#Facemasks

  • ‘Dither and Delay’: Why Have The New Rules Surrounding Face Masks Taken So Long?

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    July 24, 2020 08:42
    Tuesday brought with it welcome news of the government’s latest U-turn as health secretary Matt Hancock announced that face coverings will be made mandatory in shops from the 24th July. With countless pieces of evidence emerging on the effectiveness of masks at reducing the transmission of Covid-19, it is...

  • An Unmasking Of America’s Ignorance?

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    July 10, 2020 20:10
    America: Land of the Free. Or more accurately, Land of the Free-to-Openly-Ignore-Scientific-Facts. The hostility from certain groups in America towards various medical and healthcare issues is a frequently documented occurrence. In a 2015 National Geographic article, Joel Achenbach writes, “We live in an age when all manner of scientific...