I can picture one of those milk cartons that had, "Missing" on it, but instead of a person, it would be followed by this blog's headline. Common sense and critical thinking should be enough to guide people's actions and also to help people determine which studies are most likely correct. You may need some factual data to apply the common sense to (that should be common sense). Common sense is also derived from observation. Studies can be and are faked or in some cases, completely made up. It would be hard to fake an observation in real life. Had everyone used common sense with Covid, it would have been just another virus, no different than the flu.
COMMON SENSE & MANDATES - If vaccines & masks worked, why would there be mandates for them? After all, those who want to be protected have to merely get the vaccine &/or wear the mask. It would matter if anyone else did, it would only be the non-believers who are in danger. (NOTE: this is something you would probably miss even using common sense, but is so important, I decided it should be added here - Relative Risk vs Absolute Risk.)
MASKS - If masks worked for viruses, why had they never been used successfully for viruses before? When they were mandated, why didn't the pandemic end a short time later? If they worked, and were mandated long ago, virtually all viruses would have been wiped out, no vaccines needed - why weren't they mandated long ago? Covid was causing oxygen problems so why would anyone wear a face coving that lowers their oxygen levels? What are mask wearers inhaling into their mouth and lungs after wearing a face mask for many hours, besides fibers from the mask (hint: what grows in high moisture areas? Bacteria and molds). Plus people would be re-inhaling what their body is trying to detox from. The verdict: common sense would have told you masks don't stop viruses and are more likely harmful. The vast majority of studies backed this up.
Something else to think about: if masks actually sopped viruses, would the government ever mandate them? Or would they be made illegal due to the loss of revenue to doctors and big pharma if everyone was healthy?
SOCIAL DISTANCING (6 feet): Common sense should have told people this was a made-up. I'm sure viruses don't self destruct when they get 6 feet from people. Recently news came out that the 6 foot thing was, in fact, made-up. No science, no studies.
THE VACCINES: This one would have been a little more difficult for most people because people were not informed about the many side effects. Nor were they informed that the vaccine neither stopped infection nor transmission. In fact, it has increased the likelihood of getting Covid multiple times. Today, if you read the facts, common sense would tell you that your odds of survival are better without the vax. Luckily, I had a bit of a head start - over 40 years ago while in basic training in the Air Force, I received the flu vax and got sick for three days and developed little red dots on my fingertips. I now know that was thrombocytopenia. After that, decided I would never get another vax. About 14 years ago a friend said those who don't get a vax are callously stupid. So I started studying vaccines and by the time Covid came along I had probably well over 1000 hours of studying them from the best and some pf the most published doctors, scientists, vaccinologists, immunologists, etc. I've listed many of them in prior posts. I found other groups of researchers who found what I had found. Common sense told me I had made the right decision all those years ago. The research also told me who the liars were...and are.
COMMON SENSE & LIES: It should be common sense that if a person, organization, or government lies to you repeatedly that you would no longer believe what they say. And yet, instead of believing facts, people are still believing the evening news...or the CDC, FDA, etc. Why do you think they tell you not to do your own research? Maybe because you would learn the truth? Very happy I did my research!!! 😊
