OPINION
OTAGO UNIVERSITY EPIDEMIOLOGIST ALSO TOLD LEGACY MEDIA OUTLET NZ HERALD HE IS PART OF A GLOBAL TEAM THAT HAD CONDUCTED THE ‘MOST EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF MASKS WORLDWIDE’.
The media outlet interviewed Baker as part of their ‘Front Page‘ series which asked ‘Could it be time to bring in rules around mask use?’
Baker said that high-quality masks, such as N95 respirators, are crucial in preventing the spread of the ‘virus’ – even though no human-to-human transmission had ever taken place, and was unlikely to do so, without ‘gain of function’ intervention, according to world health expert Dr. Peter McCullough.
Nevertheless Baker said he was, ‘very worried about what’s happening with bird flu.’
‘One thing to remember is even the 1918 flu only had what we call a ‘case fatality risk’ of 2 per cent of the people who got it died from it and that was still a catastrophe. At the moment avian influenza has a case fatality of 50 per cent of the people who are getting this infection.’
Baker said masks such as the N95, which provide a ‘snug fit’, are particularly recommended in ‘high-risk settings’ such as hospitals and aged care facilities to protect the most vulnerable.
The research, endorsed by some experts and published in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews, claims consistent mask-wearing in public places like transport, workplaces, and other communal areas can significantly mitigate the transmission of respiratory infections.
With the looming threat of avian influenza, which has shown a potentially devastating case fatality rate in its limited human infections, the call for mask mandates is underscored by a sense of urgency, the article claimed.
Baker compared mask mandates to safety measures like seat belts, saying that widespread mask usage could be a critical component in safeguarding public health against ‘high-risk viruses’, urging for policies that reflect the serious implications of these health threats.
BIRD FLU JABS
Meanwhile the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in the US military was already stock-piling a ‘self-replicating messenger RNA vaccine’ against Bird Flu, expert Dr. Peter McCullough told Pete Santilli of LFA TV.
‘At the time they got approval [for the vaccine] they didn’t have a US case in many, many years. We’ve had one case in Colorado – this poor guy who got ordered to destroy the chickens… this guy in Texas got a little bird flu in his eye… one, someone today in Michigan, and one in Australia, so we’re going to hear more human cases.
‘Remember what they’re doing now… Michigan has this declaration of ‘Extraordinary Emergency’ – that’s the word they use. They’re coming out to farms in hazmat suits, and guess what? They’re doing PCR testing on the animals…’
‘This is right ahead of the WHO meetings. This is going to create enough of a scare, where the WHO says ‘we have to step in and do something’.
‘I predict it’s going to keep revving through the year. By the time we get to the presidential election we’re going to have sky-high food prices, we’re going to have the country on edge and in fear. I don’t think there’s going to much of a human threat, but I tell you what, I think there’s going to be a real constrain on the food supply. The government reimburses the farmers if they destroy the flocks and herds. So the farmers end up ok financially, it’s the consumer that gets constrained at the grocery store.’