By Peter Tocci
Hypothesis notwithstanding, the study cited below should pretty much settle mask (and distancing) issues. If not, we may have testament to the power of propaganda over fact.
Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis
Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jan; 146: 110411.
Published online 2020 Nov 22. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411
Conclusion
The existing scientific evidences challenge the safety and efficacy of wearing facemask as preventive intervention for COVID-19. The data suggest that both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to block human-to-human transmission of viral and infectious disease such SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, supporting against the usage of facemasks. Wearing facemasks has been demonstrated to have substantial adverse physiological and psychological effects. These include hypoxia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, increased acidity and toxicity, activation of fear and stress response, rise in stress hormones, immunosuppression, fatigue, headaches, decline in cognitive performance, predisposition for viral and infectious illnesses, chronic stress, anxiety and depression. Long-term consequences of wearing facemask can cause health deterioration, developing and progression of chronic diseases and premature death. Governments, policy makers and health organizations should utilize proper and scientific evidence-based approach with respect to wearing facemasks, when the latter is considered as preventive intervention for public health.
Also, in the Hypothesis section:
Given the fact that asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases is several times higher than the number of reported cases, the case fatality rate is considerably less than 1% [5]. This was confirmed by the head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from US stating, “the overall clinical consequences of COVID-19 are similar to those of severe seasonal influenza” [5], having a case fatality rate of approximately 0.1% [5], [6], [7], [8]. In addition, data from hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and general public indicate that the majority of deaths were among older and chronically ill individuals, supporting the possibility that the virus may exacerbates existing conditions but rarely causes death by itself [9], [10].
The Hypothesis statement must be tempered by three irrefutable facts: 1) no study exists proving cause - it just seems to be an assumption (anyone?); 2) egregious mis-use of the PCR test globally with too many cycles applied; and 3) most importantly, the fundamental uselessness of PCR to diagnose/confirm infection due to inability to establish viral load in the subject. Not to mention that the Euro version was not even formulated on the SC-2 virus. Please see section Confirmed COVID Cases? in “5G” Hysteria Times Corona Hysteria Equals Hysteria Squared
Also, the term “asymptomatic cases” is used. It’s suggested that this is an official nonsense conjured up to promote the scare of asymptomatic transmission (now debunked). Whereas, the most likely scenario is that one’s immune function actually worked and there is viral trash floating around that the test picks up, giving the classic false impression.
COVID Scam:
Dr Vernon Coleman (England): Video:
Final, Irrefutable Proof that the Covid-19 Pandemic Never Existed - 12:20
Transcript below, Three notes:
He says:
I have, since March 2020, been pointing out that the Government was officially advised that the coronavirus was no more deadly than the flu. The link to the official proof of that is on both my websites…
That link is not really ‘sticking out’ as one might think from the statement, so I’m offering the story about COVID being taken off the High Concern list by the UK 4-nation public health service just prior to massive lockdown there. It might even be what he’s referring to, not sure COVID-19 “Decommissioned” by UK Health Authorities - 3/29/20
Also:
And last week The Guardian confirmed that senior government officials in the UK estimate that as few as 2 to 10% of positive results may be accurate.
As noted, even accurate positive results would be meaningless.
And:
We have to remember, of course, that there have been virtually no official flu deaths. Flu seems to have mysteriously disappeared in the time period that covid-19 has existed.
[Probably speaking of UK, not global. US info isn’t easy to pin down, but it is much easier to find flu vaccine info than flu info :-) And the warning that it’s more important than ever to get your flu shot. Have fun with this page. - pt]
If you scroll to the bottom of this page on Coleman’s site, you'll see two free e-books that might be helpful as well. I’ve not looked at either one, so will leave the vetting process up to y’all :-)
Transcript of Video:
I am tired of the lies and misconceptions that have been spread about covid-19 during the last twelve months. I’ve lost count of the number of ways that politicians and journalists have attempted to mislead the public.
One of the rustiest lies is that the number of people dying in the UK was far greater than normal last year – because of covid-19.
A hospital consultant I spoke to a couple of days ago was insistent that the higher death total proved how deadly covid-19 really is. He was wrong, of course.
Even if the number of deaths were higher than usual it doesn’t mean that the deaths were caused by the coronavirus. Many were a result of the lockdowns and the number dying of untreated cancer, heart disease and so on.
But doctors and journalists seem to want to believe the lies because they are more digestible than the truth.
So let’s take a hard look at official statistics which prove that the whole covid-19 pandemic is a hoax.
First, the total number dying. The UK’s Office for National Statistics reports that the mortality rate per 100,000 population was 1,016 in 2020.
And that isn’t out of the ordinary.
For example, twenty years ago, in the year 2000, the crude mortality rate per 100,000 was 1031.60. The mortality rates vary from year to year and I believe they will soar in the next few years because of the closure of hospital departments and the fact that 4.7 million Britons are on waiting lists and many of those will wait more than a year for treatment.
But, the evidence shows not only that the death rate in 2020 was not exceptional, but that the number of deaths from covid-19 was much the same as the death rates from the flu. The Government’s own figures also show that NHS hospitals have not been hectic, overcrowded or busier than ever.
Indeed, the figures show that hospitals have been quieter than usual. I’ve quoted all these figures many times. The staff had plenty of time to make jolly little dance videos.
I have, since March 2020, been pointing out that the Government was officially advised that the coronavirus was no more deadly than the flu. The link to the official proof of that is on both my websites www.vernoncoleman.com and www.vernoncoleman.org.
The fact checkers can’t argue with that.
Since the start of this hoax I have been saying that covid-19 is just the annual flu rebranded and better marketed.
The UK Government’s own figures prove that this is true. And I suspect that the figures around the world show the same story. Doctors everywhere have been falsifying death certificates – sometimes because they or their hospital receives a bonus for listing deaths as being caused by covid 19 rather than cancer or circulatory problems.
I showed nine months ago that in the USA, the CDC has recognised that most of the deaths listed as being caused by covid-19 were in fact caused by something else.
But let me now prove to you that covid-19 is, in statistical terms, no more deadly than the annual flu. (And, incidentally, patients who have had the flu can suffer problems for months afterwards – it’s just that no one ever called it 'long flu’.)
The current alleged total number of deaths from covid-19 in the UK is allegedly 127,000.
Everyone with brain tissue knows that this figure is absurdly high.
But I can prove that the death total is no more than might be expected with the flu – by using the Government’s own figures.
The official covid-19 figures are being rolled up from 2019 – and will presumably be rolled up indefinitely. It’s not the way these sort of statistics are handled. So the 127,000 covers two winters: the 2019/2020 winter and the 2020/2021 winter.
So get a single year’s covid deaths we divide the 127,000 by two.
That works out at 63,500. If the BBC fact checkers use a calculator they will eventually be able to obtain the same figure.
Now, a couple of days ago, the Office for National Statistics produced figures showing that 23% of registered coronavirus deaths were of people who died with and not of the coronavirus. I reckon that 23% is woefully low but it’s the Government figure so let’s use that for the moment.
Now if the BBC fact checkers pull out their little calculator again, they’ll find that 23% of 63,500 is 14,605.
And if they use that same calculator again they’ll find that 63,500 minus 14,605 comes to 48,895.
So there we are.
The total number of alleged covid-19 deaths per year, per season, is a maximum of 48,895– according to the Government’s own figures.
Now that’s a tragedy, of course.
But the Government reported that the total of flu deaths for 2017-2018 came to 50,100.
That’s their total, not mine. The Daily Mail reported that the 50,100 deaths were blamed on deadly strains of flu that spread between December and March.
You will note that flu deaths are usually measured over a flu season – the winter months. The spring and summer deaths don’t get included.
So, let’s go back to the covid-19 deaths for the two recent winters: an average of 48,895.
We have to remember, of course, that there have been virtually no official flu deaths. Flu seems to have mysteriously disappeared in the time period that covid-19 has existed.
So now we have the proof that the covid-19 is a hoax. A fraud. A deception. A cheat. A swindle.
The masks, the lockdowns, the social distancing and the experimental jabs were all unnecessary.
In 2017/2018 there were more deaths from the flu, the common or garden flu, than there were deaths from covid-19 in the winter seasons of either 2019/2020 or 2020/2021.
Those are official government figures.
A total of 50,100 died of the flu in the winter flu season 2017/2018.
And totals of 48,895 died of covid-19 in each of the last two years.
The fact checkers can huff and puff all day long but they won’t find a calculator that makes 48,895 bigger than 50,100.
Oh, and one final thing.
The Government’s death figures rely largely on the positive results obtained through covid-19 tests. If someone dies within 60 or 28 days of a positive test for covid-19 then, according to the Government, they died of covid-19.
Once again I’ve been arguing for what seems like decades that the figures are absurdly high because they include many false positives.
And last week The Guardian confirmed that senior government officials in the UK estimate that as few as 2 to 10% of positive results may be accurate. So up to 98% are false positives.
So, there you have it
The final, irrefutable proof that the covid-19 pandemic never existed.
It was a hoax. The new flu existed. The virus was there. But there was never a pandemic.
And the problem for the fact checkers around the world is that all the facts I’ve quoted come from the UK Government.
Please share this article with everyone you know. Send copies to everyone you can think of.
Copyright Vernon Coleman April 2021
Peter Tocci is a retired massage therapist and wellness consultant with an abiding interest in exploring ‘managed’ history, nefarious covert agendas, and mainstream/mainstream-alternative news-media dereliction, distortion and suppression.
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Did nobody even check the link??? You're citing an article that was retracted for being misleading. Click on the doi link provided: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411 and you can see that the article was retracted since the author claimed to work for Stanford when he has not been affiliated with them since 2016, he misquoted his references, and the data provided is all unverifiable and could very well be made up. Very misleading post.
The text reads:
"This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.
Medical Hypotheses serves as a forum for innovative and often disruptive ideas in medicine and related biomedical sciences. However, our strict editorial policy is that we do not publish misleading or inaccurate citations to advance any hypotheses.
The Editorial Committee concluded that the author’s hypothesis is misleading on the following basis:
A broader review of existing scientific evidence clearly shows that approved masks with correct certification, and worn in compliance with guidelines, are an effective prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
The manuscript misquotes and selectively cites published papers. References #16, 17, 25 and 26 are all misquoted.
Table 1. Physiological and Psychological Effects of Wearing Facemask and Their Potential Health Consequences, generated by the author. All data in the table is unverified, and there are several speculative statements.
The author submitted that he is currently affiliated to Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. However, both institutions have confirmed that Dr Vainshelboim ended his connection with them in 2016.
A subsequent internal investigation by the Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher have determined that this article was externally peer reviewed but not with our customary standards of rigor prior to publication. The journal has re-designed its editorial and review workflow to ensure that this will not happen again in future.
The Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher would like to apologize to the readers of The Journal for difficulties this issue has caused."
The appalling censorship of anything that disproves the establishment narrative continues.
Does it hurt your ears when you scream into your own echo chamber?
Thank you for the transcript!!!
Thank you so much for reading!
Very good information. Congratulations for your work done . This is definitely a hoax, all the dots are connecting….
Thanks for reading and commenting!
Thanks a lot for the interesting post. I followed you on Twitter. This article is written in simple language, easy to read and remember. I wish you every success and all the very best.
Thank you!!
I was happy to read it :) ... I be soon back and look more what you post .
This is one of the dumbest things I've heard anyone say this year (and that is saying something).
I suppose you also believe the world is flat and the sun circles around the moon.
To deny a statistical death count that is now so high, most people know someone or someone's family member that has died from covid, shows an astonishing ability to deny reality.
This has nothing to do with flat earth whatsoever, and your conflating the 2 is testament of your ignorance of the facts on the matter.
People, die, yes that is a statistical reality we all witness firsthand, but that in no way proves cause of death to be a disease that has not been scientifically proven to be caused by a virus that has not yet been proven to exist. Virus not isolated, admitted on mainstream television.
Anyone who claims to be an expert on a new virus that hasn’t been isolated and thus not proven to exist or to cause what is being called ‘COVID-19’ is lying to themselves and the world. And as I’m sure you can deduce, it’s impossible to die from something that doesn’t exist.
Lack of pandemic doesn’t mean lack of death, people are dying like they always do, average age of death by Covid is 80, average age of death in general is 80, flu and chronic disease/terminally ill patient deaths are being labelled Covid, which survival rate based on available global data, if real, is 99.85%, so not qualifying as true pandemic and not cause for all of the fear and tyranny. The recent study on mortality rate was published by Stanford.
https://off-guardian.org/2021/04/21/covids-ifr-just-keeps-dropping/
The pandemic Propaganda doesn’t stand a chance against the documented facts. Prove us wrong with evidence, not ignorant claims please, thank you.
Here are average deaths from flu on a yearly basis in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
Covid deaths are about nine times higher than influenza deaths (in a bad year for influenza). And as @fredrikaa mentioned, that is ignoring the unusual long term effects that have been noted with covid.
Not to mention that the Corona deaths are that much higher WITH the restrictions that we have put in place.. Imagine if there had been ZERO restrictions.
Lol, I have no idea what you're talking about. And pretty sure you don't either.
Maybe a trip to India could give you a fresh perspective on things. Or a conversation with one of the many people who suffer severe post-covid headaches for months after recovering from the initial disease.
You do know headaches is the #1 side effect of long term mask use, right? Anyway, virus hasn't been isolated, that's a fact, look into it, PCR test has 90% false positive, I know exactly what I'm talking about, I'm citing the experts the media won't cover who are far more qualified than I am to know about these things, but the facts of no virus isolation meaning no proven novel coronavirus and PCR false positives are easy for all to lookup and verify for themselves.
You do realize that it is generally accepted, as all the data and science clearly shows, that COVID-19 was literally no worse than a bad seasonal flu, right? There's no doubt about this, and there hasn't been for many months.
2018 & 2019 happened to be lighter than normal flu years, leading 2020 have some extra people around that usually wouldn't be (hence COVID victims average age of death being older than non COVID victims)
It boggles my mind how people can be so completely ignorant (ignoring the facts) and just go along believing whatever Fauci & his boss Gates told them this week (since it's usually different from last week...)
Thank you for getting this information immutably onto the blockchain before the memory hole censors deleted it.
Anyone who submits to the cock gobbling nonsense that the covey is more dangerous than the flu is part of the problem not the solution
You do need to consider that comparing data to past years after 2020 is extremely flawed. It's true that influenza killed thousands each year, but without any restrictions to everyday life. The fact is that Covid19 is significantly more harmful than Influenza. The reality is that even with the overly cumbersome restrictions that many governments put in place, we still had a rather significant burden put on the health system. That's not to say that I agree with all of the restrictions, but to suggest that the Covid19 pandemic is a hoax or a "flu rebrand" is not supported by fact. I personally know people who have died from the virus. I know people who work in ICUs who have had to deal with the challenges of the virus. Yes indeed, there has been collateral damage as a result of the sometimes overbearing and reactionary policy that has been made in a toxic political environment, but that does not negate the fact that the virus does exist and it is significantly more deadly than the flu.
I can't believe that with so much info, stats and data, that educated people still think the pandemic is real. How can you be so fooled by this hoax? I have friends in India and they are fine. I have not worn a mask for all this time here in South Africa and I'm fine. There is a 99% recovery rate. My feet are on the ground and here on the ground there is no pandemic. It's a hoax guys. None of my friends have become ill or died. A few elderly over 70s may have died, like they always do every year. Nothing is different in my world, so where is this pandemic? Only in the MSM.