'UK birth slump dubbed ‘good for planet’ as number of babies born hits 20-year low'
"Birth rate slump in West will address overconsumption, former government adviser says:
Professor Sarah Harper CBE, founder and director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and a former government adviser, said falling birth rates in the West were “good for… our planet”.
Her comments came after official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed there were 605,479 live births in England and Wales last year, the lowest number since 2002.
The total was down 3.1pc compared to 2021..
Prof Harper told the Telegraph: “I think it’s a good thing that the high-income, high-consuming countries of the world are reducing the number of children that they’re having. I’m quite positive about that.”
The academic said declining fertility in rich countries would help to address the “general overconsumption that we have at the moment”, which has a negative impact on the planet.
Prof Harper served on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology between 2014 and 2017. She was awarded a CBE for services to demography in 2018.
She said: “We will see smaller populations in high-income countries going forward. It’s just going to be a trend of the 21st century and that will actually be good for general overall overconsumption that we have at the moment and our planet.”
Research has found that wealthy nations tend to have much larger carbon footprints than poorer countries, as rich people can afford to buy more goods, travel more and do other activities that generate emissions.
Carbon emissions from high-income countries were 29 times larger than low-income countries on a per capita basis in 2020, World Bank figures show.
While slowing population growth may reduce carbon emissions, analysts have warned that it also poses significant challenges for economic growth.
A shrinking workforce puts pressure on younger generations to pay more tax for the healthcare of older people. It can also lead to worker shortages that can slow growth."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/17/20-year-low-for-baby-born-in-england-good-news-for-planet/
"Birth rate slump in West will address overconsumption, former government adviser says:
Professor Sarah Harper CBE, founder and director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and a former government adviser, said falling birth rates in the West were “good for… our planet”.
Her comments came after official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed there were 605,479 live births in England and Wales last year, the lowest number since 2002.
The total was down 3.1pc compared to 2021..
Prof Harper told the Telegraph: “I think it’s a good thing that the high-income, high-consuming countries of the world are reducing the number of children that they’re having. I’m quite positive about that.”
The academic said declining fertility in rich countries would help to address the “general overconsumption that we have at the moment”, which has a negative impact on the planet.
Prof Harper served on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology between 2014 and 2017. She was awarded a CBE for services to demography in 2018.
She said: “We will see smaller populations in high-income countries going forward. It’s just going to be a trend of the 21st century and that will actually be good for general overall overconsumption that we have at the moment and our planet.”
Research has found that wealthy nations tend to have much larger carbon footprints than poorer countries, as rich people can afford to buy more goods, travel more and do other activities that generate emissions.
Carbon emissions from high-income countries were 29 times larger than low-income countries on a per capita basis in 2020, World Bank figures show.
While slowing population growth may reduce carbon emissions, analysts have warned that it also poses significant challenges for economic growth.
A shrinking workforce puts pressure on younger generations to pay more tax for the healthcare of older people. It can also lead to worker shortages that can slow growth."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/17/20-year-low-for-baby-born-in-england-good-news-for-planet/
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UK birth slump dubbed ‘good for planet’ as number of babies born hits 20-year low
Birth rate slump in West will address overconsumption, former government adviser says
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I wasn’t looking for this, but this table shows the portfolios, past and present, of the largest venture investment houses in life sciences based companies, from seed funded start ups to floated or divested companies.
If you examine the row marked Pfizer Venture Investments, you’ll see ZIARCO, the biotech company I founded and led as CEO. ZIARCO was acquired by Novartis in early 2017.
It’s strange that NEA & Novo Ventures does not show ZIARCO. Novo for sure isn’t overflowing with profitable “exits”. I wonder why they’ve chosen to remove my company logo? I remember looking with some pride that the logo I cooked up at my kitchen table in 2011 used to sit on their websites.
I think it’s likely that Novo partners know what I’ve been up to and are insulating themselves from bad publicity. If it became widely known that these very smart venture capital firms had invested in me, it would raise my credibility and draw attention to my statements.
Pfizer Ventures, on the other hand, is so large and corporate that they don’t need to care what’s on their websites.
Best wishes
Mike
I wasn’t looking for this, but this table shows the portfolios, past and present, of the largest venture investment houses in life sciences based companies, from seed funded start ups to floated or divested companies.
If you examine the row marked Pfizer Venture Investments, you’ll see ZIARCO, the biotech company I founded and led as CEO. ZIARCO was acquired by Novartis in early 2017.
It’s strange that NEA & Novo Ventures does not show ZIARCO. Novo for sure isn’t overflowing with profitable “exits”. I wonder why they’ve chosen to remove my company logo? I remember looking with some pride that the logo I cooked up at my kitchen table in 2011 used to sit on their websites.
I think it’s likely that Novo partners know what I’ve been up to and are insulating themselves from bad publicity. If it became widely known that these very smart venture capital firms had invested in me, it would raise my credibility and draw attention to my statements.
Pfizer Ventures, on the other hand, is so large and corporate that they don’t need to care what’s on their websites.
Best wishes
Mike
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Though this is a 2021 News article, it’s actually horrifyingly simple for a corrupt politician to cut down trees in their area & there’s nothing the public can do.
I’m sensitised to this today because my wife just called me from our apartment in Nice to tell me that they’re busy chainsawing down century old beautiful trees which line the street on which our apartment building sits.
I feel furious and sick.
Best wishes
Mike
https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-12-29-climate-fanatics-chainsaw-trees-nyc-global-warming.html
I’m sensitised to this today because my wife just called me from our apartment in Nice to tell me that they’re busy chainsawing down century old beautiful trees which line the street on which our apartment building sits.
I feel furious and sick.
Best wishes
Mike
https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-12-29-climate-fanatics-chainsaw-trees-nyc-global-warming.html
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Crazy climate fanatics chainsaw down 1,000 trees in New York City while claiming it’s to save the planet – NaturalNews.com
John V. Lindsay East River Park in Manhattan’s Lower East Side just lost 1,000 trees thanks to climate fanatics who insisted that the greenery be cut down with chainsaws in order to protect the planet from global warming. More than 70 species of mature trees…
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Robbie and Logan Clinton's dad Mike died unexpectedly in his sleep last week just three months after their mum Shelly passed away, also in unexpected circumstances. They are now being looked after by 19-year-old cousin Caitlyn Smith who has taken them in despite her young age.
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RFK Jr. Identifies “The Real Shooter” Behind His Father’s Death
“When I sat down and read the autopsy report, it became clear to me, as it would to anybody who read that report, that Sirhan could not have killed my father.”
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“When I sat down and read the autopsy report, it became clear to me, as it would to anybody who read that report, that Sirhan could not have killed my father.”
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#14 - “The real shooter was behind my father,” claimed Kennedy.
“That man is Thane Eugene Cesar.” Cesar “was a security guard who worked for Lockheed [Martin]. He was a CIA operative. He was a vocal, vocal racist who hated the Kennedys. And he had been the one who led my father through the kitchen toward the ambush.”
“He was holding my father’s arm. He drew his gun. And my father was shot four times from behind. One of the shots passed harmlessly through the shoulder pad of his coat. The other two were into his back and then one behind his ear, which was the fatal shot. And all of the shots had an uphill trajectory. And all of them, and this is what the autopsy found, were contact shots,” reported Kennedy. “So, the barrel of the gun was touching my father’s body or his clothing. And the discharge left carbon tattoos … on his flesh.”
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“That man is Thane Eugene Cesar.” Cesar “was a security guard who worked for Lockheed [Martin]. He was a CIA operative. He was a vocal, vocal racist who hated the Kennedys. And he had been the one who led my father through the kitchen toward the ambush.”
“He was holding my father’s arm. He drew his gun. And my father was shot four times from behind. One of the shots passed harmlessly through the shoulder pad of his coat. The other two were into his back and then one behind his ear, which was the fatal shot. And all of the shots had an uphill trajectory. And all of them, and this is what the autopsy found, were contact shots,” reported Kennedy. “So, the barrel of the gun was touching my father’s body or his clothing. And the discharge left carbon tattoos … on his flesh.”
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RFK Jr. Identifies “The Real Shooter” Behind His Father’s Death
“When I sat down and read the autopsy report, it became clear to me, as it would to anybody who read that report, that Sirhan could not have killed my father.”
Read More: https://vigilantf…
“When I sat down and read the autopsy report, it became clear to me, as it would to anybody who read that report, that Sirhan could not have killed my father.”
Read More: https://vigilantf…
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Jonathan Hall put very well in words what I also think about the ideas of the "no virus" theorists, so I will from now on just refer to this letter and the references at the bottom of it as to what my position also is with regards to this.
As I said at the time, I have personal experience of a typically viral illness with for me and others around me, countless others I have talked to, unprecedented strength of symptoms all round, twice, in 2020 and 2021, yet different from each other too. This points to different viruses. I never feared for my life, so mortality is entirely the wrong place to look for truth in this. People are the right place to look for truth, their experiences, and their stories. This is where contemporary evidence based science fails at: in learning how to really listen to people. I produced a film precisely about this issue. Maybe a few more people should watch it.
I am not going to be gaslighted by people telling me it was all in my head because someone's data said it didn't happen. That is a failure of data, a failure of science to cater to anecdotes as much as it caters to numbers. This is precisely where I think it all went wrong in the 18th Century. In this way of thinking. My body knows the truth, and no "theorists" can take that away from me.
@RobinMG
Jonathan Hall's letter:
https://t.me/robinmg/29604
As I said at the time, I have personal experience of a typically viral illness with for me and others around me, countless others I have talked to, unprecedented strength of symptoms all round, twice, in 2020 and 2021, yet different from each other too. This points to different viruses. I never feared for my life, so mortality is entirely the wrong place to look for truth in this. People are the right place to look for truth, their experiences, and their stories. This is where contemporary evidence based science fails at: in learning how to really listen to people. I produced a film precisely about this issue. Maybe a few more people should watch it.
I am not going to be gaslighted by people telling me it was all in my head because someone's data said it didn't happen. That is a failure of data, a failure of science to cater to anecdotes as much as it caters to numbers. This is precisely where I think it all went wrong in the 18th Century. In this way of thinking. My body knows the truth, and no "theorists" can take that away from me.
@RobinMG
Jonathan Hall's letter:
https://t.me/robinmg/29604
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LETTER FROM JONATHAN HALL TO PATRICK HENNINGSEN AT 21WIRE ON 'NO VIRUS' THEORIES
"Patrick,
I respect all you've done over the years and have agreed with your Covid analysis on many points, though on the 'no virus' theories, the case is not convincing as…
"Patrick,
I respect all you've done over the years and have agreed with your Covid analysis on many points, though on the 'no virus' theories, the case is not convincing as…
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Time for Your 8th Dose: Pfizer Says Latest C-19 Booster Won’t Be Tested on Humans, but It Works Great on Mice!
🇺🇸💉@COVID19Up: It’s time for another dose! Pfizer announced Thursday (August 17) that their new shot, which targets the Eris variant of COVID-19, is showing great promise in mice.
And given that Big Pharma heavyweights like Pfizer pretty much control America’s Government Health institutions, we should expect to see FDA authorization for another "emergency use” shot in the coming weeks.
For the True Believers who are on schedule with “the science,” this would make for an eighth dose of mRNA in under three years. In April, the FDA authorized a seventh dose of a new shot labeled the “bivalent booster.” When the new “Eris” formulated shot comes out, it will make for an eighth shot.
But for some pharma captured doctors and institutions, eight is still not enough! According to this new article in NPR, some of the “experts” now recommend a booster every two months for the immunocompromised. If you’re not yet immunocompromised, you can take a shot every four months. Once you are immunocompromised by the shots, you have unlocked the every two months achievement and you will be rewarded with a free Pfizer toaster. Time to get those antibody levels up. Personalize the dose!
Source:
https://www.dossier.today/p/time-for-your-eighth-dose-pfizer
🇺🇸💉@COVID19Up: It’s time for another dose! Pfizer announced Thursday (August 17) that their new shot, which targets the Eris variant of COVID-19, is showing great promise in mice.
And given that Big Pharma heavyweights like Pfizer pretty much control America’s Government Health institutions, we should expect to see FDA authorization for another "emergency use” shot in the coming weeks.
For the True Believers who are on schedule with “the science,” this would make for an eighth dose of mRNA in under three years. In April, the FDA authorized a seventh dose of a new shot labeled the “bivalent booster.” When the new “Eris” formulated shot comes out, it will make for an eighth shot.
But for some pharma captured doctors and institutions, eight is still not enough! According to this new article in NPR, some of the “experts” now recommend a booster every two months for the immunocompromised. If you’re not yet immunocompromised, you can take a shot every four months. Once you are immunocompromised by the shots, you have unlocked the every two months achievement and you will be rewarded with a free Pfizer toaster. Time to get those antibody levels up. Personalize the dose!
Source:
https://www.dossier.today/p/time-for-your-eighth-dose-pfizer
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Appointment of Jonathan Van Tam to Moderna - UsforThem
https://usforthem.co.uk/cta/appointment-of-jonathan-van-tam-to-moderna/
https://usforthem.co.uk/cta/appointment-of-jonathan-van-tam-to-moderna/
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What the Media Won't Tell You About the Maui Fires (PART 2)
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What the Media Won't Tell You About the Maui Fires (PART 2)
PART 2: This video covers under-reported or un-reported stories about Maui wildfires and the aftermath at Lahaina.
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https://strategic-culture.org/news/2015/08/28/native-americans-and-us-scorched-earth-continuum/
The scorched earth policy has been used for hundreds of years by imperialist and colonialist invaders as a land grab and dispossession.
Their technique was to burn everything, poison everything then starve the population.
Are these facist elite the new imperialists or have they always been?
The scorched earth policy has been used for hundreds of years by imperialist and colonialist invaders as a land grab and dispossession.
Their technique was to burn everything, poison everything then starve the population.
Are these facist elite the new imperialists or have they always been?
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Alex Jones claims a TSA whistleblower told him TSA employees were instructed on Tue that masks are coming back by October for travelers; full Covid restrictions/lockdowns by December due to a new “dangerous variant” out of Canada.
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What did I say on August 11th? See below.
Alex Jones (video above) confirms my premonition. Two of us now saying it's all coming back in December.
It won't be a new "variant".
It will be a new GOF virus.
Different from the ones before?
Probably not much, but enough to evade immunity especially in those who got multiple boosters.
Keep stocks of vitamin D3, quercetin, zinc, turmeric, raw honey. Consider whether you need to have access to a doctor who can if need be prescribe you and provide you both ivermectin and azythromycin (or as an alternative doxycycline) just in case. I am not a medical doctor so this is not medical advice but a suggestion to consider who may be able to provide you with real medical advice and not government or WHO "medical advice".
Better start preparing for what we will all do, as individuals, and as a collective, if Alex Jones and I are right.
My advice is to connect to like minded people in your local community. Especially to grocery shops and food producers and providers on our side.
@RobinMG
https://t.me/robinmg/29514
Alex Jones (video above) confirms my premonition. Two of us now saying it's all coming back in December.
It won't be a new "variant".
It will be a new GOF virus.
Different from the ones before?
Probably not much, but enough to evade immunity especially in those who got multiple boosters.
Keep stocks of vitamin D3, quercetin, zinc, turmeric, raw honey. Consider whether you need to have access to a doctor who can if need be prescribe you and provide you both ivermectin and azythromycin (or as an alternative doxycycline) just in case. I am not a medical doctor so this is not medical advice but a suggestion to consider who may be able to provide you with real medical advice and not government or WHO "medical advice".
Better start preparing for what we will all do, as individuals, and as a collective, if Alex Jones and I are right.
My advice is to connect to like minded people in your local community. Especially to grocery shops and food producers and providers on our side.
@RobinMG
https://t.me/robinmg/29514
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They're going to come for us again, probably as early as December. If the best we've got is: "viruses don't exist", then we maybe deserve the Great Reset & CBDCs..
@RobinMG
https://twitter.com/robinmonotti/status/1689962342006579200
@RobinMG
https://twitter.com/robinmonotti/status/1689962342006579200
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Anyone got a full download of this, or a link to one? If so please post in comments. Thanks.
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Doomsday Called Off (2004)
Doomsday Called Off (2004)
A CBC documentary
Director: Lars Mortensen
Scientists interviewed:
David Legates
University of Delaware
Jorgen Peder Steffensen
Niels Bohr Institute
Sallie Baliunas
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
John Christy…
A CBC documentary
Director: Lars Mortensen
Scientists interviewed:
David Legates
University of Delaware
Jorgen Peder Steffensen
Niels Bohr Institute
Sallie Baliunas
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
John Christy…
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The Science of Covid19
Compiled by Jonathan Hall:
The best overall summary I've found on Covid19 pathophysiology that is fully referenced:
COVID-19 Deep Dive Part I: Pathophysiology | ICENI | Substack
https://iceni.substack.com/p/covid-19-deep-dive-part-i-pathophysiology
COVID-19 Deep Dive Part IX: Addendum | ICENI | Substack
https://iceni.substack.com/p/covid-19-deep-dive-ix-addendum
Please also read the Sars-Cov-2 summary report by Spartacus on page 5.
Interesting articles on the 'no virus' debate from a medical doctor with experience of Covid:
Thoughts on the Existence of Viruses and Evaluating Controversial Scientific Discussions | The
Forgotten Side of Medicine | Substack
https://amidwesterndoctor.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-existence-of-viruses
Nuanced Ideas and Simplistic Truths in the Context of COVID-19 | The Forgotten Side of Medicine | Substack
https://amidwesterndoctor.substack.com/p/nuanced-ideas-and-simplistic-truths"
Compiled by Jonathan Hall:
The best overall summary I've found on Covid19 pathophysiology that is fully referenced:
COVID-19 Deep Dive Part I: Pathophysiology | ICENI | Substack
https://iceni.substack.com/p/covid-19-deep-dive-part-i-pathophysiology
COVID-19 Deep Dive Part IX: Addendum | ICENI | Substack
https://iceni.substack.com/p/covid-19-deep-dive-ix-addendum
Please also read the Sars-Cov-2 summary report by Spartacus on page 5.
Interesting articles on the 'no virus' debate from a medical doctor with experience of Covid:
Thoughts on the Existence of Viruses and Evaluating Controversial Scientific Discussions | The
Forgotten Side of Medicine | Substack
https://amidwesterndoctor.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-existence-of-viruses
Nuanced Ideas and Simplistic Truths in the Context of COVID-19 | The Forgotten Side of Medicine | Substack
https://amidwesterndoctor.substack.com/p/nuanced-ideas-and-simplistic-truths"
Substack
COVID-19 Deep Dive Part I: Pathophysiology
The first in a series of articles exploring each aspect of the pandemic in detail
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WHY MASKS DON'T WORK:
VIRUSES SPREAD VIA OBJECTS:
"Viral cultures for assessing fomite [object, surface] transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis":
"The evidence from published studies suggests that replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 is present on fomites. Replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 is significantly more likely when the PCR CT for clinical specimens and fomite samples is <30. Further studies should investigate the duration of infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 and the frequency of transmission from fomites.
Our findings suggest that hand hygiene and surface decontamination procedures should be encouraged to limit the risk of fomite transmission and should remain a cornerstone of public health prevention policies. Although some authors suggested that fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is exaggerated, and surface decontamination represents excesses that are counterproductive, the relevance of hand hygiene and surface decontamination procedures should not be underestimated.
The likelihood of detecting replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 on fomite samples is greater in high-risk patient settings."
Viral cultures for assessing fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Journal of Hospital Infection
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(22)00283-3/fulltext
VIRUSES SPREAD VIA OBJECTS:
"Viral cultures for assessing fomite [object, surface] transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis":
"The evidence from published studies suggests that replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 is present on fomites. Replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 is significantly more likely when the PCR CT for clinical specimens and fomite samples is <30. Further studies should investigate the duration of infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 and the frequency of transmission from fomites.
Our findings suggest that hand hygiene and surface decontamination procedures should be encouraged to limit the risk of fomite transmission and should remain a cornerstone of public health prevention policies. Although some authors suggested that fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is exaggerated, and surface decontamination represents excesses that are counterproductive, the relevance of hand hygiene and surface decontamination procedures should not be underestimated.
The likelihood of detecting replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 on fomite samples is greater in high-risk patient settings."
Viral cultures for assessing fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Journal of Hospital Infection
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(22)00283-3/fulltext
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"Requirement to wear masks in hospitals may have had little [zero] impact on COVID-19 transmission during omicron wave"
"Requirements to wear surgical masks in a large London hospital during the first 10 months of omicron activity (December 2021 to September 2022) made no discernible difference to reducing hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15–18 April).
To find out more, researchers from St George's Hospital in south-west London analyzed routinely collected infection control data over a 40-week period between December 4, 2021 (the first week when the omicron variant became dominant) and September 10, 2022 (when universal COVID-19 screening on admission by PCR stopped) to examine hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections in relation to changes in mask-wearing policies over time.
During the first phase of the study (December 4, 2021 to June 1, 2022), all staff and visitors were required to wear masks in both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital. Then in phase two, at week 26 (June 2, 2022 to September 10, 2022) the surgical mask-wearing policy was removed for the majority of wards (study group), while a subset of high-risk wards (i.e., renal hematology and oncology wards, the medical admissions unit and intensive care units) retained the mask obligation policy for staff (control group).
The analysis found that during a general community surge in SARS-CoV-2 infection in June 2022, removal of the mask policy was not associated with a statistically significant change in the rate of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in the study group—with SARS-CoV-2 infection no higher than the rate when masks were obligatory.
What's more, the authors did not observe a delayed effect, with no change in the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate during the time when the mask-wearing policy was removed (weeks 26 to 40).
Similarly, the control group who continued wearing masks, found no immediate or delayed change in infection rate.
"Our study found no evidence that mandatory masking of staff impacts the rate of hospital SARS-CoV-2 infection with the omicron variant," says lead author Dr. Ben Patterson from St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London."
Requirement to wear masks in hospitals may have had little impact on COVID-19 transmission during omicron wave
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-requirement-masks-hospitals-impact-covid-.html
"Requirements to wear surgical masks in a large London hospital during the first 10 months of omicron activity (December 2021 to September 2022) made no discernible difference to reducing hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15–18 April).
To find out more, researchers from St George's Hospital in south-west London analyzed routinely collected infection control data over a 40-week period between December 4, 2021 (the first week when the omicron variant became dominant) and September 10, 2022 (when universal COVID-19 screening on admission by PCR stopped) to examine hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections in relation to changes in mask-wearing policies over time.
During the first phase of the study (December 4, 2021 to June 1, 2022), all staff and visitors were required to wear masks in both clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital. Then in phase two, at week 26 (June 2, 2022 to September 10, 2022) the surgical mask-wearing policy was removed for the majority of wards (study group), while a subset of high-risk wards (i.e., renal hematology and oncology wards, the medical admissions unit and intensive care units) retained the mask obligation policy for staff (control group).
The analysis found that during a general community surge in SARS-CoV-2 infection in June 2022, removal of the mask policy was not associated with a statistically significant change in the rate of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in the study group—with SARS-CoV-2 infection no higher than the rate when masks were obligatory.
What's more, the authors did not observe a delayed effect, with no change in the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate during the time when the mask-wearing policy was removed (weeks 26 to 40).
Similarly, the control group who continued wearing masks, found no immediate or delayed change in infection rate.
"Our study found no evidence that mandatory masking of staff impacts the rate of hospital SARS-CoV-2 infection with the omicron variant," says lead author Dr. Ben Patterson from St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London."
Requirement to wear masks in hospitals may have had little impact on COVID-19 transmission during omicron wave
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Requirement to wear masks in hospitals may have had little impact on COVID-19 transmission during omicron wave
Requirements to wear surgical masks in a large London hospital during the first 10 months of omicron activity (December 2021 to September 2022) made no discernible difference to reducing hospital-acquired ...
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