On this episode, Dinah refers to the arguments and statements from the previous episode with Michal Weinstein in regards to masks.

Dinah Bucholz is a writer who lives in Philadelphia, PA.

www.dinahbucholz.com

 

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Source Notes for Mask Podcast

Halachic Discussion

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJxE1nmrvDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdRqMiPfL4

https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-law/halachic_aspects_of_vaccination/

https://traditiononline.org/halakha-approaches-the-covid-19-vaccine/

https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1001869/leeba-sullivan/the-halachic-considerations-of-face-masks-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

ravaviner.com/search?q=vaccination

The Spanish Flu

 

https://www.history.com/news/1918-spanish-flu-mask-wearing-resistance

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html

https://update.lib.berkeley.edu/2020/05/23/did-masks-work-the-1918-flu-pandemic-and-the-meaning-of-layered-interventions/

Studies and Articles on Masking Efficacy, Vaccines

 

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/do-face-masks-work-here-are-49-scientific-studies-that-explain-why-they-do/

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210907/masks-limit-covid-spread-study

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_Second_Stage_Paper_20211108.pdf.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm?s_cid=mm7037e1_w

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1029-Vaccination-Offers-Higher-Protection.html

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044e1.htm?s_cid=mm7044e1_w

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e3.htm?s_cid=mm7010e3_w#contribAff

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249891

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_RCT____Symptomatic_Seropositivity_083121.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72798-7

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1524265/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248099

Types of Masks

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/are-cloth-masks-effective-for-covid-surgical-masks-vs-kn95-explained.html

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/08/16/face-masks-what-makes-some-better-than-others-against-covid-19/5535737002/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.14.20094821v1

Fact Checks

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/danish-study-doesnt-prove-masks-dont-work-against-the-coronavirus/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/07/viral-image/no-danish-study-didnt-prove-wearing-masks-ineffect/

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-548293260707

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/06/fact-check-cdc-didnt-say-covid-19-vaccinated-superspreaders/5475438001/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/09/covid-19-the-unvaccinated-pose-a-risk-to-the-vaccinated/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/08/aaron-rodgers/no-lie-covid-19-largely-spread-unvaccinated-people/

https://www.newswise.com/factcheck/viral-social-media-claim-that-mask-wearing-leads-to-a-higher-risk-of-covid-is-wrong

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/15/fact-check-cdc-report-masks-covid-19-tests-misinterpreted/3643312001/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/31/facebook-posts/no-cdc-who-study-does-not-prove-masks-do-not-preve/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/08/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-does-not-weaken-immune-system/3088954001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/24/fact-check-false-claim-face-masks-cause-bacterial-pneumonia/4574295001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/24/fact-check-wearing-mask-does-not-cause-fungal-lung-infection/8377735002/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/30/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-not-cause-hypoxia-hypercapnia/5260106002/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/16/diamond-and-silk/medical-hypotheses-journal-article-lacks-evidence-/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/scicheck-posts-distort-cdc-study-supporting-masks-mandates-to-reduce-covid-19/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/12/fact-check-cdc-study-links-mask-mandates-slowed-covid-infections/6938262002/

https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covid-aerosol-mask/fact-check-study-that-found-covid-19-can-be-transmitted-through-aerosols-doesnt-prove-masks-are-ineffective-idUSL1N2PJ0T5

Children and Covid

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027663917/rsv-covid-children

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/tom-tiffany/children-families-community-covid-transmissibility/

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/08/masks-dont-protect-children-they-can-harm-kids-we-fact-check-the-claims-being-made-by-the-anti-mask-crowd.html

https://factcheck.afp.com/posts-falsely-claim-face-mask-use-harms-children

Transmission

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccinated-people-are-less-likely-spread-covid-new-research-finds-n1280583

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/30/981303287/should-masking-last-beyond-the-pandemic-flu-and-colds-are-down-spurring-a-debate

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/a-sharp-drop-in-flu-cases-during-covid-19-pandemic/

​​https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8#ref-CR10

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-n-95-filters-not-too-large-stop-covid-19-particles/5343537002/

Sweden versus Israel

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-virus-infections-booster.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/with-boosters-masks-green-pass-israel-sees-covid-19-wave-retreat-2021-10-15/

https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-covid-no-lockdown-strategy-failed-higher-death-rate-2021-8

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/24/franklin-graham/fact-checking-swedens-covid-infection-rate-without/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/swedens-pandemic-experiment