It's A Debate - The "Pro" Mask Voice With Dinah Bucholz

On this episode, Dinah refers to the arguments and statements from the previous episode with Michal Weinstein in regards to masks.

Dinah Bucholz is a writer who lives in Philadelphia, PA.

www.dinahbucholz.com

 

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Source Notes for Mask Podcast

Halachic Discussion

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJxE1nmrvDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdRqMiPfL4

https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-law/halachic_aspects_of_vaccination/

https://traditiononline.org/halakha-approaches-the-covid-19-vaccine/

https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1001869/leeba-sullivan/the-halachic-considerations-of-face-masks-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

ravaviner.com/search?q=vaccination

The Spanish Flu

 

https://www.history.com/news/1918-spanish-flu-mask-wearing-resistance

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html

https://update.lib.berkeley.edu/2020/05/23/did-masks-work-the-1918-flu-pandemic-and-the-meaning-of-layered-interventions/

Studies and Articles on Masking Efficacy, Vaccines

 

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/do-face-masks-work-here-are-49-scientific-studies-that-explain-why-they-do/

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210907/masks-limit-covid-spread-study

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_Second_Stage_Paper_20211108.pdf.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm?s_cid=mm7037e1_w

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1029-Vaccination-Offers-Higher-Protection.html

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044e1.htm?s_cid=mm7044e1_w

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e3.htm?s_cid=mm7010e3_w#contribAff

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249891

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_RCT____Symptomatic_Seropositivity_083121.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72798-7

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1524265/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248099

Types of Masks

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/are-cloth-masks-effective-for-covid-surgical-masks-vs-kn95-explained.html

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/08/16/face-masks-what-makes-some-better-than-others-against-covid-19/5535737002/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.14.20094821v1

Fact Checks

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/danish-study-doesnt-prove-masks-dont-work-against-the-coronavirus/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/07/viral-image/no-danish-study-didnt-prove-wearing-masks-ineffect/

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-548293260707

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/06/fact-check-cdc-didnt-say-covid-19-vaccinated-superspreaders/5475438001/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/09/covid-19-the-unvaccinated-pose-a-risk-to-the-vaccinated/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/08/aaron-rodgers/no-lie-covid-19-largely-spread-unvaccinated-people/

https://www.newswise.com/factcheck/viral-social-media-claim-that-mask-wearing-leads-to-a-higher-risk-of-covid-is-wrong

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/15/fact-check-cdc-report-masks-covid-19-tests-misinterpreted/3643312001/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/31/facebook-posts/no-cdc-who-study-does-not-prove-masks-do-not-preve/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/08/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-does-not-weaken-immune-system/3088954001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/24/fact-check-false-claim-face-masks-cause-bacterial-pneumonia/4574295001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/24/fact-check-wearing-mask-does-not-cause-fungal-lung-infection/8377735002/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/30/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-not-cause-hypoxia-hypercapnia/5260106002/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/16/diamond-and-silk/medical-hypotheses-journal-article-lacks-evidence-/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/scicheck-posts-distort-cdc-study-supporting-masks-mandates-to-reduce-covid-19/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/12/fact-check-cdc-study-links-mask-mandates-slowed-covid-infections/6938262002/

https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covid-aerosol-mask/fact-check-study-that-found-covid-19-can-be-transmitted-through-aerosols-doesnt-prove-masks-are-ineffective-idUSL1N2PJ0T5

Children and Covid

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027663917/rsv-covid-children

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/tom-tiffany/children-families-community-covid-transmissibility/

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/08/masks-dont-protect-children-they-can-harm-kids-we-fact-check-the-claims-being-made-by-the-anti-mask-crowd.html

https://factcheck.afp.com/posts-falsely-claim-face-mask-use-harms-children

Transmission

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccinated-people-are-less-likely-spread-covid-new-research-finds-n1280583

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/30/981303287/should-masking-last-beyond-the-pandemic-flu-and-colds-are-down-spurring-a-debate

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/a-sharp-drop-in-flu-cases-during-covid-19-pandemic/

​​https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8#ref-CR10

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-n-95-filters-not-too-large-stop-covid-19-particles/5343537002/

Sweden versus Israel

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-virus-infections-booster.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/with-boosters-masks-green-pass-israel-sees-covid-19-wave-retreat-2021-10-15/

https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-covid-no-lockdown-strategy-failed-higher-death-rate-2021-8

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/24/franklin-graham/fact-checking-swedens-covid-infection-rate-without/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/swedens-pandemic-experiment