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Home My WebLink About2023_03_07 SSchumacher_Masking_ReplyFrom:Richard Wiley To:Stephen Schumacher; jeffbocc; Board of Health; Board of Health; Jefferson County Public HospitalCommissioners; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners; Jefferson County Public HospitalCommissioners; Kees Kolff; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners; Jefferson County Public UtilityDistrict Commissioners; Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners; Jefferson County Public UtilityDistrict Commissioners; Port Townsend City Council; Food Co-op Board Cc:news@ptleader.com; news@peninsuladailynews.com; editor@PortTownsendFreePress.com Subject:Re: John Hopkins Prof. Makary: Health officers putting out misinformation despite "overwhelmingly" strongevidence against their mask claims, ignoring that covering kids" faces did "nothing" to reduce transmission Date:Tuesday, March 7, 2023 8:22:06 AM ALERT:BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. This "Dr. Berry" outs herself as a member of the cult by throwing in the obligatory "cochrane has also written several articles that argue global warming isn't real" Thanks for your continued efforts Steve! now that Dori's gone we need you even more. Rick From: Stephen Schumacher <sol@solmaker.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:32 AM To: Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners <JeffBoCC@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Jefferson County Board of Health <BOH@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Jefferson County Board of Health <BOH@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners <jbuhler@jeffersonhealthcare.org>; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners <mready@jeffersonhealthcare.org>; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners <mdressler@jeffersonhealthcare.org>; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners <kkolff@jeffersonhealthcare.org>; Jefferson County Public Hospital Commissioners <bmccomas@jeffersonhealthcare.org>; Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners <kcollins@jeffpud.org>; Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners <jrandall@jeffpud.org>; Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioners <dtoepper@jeffpud.org>; Port Townsend City Council <publiccomment@cityofpt.us>; Food Co-op Board <coopboard@foodcoop.coop> Cc: news@ptleader.com <news@ptleader.com>; news@peninsuladailynews.com <news@peninsuladailynews.com>; editor@PortTownsendFreePress.com <editor@PortTownsendFreePress.com> Subject: John Hopkins Prof. Makary: Health officers putting out misinformation despite "overwhelmingly" strong evidence against their mask claims, ignoring that covering kids' faces did "nothing" to reduce transmission https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/3a2087e6-1149-4c49-be31-0e736e788c16 [at 59:30] Health Officer Berry mistakenly told the BoCC and her KPTZ audience this March 6 morning that: "It's unfortunate that Cochrane even published that [mask] study knowing its limitations because it's been misused, since that happened. Unfortunately, one of the authors in that group did go on to write an opinion piece in the New York Times, but was also circulated widely among folks who were anti mask in which he did make a lot of policy pronouncements that weren't backed up by his own data, which is unfortunately not new for this gentleman. He's also written a lot of, he's written several articles arguing that global warming isn't real." To the contrary, Cochrane study lead author Dr. Tom Jefferson never wrote any opinion piece for the New York Times, instead his gold-standard mask study was the subject of that piece. Berry "shoots the messenger" by attacking a New York Times columnist whom she confuses with British researcher Jefferson. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.htmlhttps://dailysceptic.org/2023/02/06/dr-carl-heneghan-interviews-dr-tom-jefferson-about-his-major-new-study-showing-masks-have-no-clear-effect/ === John Hopkins Professor Dr. Marty Makary on the Cochrane Meta-Study Finding No Mask Effectiveness === https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-covid-mask-controversy-could-have-been-answered- two-and-a-half-years-ago-dr-marty-makary/ar-AA18gedA The COVID mask controversy could have been answered two and a half years ago: Dr. Marty Makary by Kira Mautone for MSN, 3/6/23 A major controversy throughout the pandemic was surrounding the efficacy of face masks against the spread of COVID-19. However, a recent study supports that masks may have done little, if anything at all, to stop the spread of the virus. The study published by Cochrane Library, "Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses," where esteemed researchers dug into the impact of physical interventions, like masks and hand washing, on the spread of COVID. Dr. Marty Makary joined "<https://www.foxnews.com/shows/sunday-night-in-america-with-trey-gowdy>Sunday Night in America" to address this recent study and the vacillation on the <https://www.foxnews.com/health/surgical-masks-reduce-covid-19-spread-study>effectiveness of masks since the start of the pandemic. "You have to look, I would love to think that masks did something. But the reality is you've got to listen to the data," Makary said about the study. "This review looked at 65 studies from 19 countries, including the best randomized controlled trials out there. You can't ignore this study. It was done by an organization that's considered the highest evidence based body in all of medicine, and they set the standards in medicine." Makary discussed how the researchers found that on a population level, the trajectory of COVID <https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-strongly-urges-masks-high-levels-covid-flu-rsv>transmission did not change. "Now, look, if you get two people in a room with high quality masks, sure, it can reduce the transmission. But the reality is this is a ubiquitous virus that was nearly inevitable. It is highly contagious. You can't wear a mask consistently that long and not get the virus," Makary said, making the point that having kids faces covered by masks did "nothing" to reduce transmission. Dr. Makary highlights how health officials had the "wrong hypothesis" when it <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-a-believer-in-masks-but-stops-short-of-national- mandate-in-coronavirus-fight>came to protocols, and continued to dig their heels in on implemented COVID practices despite "overwhelmingly" strong evidence against their claims. "What public health officials did is they hedged on the wrong side of the issue. They had the wrong hypothesis. And when overwhelmingly strong evidence came out time after time, 65 studies on masks, 160 studies on natural immunity. Study after study, they didn't evolve their position. They dug in," Makary said, who went on to say that these health officials were "intellectually dishonest." "And at that point you're basically putting out misinformation," he said, explaining how the studies coming out of Sweden of schools that were masked vs. unmasked had "no difference" in transmission. "If Dr. Fauci and all of those who pushed masks so fervently would have simply done their own randomized control study with good methodology, they could have answered the controversy two and a half years ago, but they chose to rule by dogma rather than scientific data," he added. --- stack up Prof. Makary's credentials compared to Berry's --- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/martin-makary Martin Adel Makary, M.D., M.P.H. Martin Adel Makary, M.D., M.P.H.Chief, Islet Transplant SurgeryJohn Hopkins Professor of Surgery Background Dr. Marty Makary is a surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University. He writes for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal and is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, Unaccountable and The Price We Pay. Dr. Makary served in leadership at the World Health Organization Patient Safety Program and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Makary is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins. He is the recipient of the Nobility in Science Award from the National Pancreas Foundation and has been a visiting professor at over 25 medical schools. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has served as on several editorial boards. Dr. Makary is the recipient of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award by the Association of Business Journalists for his most recent book, The Price We Pay. It has been described by Don Berwick as "a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care" and by Steve Forbes as "A must-read for every American". Dr. Makary serves as a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a professor, by courtesy, at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. His current research focuses on the underlying causes of disease, public policy, health care costs, and relationship-based medicine.