In the March 2 edition of The Valley Breeze, anti-mask Erika Sanzi expressed her rage at the mask mandates that were imposed during the pandemic. She cited the British nonprofit Cochrane Review as confirming her conclusion that “masking makes little or no difference.”
Ironically, two days later in the commentary pages of the Providence Journal, two highly respected individuals, Michael Fine, a family physician and director of the Rhode Island Department of Health from 2011-2015, and Nick Landekic, a retired biotechnology CEO and entrepreneur who spent more than 35 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, refuted all of her claims about masking in the community.
This brings to mind the old idiom when reading her article — “take it with a grain of salt.” However, I would take the liberty when reading her article to modify the idiom to read — “take it with a ton of salt.”
It can also be applied to the left who pushed tough mask mandates for us, but not for them (Pelosi hair salon, Newsom dinner, etc.) Face diapers don't work. Nobody ever talks about exercise, sleep, diet, supplements, but keep listening to Fauci
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It can also be applied to the left who pushed tough mask mandates for us, but not for them (Pelosi hair salon, Newsom dinner, etc.) Face diapers don't work. Nobody ever talks about exercise, sleep, diet, supplements, but keep listening to Fauci
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