Posting these thoughts in the conspiracy thread because I just don't know what to believe anymore.
I have been reading more and more articles on how ineffective masks are. Even the NY Times are plublishing these articles. Danish researchers did a controlled study with a few thousand people. Half wore masks and the other half did not. They found no significant difference in infection rates. The US Marines also did a similar study adding a lock down component to the mask group. Again no significant difference in infection rates. I also saw a study that said prolonged mask wearing is bad. The mask becomes moist and can cause bacteria to grow. Turns out we should be changing our masks several times a day. Not wearing the same one for prolonged periods.
Five different health professionals give seven different mask guidelines, if you count statements made months ago.
I wonder if mask wearing and lock downs have been become the equivalent of removing your shoes at the airport. Something that makes us think the people in charge know what their doing, but in reality provides no help at all. We demand that our health professionals "do something", so they tell us to wear a mask. Knowing full well that it provides very little protection.