reducing COVID-19 primary transmission through respiratory droplets; the CDC acknowledges airborne transmission via aerosols can also occur
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“CDC says [the SARS-CoV-2] virus was never airborne, rendering masks worthless”
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“CDC says [the SARS-CoV-2] virus was never airborne, rendering masks worthless”
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“Coronavirus horror: Volunteer in Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine trial DIES”
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COVID-19 is a type of flu and is not a pandemic; PCR tests are up to 94% false positive; only 98 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Ireland.
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“Flu cases down by 95%” between 2019 and 2020 for the weeks 40 to 41; flu is being diagnosed as COVID-19, leading to fewer flu cases being recorded
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“The coronavirus is no more deadly or dangerous than seasonal flu”
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Fabricated genetic sequences were used to support the hypothesis that the virus arose naturally
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More people who wear masks become sick with COVID-19 compared to non-mask wearers, therefore masks don’t work or are making us ill
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“Men must have sex at least 21 times a month to avoid prostate cancer”
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“U.S. mortalities this year are not materially different from the previous 5 years”
“The preprint that the article focuses on actually says nothing about the most egregious claim made in the article: that the virus is evolving to get around hand-washing, masks, etc. This comes from a quote from someone who’s not an author on the preprint, giving an opinion about the preprint…on a topic not covered by the preprint.”