Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates
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- Author：Ian Miller
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Summary
Since early 2020， masks have been promoted by experts and implemented as mandates by politicians in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19…but a thorough examination of the data shows they’ve failed。
Masks have been a ubiquitous and oft-politicized aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic。 Years of painstakingly organized pre-pandemic planning documents led public health experts to initially discourage the use of masks， or even insinuate that they could lead to increased rates of spread。
Yet seemingly in a matter of days in spring 2020， leading infectious disease scientists and organizations reversed their previous positions and recommended masking as the key tool to slow the spread of COVID and dramatically reduce infections。
Unmasked tells the story of how effective or ineffective masks and mask mandate policies were in impacting the trajectory of the pandemic throughout the world。
Author Ian Miller covers the earliest days of the pandemic， from experts such as Dr。 Anthony Fauci contradicting their previous statements and recommending masks as the most important policy intervention against the spread of COVID， to the months afterward as many locations around the globe mandated masks in nearly all public settings。
With easy-to-understand charts and visual aids， along with detailed， clear explanations of the dramatic shift in policy and expectations， Unmasked makes the data-driven case that masks might not have achieved the goals that Fauci and other public health experts created。
Masks have been a ubiquitous and oft-politicized aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic。 Years of painstakingly organized pre-pandemic planning documents led public health experts to initially discourage the use of masks， or even insinuate that they could lead to increased rates of spread。
Yet seemingly in a matter of days in spring 2020， leading infectious disease scientists and organizations reversed their previous positions and recommended masking as the key tool to slow the spread of COVID and dramatically reduce infections。
Unmasked tells the story of how effective or ineffective masks and mask mandate policies were in impacting the trajectory of the pandemic throughout the world。
Author Ian Miller covers the earliest days of the pandemic， from experts such as Dr。 Anthony Fauci contradicting their previous statements and recommending masks as the most important policy intervention against the spread of COVID， to the months afterward as many locations around the globe mandated masks in nearly all public settings。
With easy-to-understand charts and visual aids， along with detailed， clear explanations of the dramatic shift in policy and expectations， Unmasked makes the data-driven case that masks might not have achieved the goals that Fauci and other public health experts created。
Reviews
Susan
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Ian has produced many graphs with details from experts regarding masking & case rates。 He compiles all of that work he's shared freely on Twitter with commentary regarding the futility of mask mandates impacting the Covid-19 curves。 While masks （of any type） have been pushed for way too long the specifics on what studies have shown and what has happened IRL shows the experts have been wrong consistently。 The data is there with the sources cited。 Ian has produced many graphs with details from experts regarding masking & case rates。 He compiles all of that work he's shared freely on Twitter with commentary regarding the futility of mask mandates impacting the Covid-19 curves。 While masks （of any type） have been pushed for way too long the specifics on what studies have shown and what has happened IRL shows the experts have been wrong consistently。 The data is there with the sources cited。 。。。more
Jeffrey Falk
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Ian Miller's book is convincing， empirical， objective， and well-written （though， like so many new books， it is not particularly well edited/proofread）。 He recounts the general consensus pre-spring 2020 on the efficacy （or lack thereof） of masking the general public to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses。 He considers the stated reasons （or lack thereof） for the change in the recommendations of authorities。 Using some of the well-known graphs he has assembled demonstrating curves， he compar Ian Miller's book is convincing， empirical， objective， and well-written （though， like so many new books， it is not particularly well edited/proofread）。 He recounts the general consensus pre-spring 2020 on the efficacy （or lack thereof） of masking the general public to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses。 He considers the stated reasons （or lack thereof） for the change in the recommendations of authorities。 Using some of the well-known graphs he has assembled demonstrating curves， he compares and contrasts geographical areas to each other and argues that seasonality and other facts had far more to do with rising cases， hospitalizations， and deaths than masking， which did not prevent seasonal surges。 He also demonstrates that the removal of restrictions did not result in increases in spread。 He chastises the media for their dishonesty （it is no longer bias）。 The book is current through roughly mid-2021。 I almost docked it a star for the graphics， which has source citations that are difficult to read due to resolution and size。 Also， Miller gives short shrift to the issue of population density。 One of his most convincing charts， contrasting less-masked Orange County， CA with Los Angeles County （which has a lower population density）， is omitted。 Despite these omissions， the book is worthwhile， important， objective， and convincing。 。。。more
Andrew
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A book filled with data showing the experts turned out to be wrong and refuse to update the science， wether out naivety or blind allegiance to their own narrative。Chart after chart compares countries， regions， states， and counties， in a State， end up showing no matter the mask policy （mandate， no mandate， or mixture） they all followed extremely similar trajectories。 I’m the majority of areas， no mask policies seem to have done better。The author even shows how multiple studies or proclamations th A book filled with data showing the experts turned out to be wrong and refuse to update the science， wether out naivety or blind allegiance to their own narrative。Chart after chart compares countries， regions， states， and counties， in a State， end up showing no matter the mask policy （mandate， no mandate， or mixture） they all followed extremely similar trajectories。 I’m the majority of areas， no mask policies seem to have done better。The author even shows how multiple studies or proclamations that mask worked， failed to make the above comparisons。 They also failed to go back and change their studies or proclamations once cases began spiking again with no change in the policies that seemingly worked。Masking as a solution should be buried in the dustbin of history。 Just as the author notes that it had been already sidelined， as having no statistically significance， in studies about similar pandemic scenario war games that predicated masks wouldn’t help。 Somehow though the heads of CDC， NIH， Fauci， and other National Science bodies tossed out all their own data for a mask works and found masks as better than a vaccine。 Sometimes within a day or two or telling fellow colleagues a mask wouldn’t help。It’s a good eye opening afternoon read。—Book could use another scan from an editor though。 Chapter one is rough and repeats itself quite a bit。 Also， a few grammatical errors in other chapters。 。。。more
Peter
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