Unmask our kids | The Spectator Australia

There certainly were a few revelations for the Australian public in 2020. The complete dominance of state Premiers and governments, and the constitutional powerlessness of the Prime Minister and federal government regarding internal border closures and health rules was one. The rise of erstwhile unknown (and unelected) public health officials to TV stardom and Rasputin-esque influence over our leaders was another. But perhaps the most curious was the public obsession with the facemask.  

To say the biostatistical analysis of the data surrounding facemask use in respiratory-like illnesses (generally) and Covid-19 (specifically) is controversial is an understatement. A well-conducted randomised-controlled trial from Danish…