Dr. Russell Blaylock warns that not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick, but they also create serious health risks to the wearer. The bottom line is that if you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask.
As businesses reopen, many are requiring shoppers and employees to wear a face mask. Costco, for instance, will not allow shoppers into the store without wearing a face mask. Many employers are requiring all employees to wear a face mask while at work. In some jurisdictions, all citizens must wear a face mask if they are outside of their own home. ⁃ TN Editor
With the advent of the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a number of medical practices that have little or no scientific support as regards reducing the spread of this infection. One of these measures is the wearing of facial masks, either a surgical-type mask, bandana or N95 respirator mask. When this pandemic began and we knew little about the virus itself or its epidemiologic behavior, it was assumed that it would behave, in terms of spread among communities, like other respiratory viruses. Little has presented itself after intense study of this virus and its behavior to change this perception.
This is somewhat of an unusual virus in that for the vast majority of people infected by the virus, one experiences either no illness (asymptomatic) or very little sickness. Only a very small number of people are at risk of a potentially serious outcome from the infection—mainly those with underlying serious medical conditions in conjunction with advanced age and frailty, those with immune compromising conditions and nursing home patients near the end of their lives. There is growing evidence that the treatment protocol issued to treating doctors by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mainly intubation and use of a ventilator (respirator), may have contributed significantly to the high death rate in these select individuals.
By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
Russell Blaylock, MD
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”1 Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission. And, as you have seen, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
It is also instructive to know that until recently, the CDC did not recommend wearing a face mask or covering of any kind, unless a person was known to be infected, that is, until recently. Non-infected people need not wear a mask. When a person has TB we have them wear a mask, not the entire community of non-infected. The recommendations by the CDC and the WHO are not based on any studies of this virus and have never been used to contain any other virus pandemic or epidemic in history.
Now that we have established that there is no scientific evidence necessitating the wearing of a face mask for prevention, are there dangers to wearing a face mask, especially for long periods? Several studies have indeed found significant problems with wearing such a mask. This can vary from headaches, to increased airway resistance, carbon dioxide accumulation, to hypoxia, all the way to serious life-threatening complications.
There is a difference between the N95 respirator mask and the surgical mask (cloth or paper mask) in terms of side effects. The N95 mask, which filters out 95% of particles with a median diameter >0.3 µm2 , because it impairs respiratory exchange (breathing) to a greater degree than a soft mask, and is more often associated with headaches. In one such study, researchers surveyed 212 healthcare workers (47 males and 165 females) asking about presence of headaches with N95 mask use, duration of the headaches, type of headaches and if the person had preexisting headaches.2
They found that about a third of the workers developed headaches with use of the mask, most had preexisting headaches that were worsened by the mask wearing, and 60% required pain medications for relief. As to the cause of the headaches, while straps and pressure from the mask could be causative, the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause. That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood C02 (hypercapnia). It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20%, which can lead to a loss of consciousness, as happened to the hapless fellow driving around alone in his car wearing an N95 mask, causing him to pass out, and to crash his car and sustain injuries. I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out, hitting their head. This, of course, can lead to death.
A more recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81% developed headaches from wearing a face mask.3 Some had pre-existing headaches that were precipitated by the masks. All felt like the headaches affected their work performance.
Unfortunately, no one is telling the frail elderly and those with lung diseases, such as COPD, emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis, of these dangers when wearing a facial mask of any kind—which can cause a severe worsening of lung function. This also includes lung cancer patients and people having had lung surgery, especially with partial resection or even the removal of a whole lung.
While most agree that the N95 mask can cause significant hypoxia and hypercapnia, another study of surgical masks found significant reductions in blood oxygen as well. In this study, researchers examined the blood oxygen levels in 53 surgeons using an oximeter. They measured blood oxygenation before surgery as well as at the end of surgeries.4 The researchers found that the mask reduced the blood oxygen levels (pa02) significantly. The longer the duration of wearing the mask, the greater the fall in blood oxygen levels.
The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs. . This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome.5,6,7
People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen also promotes inflammation which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers.8,9 Repeated episodes of hypoxia has been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular (heart attacks) and cerebrovascular (strokes) diseases.10
There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis, especially if worn for several hours. When a person is infected with a respiratory virus, they will expel some of the virus with each breath. If they are wearing a mask, especially an N95 mask or other tightly fitting mask, they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses, raising the concentration of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages. We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.
It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain.11,12 In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.13
It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant impact in preventing the spread of this virus. The fact that this virus is a relatively benign infection for the vast majority of the population and that most of the at-risk group also survive, from an infectious disease and epidemiological standpoint, by letting the virus spread through the healthier population we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter. During this time, we need to protect the at-risk population by avoiding close contact, boosting their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity and in general, care for them.
One should not attack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask, as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make.
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Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of The Blaylock Wellness Report newsletter, is a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and lecturer. He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and neurological residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. For 26 years, practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from his neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional research. Dr. Blaylock has authored four books, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients, and his most recent work, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Even if the masks did help to prevent the transmission of the virus, the effect of lowering oxygen levels could interfere with brain function. I’d want my surgeon to be able to think clearly while he was operating on me! Also, I know from experience lower levels of oxygen can cause the inability to move as well or as quickly as one would otherwise be able to. I agree, we need to take our chances (even the at-risk, one of which I am) to get this thing under control.
I am as well. Masks don’t ensure safety. Was at a checkout last week and could not understand the cashier due to the mask she was wearing. We both leaned in closer – she around the brand new plexiglass protector – and neither of their new, expensive, panic-driven “solutions” would have protected either of us if either of us had the virus.
At least one pharmacy requires a face mask to enter the store. I had put the mask below my chin until I got to the door of the store. And I kept the mask below my nose so I could actually breathe.
I’ve done that while wearing my “There’s Poison in the Tap water ” t shirt. Fluoride doesn’t help people’s brain function. Or their IQs. The dude at the front door told me to have a nice day.
you missed the absurdity of the situation…as we know there is NO THREAT from this virus that even the CDC has just announced is no more dangerous than the FLU, and death numbers are 0.26%, so why all this BS, or maybe you are one of the mask wearing sheeple and just LOVE to show you believe all what these philanthropists tell you on the Fake News sites.?
We should let the COVID just run through the entire US so we can get herd inmunity as quickly as possible, like Sweden and Brazil. How many would that be? 330 million Americans? Big deal, that’s hardly any people. It’s the old people anyway. The young people are suffering. “Deaths of despair” people hundreds of thousands of people are dying of suicides, drug overdoses, and loneliness, maybe even millions of Americans are dying of the deaths of despair. What’s the big deal with 100k deaths from the COVID in 2 months. The faster the better. It will get us to… Read more »
anybody who still believe in 2 party system is brain dead,recently trump said:; Masks are Patriotic,the senile one said: mandatory masks,so here you are
As I understand it, most are not being tested to see if the mask is actually helpful or harmful for a specific individual. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
Russell Blaylock, MD
For the older people there are natural remedies that can help such as vitamins A, C and D, zinc, magnesium, selenium which help strengthen the immune system which is what we should be doing. Other aspects are deep sleep, reducing stress (I would suggest avoid watching Mains stream media that promote panic). One of the worst things is quarantining which prevents people from connecting with friends and promotes much stress, not to mention the economic disaster which is causing much damage to the lives of people, families and small business owners. We are living madhouses and the ones running them… Read more »
100,000 dead in 3 months co-vin19: 30000 dead a year from flu. You have lost the ability to discern truth from fiction. Wear your mask and pray you won’t have learn the hard way that 100,000 dead is hardly “false news”
You are totally ignoring what Dr. Blaylock has said, and you contribute nothing but nonsensical rhetoric to the conversation. Nobody has said the COVID-19 is not real. If you think wearing face masks have no effect on your health, then wear them, but don’t try to shame anyone else of a different opinion, nor block them from having their own free choice in the matter.
Also, when each individual is free to buy or make their own mask in whichever way and with whatever materials they choose, it is farcical to suggest that science has anything to do with those masks helping to prevent any illness. Not only do the mask recommendations and mandates ignore studies that show masks to be potentially detrimental to one’s health, but the mandates also ignore the fact that the results of any studies that they claim might support the wearing of a mask would only pertain to the type of mask used in the study and the particular circumstances… Read more »
Things have taken a ghastly turn since March, April, May, June…it will take lock no load to save this country…but our youth have not learned what most of we past 35 have learned…the sacrifices, the blood shed for this country..brainwashed that socialism is the answer and will be the answer to all of their problems….Protocols of Zion, the 1700 version..it is all in play and unfortunately, if we do not find millions of you as are here to do what is necessary, we are done…I weep for our youth…
Agreed,covid is a communist platform for World Enslavement,and yes it will take and as in any civil wars,we will have no choice,to kill our own children,to save this Country
Guess you do not read or understand..numbers inflated and toe tags do not truly identify what one dies from…Kalsipell, MT. do a google search for Dr. Bukacek (sp) we all need to be aware of what undertakers and the like to with a corpse.
multiply that by 97.5% and then you get the correct number,also remove $52 Thousand bonus,for quoting Corona for Hospital and the biggest is,that Nobel Winner,who created those tests said,clearly” NOT TO BE USED FOR INFECTION DISEASES,they test on EXOSOMES(Dr Andrew Kaufman MD) High level Pathologists in Europe cant find ONE patient,who died from this fake virus,the WHO,CDC,strongly discareging autopsies,CDC is a private vaccination Corporation for profit,listed on bradstreet ,as are 99% of all “government” agencies, Rockefeller Foundation in 2010,published 60 pages:: “scenarios for the future of technology and international development” Page 18 is: LOCKSTEP,Guarantee,Curfew”,read it,they are using Common Cold,as a… Read more »
Steve,
Recently the CDC proclaimed that 94% of the deaths you mentioned, did not die of Cov19 but from other causes they already dealing with, yet the MSM still uses the old numbers as bona-fide. 100,000 deaths vs 6,000 is a huge difference! Thats not even considering the absolute con job with the PCR test based on complete ignorance of a virus they’ve yet to isolate. Everything about this scam is public but the problem seems to be that most people just follow literally close their eyes or are afraid of looking into matters for themselves.
I will wear a mask because I have health issues. It is my responsibility to protect myself, not the government or other people’s responsibility. It is possible for me to protect myself from others without restrictions on others and since they didn’t create this pandemic, the burden shouldn’t be on them. You could have laws that they can’t knowingly spread the virus by not social distancing and not getting tested if they come down with symptoms, but beyond that our freedom of movement shouldn’t be infringed beyond what we know now about this virus.
Yes, that’s what need in this country more laws, seriously this is way out of hand and we DON’T NEED ANYMORE LAWS! What about all the people who get the flu every year but still come to work snd infect eveyone around them because they can’t afford to stay home because they don’t get medical insurance at their job or can’t afford it, are you going to send them to jail for that too?? This whole thing is ridiculous and while the virus is real the hype and the scare of how “dangerous” it is, is just false and the… Read more »
I have read that a very high percentage of those infected either have no symptoms at all or else very mild symptoms. Those suffering from diseases like diabetes and heart conditions may get sicker than most others.
Well Said, As an Old RN, I feel the Masks are making People touch their Faces to Move and Adjust the Mask More often than not!! Tell me what good are we Doing, by Wearing a Mask??
Plus it’s hot and while sweating, you pull the mask off to wipe off the sweat. So you’re touching your face. No one has made clear to me what scratching my nose or forehead has to do with anything. Apparently everything in the world is covered with germs that we are getting on our faces. If that is true and germs are EVERYWHERE AND COMPLETELY UNAVOIDABLE there should be hundreds of people dying every single our in every single city in the world.
We are all going to die at any second!!!
Farmers and ranchers, at least we old timers build healthy immune systems to most all you can think of…we have to because of dust, and worse now with the Killer Trails, touching and working with livestock, machinery, etc.
The Chem Trails will kill you faster than this little, non threatening virus…I wear a mask for that reason…when masks were all sold out and I was without for a couple of weeks, the left lung, as before, starts bleeding and hurting.
Protecting in what way and from what? Do you know for a fact that you are infected? Do you have symptoms? Do yourself a favor and stop living with a Phantom virus. You’re just fine. How often have you contracted the flu? A cold? Your body has a built-in memory system that has learned how to fight off so many types of viruses…. without the use or”uselessness” of a mask. Trust that God knew what He was doing when He created your amazing system. Have trust.. not fear.
1.7% lowered risk of infecting others. 50% risk of contracting a fatal form of the virus from inhaling it repeatedly with a lowered immune system.
Forcing everyone to wear masks causes more deaths than it prevents.
Because Math!
Your kind can only think in slogans and buzzwords after all.
we know,that the covid-19,is a Communist Platform,,for Global Enslavement,planned long time ago and first published in 2010, by Rockefeller Foundation describing the “deadly” virus as a Common cold”,less deadly,than Influenza,just check: lockstep/rockefeller
Every surgeon in America uses a mask when operating, albeit not the N95, and probably has for a century. And not just the surgeon but everyone else in the operating room helping during a surgery.
Amazing to me that people have to be told something that should be completely obvious. The surgeon has cut through the skin of the patient, “breaching” the protective barrier and exposing the patient to whatever is in the environment. Patients are then completely vulnerable. Surgical masks protect patients from the plethora of germs travelling along with the air emitting during the breathing and talking of the surgical team.
Yes, that is a very safe assumption. Healthy people across the board should have no problem. The hypoxic argument regarding surgical masks is a weak one at best.
Yes it is safe for healthy people. I wear one all day, everyone in the operating room wears them, not just the surgeon. No one gets hypoxia from wearing a mask. That is ridiculous. Look at the study quoted in this crap article. It’s a “preliminary” abstract, no data, and no follow up in peer reviewed journal since 2008. It’s baloney.
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You should have a little more respect for a highly-esteemed neurosurgeon like Dr. Russell Blaylock. His medical opinions are researched and backed up by a lifetime of experience. You may debate with him, but not out of ignorance. His work stands, whether you like it or not.
It is known that if the group does not agree with the study, even though it is scientific and factual, that they will “blacklist” it and refuse peer review. Just because something has not been peer reviewed does not mean that it is not true!
John—the studies prior to 2019 tell a different story. And these new studies and analyses by highly respected scientists like Dr. Blaylock confirm their results. The sham study from 2020 that the msm cited and promoted that supports your hypothesis involved less than 30 people who were measured for 1 hour. Look at the details of the studies—masks were never meant to be worn as people are expected to wear them now, and of course they are going to cause health issues. There were a lot of sham studies during Covid, a lot of lying with statistics and creative counting… Read more »
Correct, however they wear the surgical masks because they are in a sterile environment, and the mask prevents the patient from getting infected during the operation. The surgeon is not wearing the mask to prevent themselves from catching something from the patient.
Have you checked the updated CDC website? Asymptomatic carriers are not a thing. It’s been proven that the only people transmitting the virus are those who are symptomatic. Please don’t go spreading false comments.
Yup BSI Body Substance Isolation. I’m an ex Fire Fighter we wear PPE because we are protecting ourselves from the patient and protecting the patient from us also. Not saying we healthcare workers have stuff but it’s widely know in Calif. that BSI is not only for us but the patient as well.
Here is what the world renowned surgeon dr. Steven Gundry who conducted cardiac surgery research in the 1990s and was a pioneer in infant heart transplant surgery says about face masks: “the surgical mask that I wear in the operating room DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST VIRAL TRANSMISSION, IT’S TOTALLY PERMEABLE TO VIRUSES. It was designed to actually prevent bacteria from contaminating wounds, and quite frankly it doesn’t do a very good job of that either. A study in England with surgeons with and without masks found that there was actually less infections in the group without the mask than with… Read more »
But, they also take them off periodically …. sometimes during surgery….sometimes after each surgery…their brain functions and ability shut down just as others have no doubt shared with you.
True at some level. Please let me introduce a different perspective. Doctors have used masks since medical school and I believe people can get used to it and bodies will adapt. For example, South Korean civilians, especially young children have been using N95 masks for over a decade for almost on a daily basis, not just when they have the flu because of all the pollution blowing down from China’s factories. Have you seen how bad the pollution in Beijing gets on some days? They had news footages of people loosing their dogs while letting them off the leash in… Read more »
Lee, your perspective is absolutely antithetical to the American Constitution and rule of law. Nobody in America has the right to demand and I wear – or not wear – a face mask. If you want to live in a Technocratic state where the god of science makes all decisions for you, then you can go do that. It isn’t going to happen in America.
There is no god of science and you live in a country where there are rules you need to follow, they are called laws. Under medical emergencies these laws can be imposed by governments either state or federal and by individual businesses.
The purpose of laws is to protect individual rights and First Principles’ freedom, not to violate those rights. Bad laws violate rights and are null and void in America, a country founded not on the greater good, but on your individual rights.
How convenient. The article itself makes a “scientific” case for why people needn’t wear masks. You don’t want to wear a mask, so this particular “scientific” interpretation is okay with you, and there’s no reason to resort to the Constitution and freedom arguments. But another “scientific” argument is made, one that doesn’t comport with how you want to act, and you resort to the freedom argument rather than even attempt to debunk the opposing argument. Fascinating.
Do you really think that my role at Technocracy News & Trends is to debunk somebody else’s “science”? Be my guest, though, if you have time. The constitutional argument stands either way, for it pre-existed all of this.
Especially the latter.
They complain how we don’t want to wear masks and are selfish.
But there can be no doubt they enjoy being petty control freaks and terrorizing small children and making everyone miserable. They enjoy this nightmare.
Getting them to shut up would give us a chance to stop the technocrats.
I’ve meekly worn mine. I’m sick of it, but the Experts will never give the okay to remove them. This is not temporary–unless we make it so. I’m convincing others of this in my opening neighborhood.
So, if that is how you want to live, move to Asia and wear your muzzle. I have an excellent immune system, and refuse to get “used” to something that will destroy it.
I agree, but usually if the media does not tell the right things most people will not believe what is out on the net. Our president needs to have this info and tell us if it is the truth. I am very “high” risk. Heart disease is major killer of women baby boomers. We need more but most of all CORRECT information in papers and on TV.
he didn’t picking a judge is more important the media never tells you the truth never your pres. over 70 he knows all about risk anyone with a little grey matter left but not if they wear mask knows the basics of biology you need oxygen to stay alive check Gods word to ignorance is never bliss
“this thing” is nothing. Or, to be more precise, it is a harmful, evil hoax perpetrated by tools taking their orders from Bill Gates and his superclass, as Peter Phillips explains in “Giants.”
I am sick
It’s from wear mask
Oxygen deprivation
Raised my bp
Increased heart rate
Nausea
GI tract malfunctions
This article is all I’ve been saying about masks, but has no technology to Bk it up
THANK YOU ???????? for speaking up!!!
this is exactly why i’m agaisnt gas mask for firefighter and military mask reduce the space available to breath and so lower oxygen level. And with gasmask it’s even worse !
According to the CDC masks reduce the spread by 1.7% indoors. But a study I looked at showed mask wearing led to as much as 50% increase in Covid fatalities. (Though some may have been from other respiratory diseases.) IMHO masks aren’t worth it.
I am commenting now on Sept. 9th. Your point of lowering oxygen levels. The news in our area since we have had mask mandates since March 2020, that this new so called Delta is so much worse. People getting it have low oxygen levels, PROBABLY BEFORE THEY GOT SICK and are being hospitalized. Just saying~
Copy and Paste much? “so-called COVID-19 pandemic”
4TimesAYear
May 12, 2020 2:51 am
I get migraines. Even glasses on the bridge of my nose can cause or aggravate one. I also have some sinus issues that a mask would just add to. I’ll pass.
Same here. I can’t even wear a scarf lightly around my face on a cold day. And forget hats. I love them, but can’t wear them! Keep the muzzles.
Paul Panza
May 12, 2020 5:53 am
Another problem with choosing the dust mask type is that they come with an aluminum nose pinch capability. I have had a reaction on my nose from long term use. The metal reacts to the body as it is an element looking to bind with tissue. The result is I have continual skin impairment to healing from sores and skin tag growth.
Dust masks are non woven,wear easily and make you sweaty.this allows the metal to affect your skin. Dust masks are molded and you can’t wear them inside out. You obviously don’t have to wear one of these regularly or you wouldn’t think yourself so funny. It easy to be callous to issues you dont have to deal with.
Incorrect. My son has the same allergy and his skin reacts to the aluminum in belt buckles. Skin contact is not necessary.
Shanna
May 12, 2020 1:13 pm
I rarely engage in these discussions, as I realize I will not change anyone’s mind. You believe what you believe and that’s why you read this. But I can’t pass this one by. This is FLAT OUT IRRESPONSIBLE. Why should you care what I have to say? Well for one I am a doctor as well, I live in NYC, and I am taking care of these incredibly sick people. This thing is real, and it is scary. This is ridiculous. Wearing a regular mask does not put you in any danger. Surgeons and anesthesiologists wear them every day. And… Read more »
You say that you are a doctor, but we cannot verify that and you don’t present your case like a doctor might. In any case, if you don’t like what Blaylock says about the information he cites, then bring forth YOUR evidence.
If you read the first reference that was cited in this article, it says that in eight out of nine cases, masks did reduce the risk of SARS infections. So Blaylock’s statement that influenza studies are the best facsimile is false, and cites the evidence against himself. He correctly read, and stated, that masks do not help against influenza, but that is not the threat being defended against here.
Not Exactly. “There are limited data on the use of masks and respirators to reduce transmission of influenza. A systematic review was undertaken to help inform pandemic influenza guidance in the United Kingdom. The initial review was performed in November 2009 and updated in June 2010 and January 2011. Inclusion criteria included randomised controlled trials and quasi‐experimental and observational studies of humans published in English with an outcome of laboratory‐confirmed or clinically‐diagnosed influenza and other viral respiratory infections. There were 17 eligible studies. Six of eight randomised controlled trials found no significant differences between control and intervention groups (masks with… Read more »
Anna C – the link you tried to post was not allowed because it is pure trash journalism that accuses Dr. Blaylock of being a quack. If you believe this article, then you don’t belong here. Alternatively, if you are searching for the truth, then you must learn how to discern truth from fiction from malicious hit jobs.
Patrick. I guess you know that some people don’t want the truth. They are too dedicated to bickering and debating about everything. They will only believe the lies, half-truths and propaganda that they have been spoon fed since birth. That’s why those types of people will be sent a strong delusion that they should believe a lie as stated in the Book Of Thessalonians. I don’t expect people to believe the truth about anything when they reject the truth, the salvation and the wisdom of God. To each his own.
shes special cause she’s doctor in NY ask her if she does abortions she doesn’t know much about oxygen they r all evil in NY’s ignorant work for Cuomo drug pushers doctors specially NY’s i am a doctor And God is the Great Physician AND they DEFINITY don’t FOLLOW HIS NATURAL LAW
One point of contention: Perhaps you missed the fact that it is the N95 mask that was found to lower oxygen levels as much as 20%, when worn for hours? Last time I was in an operating room, the surgeon and anesthesiologist were wearing surgical masks, not N95 masks…big difference. Surgical masks are not N95 equivalent. It would appear prudent to caution people against wearing N95 masks for extended periods.
I am not a doctor, I work in a healthfood store, and i can tell you from personal experience of having to wear a mask for 8 STRAIGHT hours a day (while stocking shelves, answering phones, helping customers, moving around in a fast pace work environment for 8 hours) has put a noticeable damper on my own immunity. I have had to leave work early now several times over the last month because of dizziness and feeling like i am going to faint. Now, i do not wear a mask if i do not need to, and try to avoid… Read more »
Gooo girl! I was attacked by two ppl last night when I briefly lifted it to take a Breath..it really bothers My breathing and this research article is very refreshing!
Currently in the same situation. I have chronic sinus problems. Terrible inflammation to the point my nasal cavity can completely close off and I can only breath through my mouth. My employer? Doesn’t give a sh*t. I have to wear the mask or lose my job and this just for appearances – customers complained so profit and appearances over employee health and well being. Really tired of these irrational, frightened, “compassionate” people judging, condemning, and using assumptive reasoning to remove my rights to decide what is best for my health. I would like to observe the surgeon or CEO wear… Read more »
Each time I see grocery workers or other people who have to wear masks all day, I feel truly terrible and so sorry for them appreciating I do not have to do that due to the nature of my work. Each time I feel like I want to tell them to take off their masks and breathe (but never do, I guess I am not courageous enough to deal with those rabid people around). That said, a member of my family had a mini-stroke from just one full day of constant mask-wearing during travel (had underlying lung problem). It really… Read more »
Yes, there comes ‘authority’ and tells us it is wrong information. Of course research says info is true but mr. Doctor says it is not. On the other hand mr. Doctor believes in evidence based medicine which is based on research. Riiiight.
I have COPD—I can’t breathe with a MASK on. It (the MASK) restricts my breathing. Please try to be more Patient aware. My son (42) is a type one Diabetic, my granddaughter(20) is also a Type One Diabetic. We three NEED understanding from M.D.’s and the general public. We each have –ONE—Mask. Reusing a MASK is not healthy–. So, by your reasoning we should re wear our MASKS-it’s ok if we get sick????
That’s another thing many don’t have enough masks and no alcohol either to disinfect it..so Not wearing it would be healthier..than Spreading germs w a Used mask! HELLO!
Dear Jane please take your masks and put them out in the direct sunlight it kills the virus in less than ten minutes.The US undersecretary revealed this scientific report 2wks ago. Healing blessings to you and your loved ones in the name of the Lord ????????????????
No, she needs to NOT wear a mask AT ALL. To heck with this horrible, outrageous invasion of our very bodies, and the violence against those who cannot wear.
This whole fiasco was SUPPOSED to protect the sick and elderly. “You just want grandma to die,” the hairdresser fearing homelessness was told.
But the same sanctimonious advocates of this endless insanity are fine with crowding infected people into nursing homes and terrorizing those with health issues who pass out from masks.
Are you telling me, as an educated doctor, who went to medical school, and has a medical degree, that you believe the spread of this virus can be PREVENTED? In what instance throughout all of human history has this EVER occurred? We’ve had antibacterial soaps and sanitizers and flu vaccines for how many years? How many seasons have we ever prevented the flu? -None. You don’t prevent a virus, you deal with it. The more people that get infected, the sooner the effects of the virus are diminished. The people that are going to die from it, are going to… Read more »
O educated doctor, who went to […] school, I’m glad you’ve written this, but I think in the rich and interesting sentence “Your immune system is the ONLY 100% full-proof thing we have to fight against this.” you meant ‹foolproof›. Also, to get rid of an unwanted steering element in the sentence, ‹possess› ought to be substituted for ‹have›. I am a doctor of words!
I’m sorry Shanna but you simply won’t be able to keep out the millions of viruses that fill the world around us. And nor should you want to. This very healthy exchange keeps our immune systems strong.
She may be a doctor. The medical field is full of liars or–at best–mindless conformists who are “just following orders” even if they suspect the orders are killing people.
Each time when I hear how they want to lock everyone down to hide from every virus on the planet, I think about reading the history of some Caribbean islands (Hawaii I think had the same fate), which is that their local populations died out with the arrival of the Europeans not because they were killed, but because Europeans brought the diseases with them for which the locals had no immunity. So what for european settlers was just a regular cold or flu, for the locals was a deadly disease. And that’s what we were always told before about young… Read more »
I am not living in a bubble because some people are afraid. Do video has a 98.5% survival rate. Stop the mask crazyness. If you are afraid, you stay home. Leave the rest if us alone.
The phone-drones and ill-informed/local government-forced businesses are coercing us into having to wear those stupid masks just to function. I refuse to show my compliance to the Democrat Steal-the-Election campaign, I will not be forced to comply, and that’s all it is – coerced/forced compliance to a political leftist agenda disguised as a pandemic. Drs. Fauci and Birx are Democrats, they keep moving the goal posts closer to November. Fauci originally discouraged masks, but now that it’s apparent that they can discourage natural immunity, he’s pushing for masks 24/7. In Ohio, our anti-Trump RINO governor DeWine was slapped-down by a… Read more »
The mask I keep in my vehicle hanging from the rearview, the one I have not worn but once when I was ordered to at an appt. with my cancer surgeon (whom I was not able to effectively communicate with prior to Operation COVID-19) who advised me that “You wear your mask to protect me and I wear mine to protect you” and who, when I voiced my distress over having to wear it, stated “Well, get used to it because it is not going away” has written upon its face in black Sharpie marker “FORCED COMPLIANCE”.
“It is not going away.”
He’s a doctor. How many of the non medical populace realize this?
This lack of transparency–and in some cases deception–makes me afraid of doctors now.
I realize my fear is irrational to some degree. But why should we trust them?
And many are refusing the “vaccine” while urging it upon the public too.
The issue is you are putting tubes in people to treat the wrong symptoms. Have you not read 9 out of 10 on intubation don’t come out. It isn’t Covid killing people, history will show it was a lack of knowledge and malpractice that caused so many deaths in NY due to intubation and anesthetic errors. I do not doubt you are doing the best you can under the circumstances, and your job has protocols but are we thinking critically about what is going on and why has NYS have so many deaths compared to other NATIONS… yet alone other… Read more »
Thanks Shanna. To support your rebuttal of Dr Blaylock, here is the most recent study I can find: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2 It does NOT use influenza as a proxy. The study includes coronavirus, rhinovirus and influenza in the cohort. Detection of aerosols is clearly flattened when the infected wears a surgical mask. Just look at the data. Surgical masks work. I agree with you that you’ll never convince people otherwise in any online discussion. Cognitive dissonance. Lots of people don’t even bother to cover their cough with their hand, much less their elbow, much MUCH less with a surgical mask. It could… Read more »
People have to be responsible for their own health it is not the Governments job to tell what’s best for me. If you are a Dr. Than you realize that there are A LOT of Doctors out there and Many have different opinions and depending upon the facts you look at you make your decision, it’s not a one size fit all population different drugs work differently on different people, that’s why there is different reasons why you need to be your own advocate. I will not just fall in line I will however ask questions, thats why GOD gave… Read more »
It amazes me that you supposedly work in the medical field and you do not know that Viruses are NOT transmitted thru the air! While bacteria and germs Can, Viruses Cannot! There are Many types of corona viruses and we all have viruses inside of us… they are what cleanse and purge the toxins from our bodies (that’s why people get colds/flu). Since viruses do NOT spread thru the air; this mask wearing and social distancing is nothing more than the governments carrying out their Agenda 21 & 30. It was posted in The New England Journal of Medicine in… Read more »
Have you seen the newer updates from the CDC? They have found that asymptomatic transmission of the virus does not occur. The only people spreading Covid-19 are those with symptoms and they should be staying home.
Please don’t go spreading this false information about unknowingly killing others. It’s not a thing.
Αἰσθάνομαι ‘I feel’. You seem to think that anæsthesiologist is an improved form of anæsthesist, but it isn’t.
Elle
May 12, 2020 2:19 pm
Amazing. My family and I were discussing this 2-weeks ago because we have refused to wear a mask unless we are ill. AND here it is in black and white. THANKS PATRICK! In fact, the research doesn’t cover all the problems that can occur from long term mask wearing. There’s more, much more. I’ll not get into that here as I have no public research to share.
He doesn’t know if he is and you don’t know if he isn’t.
So you’re just going to take a chance, the same as you have every year for however old you are.
How do you know that asymptomatic people actually spread the disease? The media says it a lot, but the actual studies done on it have all been inconclusive.
Go to the WHO website and read the FAQ regarding this. They basically have no evidence of asymptomatic spread just “a few reported cases…” with no real evidence. It’s sickening the lies and disinfo people spread when all you have to do is read it straight from the horses mouth.
If I am contagious and I touch my face or my mask I will spread germs. If I wear a mask on my face it will collect some germs (some will still escape) and make it easier for me to get them on my hands and spread them. At the end of the day, if I am contagious and I breath, I will spread germs. Your best defense is to boost your immune sytem so that you too will be asymptomatic.
Patrick Hanna
May 13, 2020 5:41 am
It is not true that no studies have been done to test the effectiveness of masks against the virus that causes Covid=19. There was a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine a month ago where researchers in South Korea determined that this virus readily passes through both cloth and surgical masks, making them completely ineffective at stopping transmission of the virus.
I am a former military nuclear, biological, chemical specialist. I already knew the masks were all ineffective. Thank you very much for this highly informative article.
Knowledge is power!!
Yeah brad, please don’t be stupid. Surgeons wear a mask in surgery and I’m sure that sometime, shortly thereafter, they remove the mask, instead of wearing it to drive alone in their car and other idiotic reasons to keep it on all day
Doesn’t look like the disinformation and fearmongering regarding covid19 will ever go away. I’ve talked to some folks who are looking forward to a coronovirus vaccine. None has prevented or cured any diseases yet to my knowledge. I believe Dr. Blaylock is correct on the possible dangers of wearing a face mask for hours on end day after day after day. It’s unfortunate that some folks will have to learn the hard way on this issue. For those who are mandated to wear a face mask due to a medical, job, state or local ordinance. I highly recommend ordering the… Read more »
Andrew
May 14, 2020 6:52 pm
Folks, it’s simple. No one reading any comment anywhere on any website has ever had their minds changed unilaterally by the musings of others. Everything has become politicized to oppositional extremes, and those of us in the middle are derided as ignorant/indifferent. Does wearing a mask work in every circumstance, for everyone, all the time? No. Does it physically hurt you if someone wears one around you? No. Then leave us/them alone. If you don’t want to wear one, and a businesses requires it, shop elsewhere. If your government entity requires it, then stand up for for your beliefs and… Read more »
It’s not a personal choice if people are not told the consequences, which they are currently not being told. OSHA have regulations on masks and chemical that everyone has seemed to throw by the wayside. One of our local grocery stores continually sprays the conveyors at the cash wrap without wiping and mops continuously to the point where you are envelloped in cleaning fumes at the door. After 20 minutes my nose was dripping and I started a sinus headache. The workers are doing 8 hour shifts wearing masks that put a strain on their respiratory system and breathing cleaning… Read more »
It’s not a choice for almost everyone who is employed in Ohio. With a few exceptions, every business whether it’s retail, restaurants, or other services, require their employees to wear masks all day long. My daughter is a hairstylist and she will have to wear a facemask for her 8-12 hour shifts, four days a week. I’m very concerned about the negative health effects this will have on her, as well as on other family members who must wear a facemask for many hours a day working in the restaurant industry. This practice could go on for months, possibly years,… Read more »
Was at the salon the other day. All are required to wear a mask. I heard a stylist call for help and call 911. Her client had passed out from wearing a mask. I live near an elderly population and they’re always driving alone with masks on.
can Dr Blaylock please respond to the late April 2020 “debunking” that Facebook automatically appends to shares of his argument? I see his post is dated May 11, so clearly Facebook has automatically blacklisted his op-ed here.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, facebook will not allow a response any more than they will allow his article. Facebook is not an information source it is a propaganda machine strictly controlled and policed to manipulate social narrative. Wake up and find a new network and delete your acount with this socially invasive and free speech crippling organisation. Spreely, mewe, linkedin are some that come to mind. Facebook only have the power that you give them and by having an account you are funding their censorship and ‘book burning’.
this is the link Facebook automatically routes you to when you click “learn why” on the black-out window it places over all shares of Dr Blaylock’s op-ed:
It saddens me that Facebook censored this and deemed it as untrue as it goes against the current CDC recommendations. I quoted and cited parts of it and shared how to find this article. So annoying.
Facebook is a propaganda machine and as long as you take part you are funding their efforts. There are alternatives to facebook. Spreely, mewe, linkedin to name a few.
Something I’ve wondered about since day one are the eyes. They are susceptible to the droplets and infection via fingers. Why no mention of eye coverings? Not that I want to wear something or that I even would but why no mention of it from the experts?
Because it would bely the fact that face coverings are of little use. I’m sorry I don’t have the reference but I did read an article saying that most of the spreading of this virus is by touching of the face and eyes and then touching other surfaces. The masks become collectors that facilitate the spread.
Kelly Miner
May 16, 2020 7:41 am
This is not accurate. I work as a CRNA in a community hospital and we wear masks all day every day in the operating room. Prior to SARS CoV-2 and depending on the case we may wear N95/N99 masks. Now we wear an N95 all day for at least 8 hours and sometimes greater than 12 hours with very few breaks. We’re doing fine. Yes, the straps are annoying and it does get old but it’s what we do per the guidelines of our professional organization. Why do we do it? Because they work. Plain and simple. Masks work. On… Read more »
Sorry Kelly, but in this case a neurosurgeon trumps a CRNA. You can have your opinion but Blaylock has the science and experience that far exceeds yours. The point of this article is not to polarize, but to give people the tools to make their own rational decision as to wearing or not to wear.
Most of the studies here are speaking specifically to hypoxia and immunosuppression. HOWEVER, the hypoxia cited in these journal articles is not due to wearing a mask. In fact, the only one cutting an adverse outcome from wearing PPE was the article linked to headaches.
To extrapolate legitimate scientific data to wearing PPE is ridiculous and dangerous, given this man’s title. Reporting to the AMA seems like a good step, IMO.
Annie Driscoll
May 16, 2020 6:52 pm
Help! My mask is hurting my lungs! I don’t want to be labeled selfish or ignorant for not wearing a mask, I care about others fear BUT… I CAN tell you that the masks make me sick!!! I wear one for 8 hours straight two days a week and it is having a negative impact on my lungs and gut! ???? Is it possible that my SIBO causing me to breathe out more hydrogen and methane gas may be that is aggravating asthma that was dormant for years until I had covid (in early March pre-testing) I’m not sure but… Read more »
If you have already had COVID and recovered, you shouldn’t have to wear a mask.
James Mooney
May 16, 2020 9:43 pm
Well, it’s a debate but the smartest thing to do is to strengthen the immune system: D, Zinc, C, Manganese, NAC, L-glutathione and a multivitamin/mineral. Sun will also make D. Also, exercise and good sleep. And good nutrition. Plenty of fruit and veggies – but starch – a polysaccharide, protein, and fat are also important, despite health gurus. The only really bad food is too much sugar. When I go out I also suck on a zinc lozenge.
Wandering Citizen
May 17, 2020 2:26 am
I cancelled an appointment to get my hair cut because the stylist said she and her staff were wearing masks. “Call me when you stop wearing masks,” I replied. I want to have human contact, normal human contact, and not be treated like a leper.
Tell people.
Please do not wear a mask in my presence. I NEED TO SEE YOUR SMILE!
Ralph
May 17, 2020 3:08 am
So why are doctors and nurses working 12 hour+ shifts still wearing them? As a mechanic woking in a dusty factory I’ve been wearing N95 masks for 30 years and never experienced this. Even if it were true wouldn’t 80,000 head aches be better than 80,000 deaths.
Twitter blocked me for 3 days for sharing this article. So I reposted to my other Twitter account that has more followers Haha. Then it’s Goodbye Twitter. Hello Flote.com.
Paul Ashley
May 17, 2020 4:34 pm
Facebook is suppressing links to this article. It forces you to intentionally show the link or have them explain why “independent fact-checkers” have judged it to be “false information”. FB’s short “explanation” is that “Wearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system”, both of which are simply opposing opinions. But of course, we can’t have any opposing views, can we?
Sherry Putney
May 17, 2020 5:42 pm
When I tried to share this on facebook it was blocked immediately. Immediate censorship!!!
facebook has always been like this. I joined it years go and almost immediately left it forever.
Peter F.
May 17, 2020 5:50 pm
*Sorry if this is a duplicate posting. I don’t remember if I posted this question already.
My only question for Dr. Blaylock is…….Are masks at all beneficial for short, temporary usage such as going to the supermarket to “lessen the chance” that you might get infected or that you might infect someone else, especially since we know that there COULD BE people walking around who might have the virus but don’t even know it?
Beth
May 17, 2020 7:55 pm
Facebook is flagging as false. So many doctors are being censored.
philip lewis
May 17, 2020 9:05 pm
FaceBook are censoring this as “Containg flase information”, though I don’t see any myself.
Alejandra
May 18, 2020 6:41 am
Greetings from Chile. I have published this article in my faceb and they block it as False information.I know it is not false info. I’m only making you know what happens with this publication. Dr. could sue for defamation, I think. I offer to translate it into Spanish.
Corona mask: President of Germany There are many so-called “corona restrictions” in Germany. Disobedience can be punished with fines up to 50.000 Euro. The police often use force against disobedient people, even against older persons. In shops, in public buildings, in hospitals etc., you are normally required to wear a mask. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is President of Germany. On May 14th 2020, he visited the “Corona-clinic” in Berlin. In his speech, he critized the “conspiracy theorists”, the “vaccine opponents” etc. In this video, Steinmeier, still wearing his mask, uttered his “respect” for the work in this Corona-clinic. After that, he gave… Read more »
Those who are not and who refuse to become yes-men do not become the – largely figurehead – president of the German Federal Republic. In fact, they don’t usually become anything at all worth worrying about. There are still remains of the Anglo-Saxon attempt after 1945 to change Germany into something different, but the battle has, I think, been lost; time will tell. N. B. I am not trying to suggest that the Nazis invented the concept of the yes-man, but just that the latter was extremely useful to them.
We live in a CA town of 16k with rural surrounding us. I can’t get over the number of people walking outside on a trail in the middle of nowhere wearing masks. I’ll also see people riding their bikes and even driving their cars with a mask on. Have they been so indoctrinated that they can’t see the foolishness?
Mary Traurig
May 19, 2020 5:22 pm
Thank you Thank you Dr Blaylock!!!!! Finally someone who is digging a little deeper regarding the complications these masks may be causing. I’d like to elaborate more in regards to “ESSENTIAL ENDURANCE WORKERS”. This is a phrase I have coined based on my own research. My references are these workers ages 20-60+. But first my own story and why I started the research. My name is Mary and I am very healthy and active 50 year old. I have not even been sick in almost 20 years, I am extremely healthy. I’ve had maybe 5 headaches in my entire life… Read more »
I just want to let you know that when I see one of you wearing a mask, I THINK YOUR THOUGHTS AFTER YOU. I care about what these mandates are doing to you. I am helpless to help, or do anything about it, so if you have any ideas about what I can do to help, please let me know. I will tell you that if you wear a mask in front of me, I do not want you to wear a mask in my presence. I NEED TO SEE YOUR SMILE. And I hope that this insanity ends before… Read more »
Even if the masks did help to prevent the transmission of the virus, the effect of lowering oxygen levels could interfere with brain function. I’d want my surgeon to be able to think clearly while he was operating on me! Also, I know from experience lower levels of oxygen can cause the inability to move as well or as quickly as one would otherwise be able to. I agree, we need to take our chances (even the at-risk, one of which I am) to get this thing under control.
I am as well. Masks don’t ensure safety. Was at a checkout last week and could not understand the cashier due to the mask she was wearing. We both leaned in closer – she around the brand new plexiglass protector – and neither of their new, expensive, panic-driven “solutions” would have protected either of us if either of us had the virus.
Then don’t do that.
At least one pharmacy requires a face mask to enter the store. I had put the mask below my chin until I got to the door of the store. And I kept the mask below my nose so I could actually breathe.
you should have worn it like a hat, just to see their faces , it really needs to be ridiculed…
There is a guy wears a screen mask. You can clearly see his mouth and nose. No one said anything about it.
tthat is good idea
Mosquito mask: http://www.ruralsurvival.life/masks.html
I’ve done that while wearing my “There’s Poison in the Tap water ” t shirt. Fluoride doesn’t help people’s brain function. Or their IQs. The dude at the front door told me to have a nice day.
you missed the absurdity of the situation…as we know there is NO THREAT from this virus that even the CDC has just announced is no more dangerous than the FLU, and death numbers are 0.26%, so why all this BS, or maybe you are one of the mask wearing sheeple and just LOVE to show you believe all what these philanthropists tell you on the Fake News sites.?
Hi Rodney, Could you send that CDC announcement to me please. Haven’t heard of it. Thank You
Find it yourself sheeple.
We should let the COVID just run through the entire US so we can get herd inmunity as quickly as possible, like Sweden and Brazil. How many would that be? 330 million Americans? Big deal, that’s hardly any people. It’s the old people anyway. The young people are suffering. “Deaths of despair” people hundreds of thousands of people are dying of suicides, drug overdoses, and loneliness, maybe even millions of Americans are dying of the deaths of despair. What’s the big deal with 100k deaths from the COVID in 2 months. The faster the better. It will get us to… Read more »
You are, obviously, not a Trump supporter. Your entire sick, moronic, post reeks of liberal left crap. Nice try, though.
anybody who still believe in 2 party system is brain dead,recently trump said:; Masks are Patriotic,the senile one said: mandatory masks,so here you are
and your soon to be new Commander in Thief just said “I never wear a mask when I go out! Only when I know a camera is following me! So there YOU are
The POS thinks deaths of loneliness and suicides are a joke.
As I understand it, most are not being tested to see if the mask is actually helpful or harmful for a specific individual. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
Russell Blaylock, MD
Bravoo
trump said,that masks are PATRIOTIC,voow,10 million killed babies,is no concern of anybody
For the older people there are natural remedies that can help such as vitamins A, C and D, zinc, magnesium, selenium which help strengthen the immune system which is what we should be doing. Other aspects are deep sleep, reducing stress (I would suggest avoid watching Mains stream media that promote panic). One of the worst things is quarantining which prevents people from connecting with friends and promotes much stress, not to mention the economic disaster which is causing much damage to the lives of people, families and small business owners. We are living madhouses and the ones running them… Read more »
100,000 dead in 3 months co-vin19: 30000 dead a year from flu. You have lost the ability to discern truth from fiction. Wear your mask and pray you won’t have learn the hard way that 100,000 dead is hardly “false news”
You are totally ignoring what Dr. Blaylock has said, and you contribute nothing but nonsensical rhetoric to the conversation. Nobody has said the COVID-19 is not real. If you think wearing face masks have no effect on your health, then wear them, but don’t try to shame anyone else of a different opinion, nor block them from having their own free choice in the matter.
Also, when each individual is free to buy or make their own mask in whichever way and with whatever materials they choose, it is farcical to suggest that science has anything to do with those masks helping to prevent any illness. Not only do the mask recommendations and mandates ignore studies that show masks to be potentially detrimental to one’s health, but the mandates also ignore the fact that the results of any studies that they claim might support the wearing of a mask would only pertain to the type of mask used in the study and the particular circumstances… Read more »
Read the disclaimers on the package – This mask does protect wearer from the Covid virus !!! They all have that warning on the label! Check it out!
Agreed,100%,minus the covid-19,please read my post above,Janko
numbers were falsified. They are going back and correcting death certificates. Keep up with the news.
Please read my reply to steve,above,thank You
LOL keep up w/factual news ,starting w/how they get THEIR numbers.
do you believe the junk you hear on the news ? If so you will believe anything. So IF you jump off a tall bridge you will kill the virus.
Things have taken a ghastly turn since March, April, May, June…it will take lock no load to save this country…but our youth have not learned what most of we past 35 have learned…the sacrifices, the blood shed for this country..brainwashed that socialism is the answer and will be the answer to all of their problems….Protocols of Zion, the 1700 version..it is all in play and unfortunately, if we do not find millions of you as are here to do what is necessary, we are done…I weep for our youth…
Agreed,covid is a communist platform for World Enslavement,and yes it will take and as in any civil wars,we will have no choice,to kill our own children,to save this Country
correct,100% fake,also 52 thousand,for diagnosing with Corona is a farce,you my read it post ,i reply to steve,up,thank You
Guess you do not read or understand..numbers inflated and toe tags do not truly identify what one dies from…Kalsipell, MT. do a google search for Dr. Bukacek (sp) we all need to be aware of what undertakers and the like to with a corpse.
multiply that by 97.5% and then you get the correct number,also remove $52 Thousand bonus,for quoting Corona for Hospital and the biggest is,that Nobel Winner,who created those tests said,clearly” NOT TO BE USED FOR INFECTION DISEASES,they test on EXOSOMES(Dr Andrew Kaufman MD) High level Pathologists in Europe cant find ONE patient,who died from this fake virus,the WHO,CDC,strongly discareging autopsies,CDC is a private vaccination Corporation for profit,listed on bradstreet ,as are 99% of all “government” agencies, Rockefeller Foundation in 2010,published 60 pages:: “scenarios for the future of technology and international development” Page 18 is: LOCKSTEP,Guarantee,Curfew”,read it,they are using Common Cold,as a… Read more »
Steve,
Recently the CDC proclaimed that 94% of the deaths you mentioned, did not die of Cov19 but from other causes they already dealing with, yet the MSM still uses the old numbers as bona-fide. 100,000 deaths vs 6,000 is a huge difference! Thats not even considering the absolute con job with the PCR test based on complete ignorance of a virus they’ve yet to isolate. Everything about this scam is public but the problem seems to be that most people just follow literally close their eyes or are afraid of looking into matters for themselves.
False data.
What an idiotic reaction!
I will wear a mask because I have health issues. It is my responsibility to protect myself, not the government or other people’s responsibility. It is possible for me to protect myself from others without restrictions on others and since they didn’t create this pandemic, the burden shouldn’t be on them. You could have laws that they can’t knowingly spread the virus by not social distancing and not getting tested if they come down with symptoms, but beyond that our freedom of movement shouldn’t be infringed beyond what we know now about this virus.
Yes, that’s what need in this country more laws, seriously this is way out of hand and we DON’T NEED ANYMORE LAWS! What about all the people who get the flu every year but still come to work snd infect eveyone around them because they can’t afford to stay home because they don’t get medical insurance at their job or can’t afford it, are you going to send them to jail for that too?? This whole thing is ridiculous and while the virus is real the hype and the scare of how “dangerous” it is, is just false and the… Read more »
I have read that a very high percentage of those infected either have no symptoms at all or else very mild symptoms. Those suffering from diseases like diabetes and heart conditions may get sicker than most others.
in the lockstep/rockefeller 2010 ,(page-18)they planned to use a common colds,as a deadly virus and they did
https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/#comment-63951
Well Said, As an Old RN, I feel the Masks are making People touch their Faces to Move and Adjust the Mask More often than not!! Tell me what good are we Doing, by Wearing a Mask??
Plus it’s hot and while sweating, you pull the mask off to wipe off the sweat. So you’re touching your face. No one has made clear to me what scratching my nose or forehead has to do with anything. Apparently everything in the world is covered with germs that we are getting on our faces. If that is true and germs are EVERYWHERE AND COMPLETELY UNAVOIDABLE there should be hundreds of people dying every single our in every single city in the world.
We are all going to die at any second!!!
Farmers and ranchers, at least we old timers build healthy immune systems to most all you can think of…we have to because of dust, and worse now with the Killer Trails, touching and working with livestock, machinery, etc.
and where ARE the biohazard disposal containers IF THIS entity is so dangerous ?
Yep and when they remove them…how many of these tiny virulets take off hell bent for election…worse if wind or a fan…just asking.
It’s a flu virus
I keep seeing that one is more dangerous than the other.
Wish we could get accurate information.
The Chem Trails will kill you faster than this little, non threatening virus…I wear a mask for that reason…when masks were all sold out and I was without for a couple of weeks, the left lung, as before, starts bleeding and hurting.
When you wear a mask, you are not protecting yourself from others, but protecting others from yourself.
Protecting in what way and from what? Do you know for a fact that you are infected? Do you have symptoms? Do yourself a favor and stop living with a Phantom virus. You’re just fine. How often have you contracted the flu? A cold? Your body has a built-in memory system that has learned how to fight off so many types of viruses…. without the use or”uselessness” of a mask. Trust that God knew what He was doing when He created your amazing system. Have trust.. not fear.
1.7% lowered risk of infecting others. 50% risk of contracting a fatal form of the virus from inhaling it repeatedly with a lowered immune system.
Forcing everyone to wear masks causes more deaths than it prevents.
Because Math!
Your kind can only think in slogans and buzzwords after all.
we know,that the covid-19,is a Communist Platform,,for Global Enslavement,planned long time ago and first published in 2010, by Rockefeller Foundation describing the “deadly” virus as a Common cold”,less deadly,than Influenza,just check: lockstep/rockefeller
I believe plexiglass has a little of a rough surface; if so, it absorbs the virus
Every surgeon in America uses a mask when operating, albeit not the N95, and probably has for a century. And not just the surgeon but everyone else in the operating room helping during a surgery.
Are you suggesting that because healthy surgeons wear masks in surgery that it is safe for all other healthy people to wear masks as well?
Healthy Surgeons wear masks in the OR to prevent their own spit and bacteria from contaminating a sterile environment.
Amazing to me that people have to be told something that should be completely obvious. The surgeon has cut through the skin of the patient, “breaching” the protective barrier and exposing the patient to whatever is in the environment. Patients are then completely vulnerable. Surgical masks protect patients from the plethora of germs travelling along with the air emitting during the breathing and talking of the surgical team.
Yes, that is a very safe assumption. Healthy people across the board should have no problem. The hypoxic argument regarding surgical masks is a weak one at best.
All the benefits,large or small,for not doing something with benefits equates to doing it.
No, Surgens wear the masks Bec cause they need to protect the patient’s OPEN WOUNDS from sweat and spit.
Yes it is safe for healthy people. I wear one all day, everyone in the operating room wears them, not just the surgeon. No one gets hypoxia from wearing a mask. That is ridiculous. Look at the study quoted in this crap article. It’s a “preliminary” abstract, no data, and no follow up in peer reviewed journal since 2008. It’s baloney.
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You should have a little more respect for a highly-esteemed neurosurgeon like Dr. Russell Blaylock. His medical opinions are researched and backed up by a lifetime of experience. You may debate with him, but not out of ignorance. His work stands, whether you like it or not.
It is known that if the group does not agree with the study, even though it is scientific and factual, that they will “blacklist” it and refuse peer review. Just because something has not been peer reviewed does not mean that it is not true!
It is clearly NOT safe. You missed everything he stated in the article! He’s not the only Doctor stating this and those are not the only sources.
John—the studies prior to 2019 tell a different story. And these new studies and analyses by highly respected scientists like Dr. Blaylock confirm their results. The sham study from 2020 that the msm cited and promoted that supports your hypothesis involved less than 30 people who were measured for 1 hour. Look at the details of the studies—masks were never meant to be worn as people are expected to wear them now, and of course they are going to cause health issues. There were a lot of sham studies during Covid, a lot of lying with statistics and creative counting… Read more »
Most surgeons now wear a plastic bubble mask as part of what’s frequently referred to as a “spacesuit”, not cloth or paper masks.
Correct, however they wear the surgical masks because they are in a sterile environment, and the mask prevents the patient from getting infected during the operation. The surgeon is not wearing the mask to prevent themselves from catching something from the patient.
Same reason the cdc is asking YOU to wear a mask, to slow spread of corona virus if you are an asymptomatic transmitter.
There are many studies that show the uselessness of any type of mask against the spread of a virus. The mask is not an effective barrier.
Have you checked the updated CDC website? Asymptomatic carriers are not a thing. It’s been proven that the only people transmitting the virus are those who are symptomatic. Please don’t go spreading false comments.
They also have physical side effects. The article addresses this.
This is not to prevent virus transmission. It is for universal precautions, well known medical protocol.
Yup BSI Body Substance Isolation. I’m an ex Fire Fighter we wear PPE because we are protecting ourselves from the patient and protecting the patient from us also. Not saying we healthcare workers have stuff but it’s widely know in Calif. that BSI is not only for us but the patient as well.
They do this to prevent dropping salivation or nose drops etc. into an open wound.
Well it sounds like this should be Reevaluated..something good must come out of this Lord have mercy!
Completely different circumstance! Every medical professional wears a mask when bodily fluids are involved or exposed.
Here is what the world renowned surgeon dr. Steven Gundry who conducted cardiac surgery research in the 1990s and was a pioneer in infant heart transplant surgery says about face masks: “the surgical mask that I wear in the operating room DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST VIRAL TRANSMISSION, IT’S TOTALLY PERMEABLE TO VIRUSES. It was designed to actually prevent bacteria from contaminating wounds, and quite frankly it doesn’t do a very good job of that either. A study in England with surgeons with and without masks found that there was actually less infections in the group without the mask than with… Read more »
But, they also take them off periodically …. sometimes during surgery….sometimes after each surgery…their brain functions and ability shut down just as others have no doubt shared with you.
True at some level. Please let me introduce a different perspective. Doctors have used masks since medical school and I believe people can get used to it and bodies will adapt. For example, South Korean civilians, especially young children have been using N95 masks for over a decade for almost on a daily basis, not just when they have the flu because of all the pollution blowing down from China’s factories. Have you seen how bad the pollution in Beijing gets on some days? They had news footages of people loosing their dogs while letting them off the leash in… Read more »
Lee, your perspective is absolutely antithetical to the American Constitution and rule of law. Nobody in America has the right to demand and I wear – or not wear – a face mask. If you want to live in a Technocratic state where the god of science makes all decisions for you, then you can go do that. It isn’t going to happen in America.
No shoes, no shirt, (no mask): no service.
Then they don’t get my service
And No business from me
Must wear mask, will not buy.
There is no god of science and you live in a country where there are rules you need to follow, they are called laws. Under medical emergencies these laws can be imposed by governments either state or federal and by individual businesses.
There are a few things that you do not understand: Scientism, Technocracy and the U.S. Constitution.
Then the government is required to declare “Martial Law” (military law) which was not done during this “pandemic” anywhere in the U.S.
I think ARMENIA JUST declared Martial Law !!!!!!!!!!!!!
The purpose of laws is to protect individual rights and First Principles’ freedom, not to violate those rights. Bad laws violate rights and are null and void in America, a country founded not on the greater good, but on your individual rights.
I have zero use for the nation State of America.
Rules should be ‘for’ people, not against them. And they should be for ‘all’ and not for a minority of parasites.
You are wrong to think this will ever end.
But you probably don’t care.
Enjoy your New Abnormal.
How convenient. The article itself makes a “scientific” case for why people needn’t wear masks. You don’t want to wear a mask, so this particular “scientific” interpretation is okay with you, and there’s no reason to resort to the Constitution and freedom arguments. But another “scientific” argument is made, one that doesn’t comport with how you want to act, and you resort to the freedom argument rather than even attempt to debunk the opposing argument. Fascinating.
Do you really think that my role at Technocracy News & Trends is to debunk somebody else’s “science”? Be my guest, though, if you have time. The constitutional argument stands either way, for it pre-existed all of this.
Some are rather rabid about either wearing or not wearing a mask. Then they attempt to guilt you to do the opposite.
Especially the latter.
They complain how we don’t want to wear masks and are selfish.
But there can be no doubt they enjoy being petty control freaks and terrorizing small children and making everyone miserable. They enjoy this nightmare.
Getting them to shut up would give us a chance to stop the technocrats.
I’ve meekly worn mine. I’m sick of it, but the Experts will never give the okay to remove them. This is not temporary–unless we make it so. I’m convincing others of this in my opening neighborhood.
So, if that is how you want to live, move to Asia and wear your muzzle. I have an excellent immune system, and refuse to get “used” to something that will destroy it.
https://oem.bmj.com/content/75/6/446
I agree, but usually if the media does not tell the right things most people will not believe what is out on the net. Our president needs to have this info and tell us if it is the truth. I am very “high” risk. Heart disease is major killer of women baby boomers. We need more but most of all CORRECT information in papers and on TV.
STOP USING ‹MEDIA› AS IF IT WERE A SINGULAR FORM!
On TV it may as well be.
With one or two exceptions.
he didn’t picking a judge is more important the media never tells you the truth never your pres. over 70 he knows all about risk anyone with a little grey matter left but not if they wear mask knows the basics of biology you need oxygen to stay alive check Gods word to ignorance is never bliss
“this thing” is nothing. Or, to be more precise, it is a harmful, evil hoax perpetrated by tools taking their orders from Bill Gates and his superclass, as Peter Phillips explains in “Giants.”
I am sick
It’s from wear mask
Oxygen deprivation
Raised my bp
Increased heart rate
Nausea
GI tract malfunctions
This article is all I’ve been saying about masks, but has no technology to Bk it up
THANK YOU ???????? for speaking up!!!
this is exactly why i’m agaisnt gas mask for firefighter and military mask reduce the space available to breath and so lower oxygen level. And with gasmask it’s even worse !
Even without the use of a mask, progressives ALREADY have a significant disability to use the brain God gave them.
According to the CDC masks reduce the spread by 1.7% indoors. But a study I looked at showed mask wearing led to as much as 50% increase in Covid fatalities. (Though some may have been from other respiratory diseases.) IMHO masks aren’t worth it.
I am commenting now on Sept. 9th. Your point of lowering oxygen levels. The news in our area since we have had mask mandates since March 2020, that this new so called Delta is so much worse. People getting it have low oxygen levels, PROBABLY BEFORE THEY GOT SICK and are being hospitalized. Just saying~
“So-called pandemic?” JFC…
Copy and Paste much? “so-called COVID-19 pandemic”
I get migraines. Even glasses on the bridge of my nose can cause or aggravate one. I also have some sinus issues that a mask would just add to. I’ll pass.
same here!
Same here. I can’t even wear a scarf lightly around my face on a cold day. And forget hats. I love them, but can’t wear them! Keep the muzzles.
Another problem with choosing the dust mask type is that they come with an aluminum nose pinch capability. I have had a reaction on my nose from long term use. The metal reacts to the body as it is an element looking to bind with tissue. The result is I have continual skin impairment to healing from sores and skin tag growth.
I think you have the mask on backwards.
Dust masks are non woven,wear easily and make you sweaty.this allows the metal to affect your skin. Dust masks are molded and you can’t wear them inside out. You obviously don’t have to wear one of these regularly or you wouldn’t think yourself so funny. It easy to be callous to issues you dont have to deal with.
The metal is on the outside, you were wearing it incorrectly or you had some dollar store reject mask
Incorrect. My son has the same allergy and his skin reacts to the aluminum in belt buckles. Skin contact is not necessary.
I rarely engage in these discussions, as I realize I will not change anyone’s mind. You believe what you believe and that’s why you read this. But I can’t pass this one by. This is FLAT OUT IRRESPONSIBLE. Why should you care what I have to say? Well for one I am a doctor as well, I live in NYC, and I am taking care of these incredibly sick people. This thing is real, and it is scary. This is ridiculous. Wearing a regular mask does not put you in any danger. Surgeons and anesthesiologists wear them every day. And… Read more »
You say that you are a doctor, but we cannot verify that and you don’t present your case like a doctor might. In any case, if you don’t like what Blaylock says about the information he cites, then bring forth YOUR evidence.
If you read the first reference that was cited in this article, it says that in eight out of nine cases, masks did reduce the risk of SARS infections. So Blaylock’s statement that influenza studies are the best facsimile is false, and cites the evidence against himself. He correctly read, and stated, that masks do not help against influenza, but that is not the threat being defended against here.
Not Exactly. “There are limited data on the use of masks and respirators to reduce transmission of influenza. A systematic review was undertaken to help inform pandemic influenza guidance in the United Kingdom. The initial review was performed in November 2009 and updated in June 2010 and January 2011. Inclusion criteria included randomised controlled trials and quasi‐experimental and observational studies of humans published in English with an outcome of laboratory‐confirmed or clinically‐diagnosed influenza and other viral respiratory infections. There were 17 eligible studies. Six of eight randomised controlled trials found no significant differences between control and intervention groups (masks with… Read more »
“When Dr. Fauci said people should not be wearing masks”
https://youtu.be/oLNBw7XCM4Q
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Anna C – the link you tried to post was not allowed because it is pure trash journalism that accuses Dr. Blaylock of being a quack. If you believe this article, then you don’t belong here. Alternatively, if you are searching for the truth, then you must learn how to discern truth from fiction from malicious hit jobs.
Patrick. I guess you know that some people don’t want the truth. They are too dedicated to bickering and debating about everything. They will only believe the lies, half-truths and propaganda that they have been spoon fed since birth. That’s why those types of people will be sent a strong delusion that they should believe a lie as stated in the Book Of Thessalonians. I don’t expect people to believe the truth about anything when they reject the truth, the salvation and the wisdom of God. To each his own.
Yes amen!????☺️
shes special cause she’s doctor in NY ask her if she does abortions she doesn’t know much about oxygen they r all evil in NY’s ignorant work for Cuomo drug pushers doctors specially NY’s i am a doctor And God is the Great Physician AND they DEFINITY don’t FOLLOW HIS NATURAL LAW
One point of contention: Perhaps you missed the fact that it is the N95 mask that was found to lower oxygen levels as much as 20%, when worn for hours? Last time I was in an operating room, the surgeon and anesthesiologist were wearing surgical masks, not N95 masks…big difference. Surgical masks are not N95 equivalent. It would appear prudent to caution people against wearing N95 masks for extended periods.
I am not a doctor, I work in a healthfood store, and i can tell you from personal experience of having to wear a mask for 8 STRAIGHT hours a day (while stocking shelves, answering phones, helping customers, moving around in a fast pace work environment for 8 hours) has put a noticeable damper on my own immunity. I have had to leave work early now several times over the last month because of dizziness and feeling like i am going to faint. Now, i do not wear a mask if i do not need to, and try to avoid… Read more »
Gooo girl! I was attacked by two ppl last night when I briefly lifted it to take a Breath..it really bothers My breathing and this research article is very refreshing!
Currently in the same situation. I have chronic sinus problems. Terrible inflammation to the point my nasal cavity can completely close off and I can only breath through my mouth. My employer? Doesn’t give a sh*t. I have to wear the mask or lose my job and this just for appearances – customers complained so profit and appearances over employee health and well being. Really tired of these irrational, frightened, “compassionate” people judging, condemning, and using assumptive reasoning to remove my rights to decide what is best for my health. I would like to observe the surgeon or CEO wear… Read more »
Each time I see grocery workers or other people who have to wear masks all day, I feel truly terrible and so sorry for them appreciating I do not have to do that due to the nature of my work. Each time I feel like I want to tell them to take off their masks and breathe (but never do, I guess I am not courageous enough to deal with those rabid people around). That said, a member of my family had a mini-stroke from just one full day of constant mask-wearing during travel (had underlying lung problem). It really… Read more »
Yes, there comes ‘authority’ and tells us it is wrong information. Of course research says info is true but mr. Doctor says it is not. On the other hand mr. Doctor believes in evidence based medicine which is based on research. Riiiight.
I have COPD—I can’t breathe with a MASK on. It (the MASK) restricts my breathing. Please try to be more Patient aware. My son (42) is a type one Diabetic, my granddaughter(20) is also a Type One Diabetic. We three NEED understanding from M.D.’s and the general public. We each have –ONE—Mask. Reusing a MASK is not healthy–. So, by your reasoning we should re wear our MASKS-it’s ok if we get sick????
That’s another thing many don’t have enough masks and no alcohol either to disinfect it..so Not wearing it would be healthier..than Spreading germs w a Used mask! HELLO!
Dear Jane please take your masks and put them out in the direct sunlight it kills the virus in less than ten minutes.The US undersecretary revealed this scientific report 2wks ago. Healing blessings to you and your loved ones in the name of the Lord ????????????????
No, she needs to NOT wear a mask AT ALL. To heck with this horrible, outrageous invasion of our very bodies, and the violence against those who cannot wear.
This whole fiasco was SUPPOSED to protect the sick and elderly. “You just want grandma to die,” the hairdresser fearing homelessness was told.
But the same sanctimonious advocates of this endless insanity are fine with crowding infected people into nursing homes and terrorizing those with health issues who pass out from masks.
Are you telling me, as an educated doctor, who went to medical school, and has a medical degree, that you believe the spread of this virus can be PREVENTED? In what instance throughout all of human history has this EVER occurred? We’ve had antibacterial soaps and sanitizers and flu vaccines for how many years? How many seasons have we ever prevented the flu? -None. You don’t prevent a virus, you deal with it. The more people that get infected, the sooner the effects of the virus are diminished. The people that are going to die from it, are going to… Read more »
O educated doctor, who went to […] school, I’m glad you’ve written this, but I think in the rich and interesting sentence “Your immune system is the ONLY 100% full-proof thing we have to fight against this.” you meant ‹foolproof›. Also, to get rid of an unwanted steering element in the sentence, ‹possess› ought to be substituted for ‹have›. I am a doctor of words!
Amen!!!!
I’m sorry Shanna but you simply won’t be able to keep out the millions of viruses that fill the world around us. And nor should you want to. This very healthy exchange keeps our immune systems strong.
She may be a doctor. The medical field is full of liars or–at best–mindless conformists who are “just following orders” even if they suspect the orders are killing people.
Each time when I hear how they want to lock everyone down to hide from every virus on the planet, I think about reading the history of some Caribbean islands (Hawaii I think had the same fate), which is that their local populations died out with the arrival of the Europeans not because they were killed, but because Europeans brought the diseases with them for which the locals had no immunity. So what for european settlers was just a regular cold or flu, for the locals was a deadly disease. And that’s what we were always told before about young… Read more »
I am not living in a bubble because some people are afraid. Do video has a 98.5% survival rate. Stop the mask crazyness. If you are afraid, you stay home. Leave the rest if us alone.
The phone-drones and ill-informed/local government-forced businesses are coercing us into having to wear those stupid masks just to function. I refuse to show my compliance to the Democrat Steal-the-Election campaign, I will not be forced to comply, and that’s all it is – coerced/forced compliance to a political leftist agenda disguised as a pandemic. Drs. Fauci and Birx are Democrats, they keep moving the goal posts closer to November. Fauci originally discouraged masks, but now that it’s apparent that they can discourage natural immunity, he’s pushing for masks 24/7. In Ohio, our anti-Trump RINO governor DeWine was slapped-down by a… Read more »
your inability to discern fact from fiction is only exacerbated by your unwillingness to see beyond red and blue
The mask I keep in my vehicle hanging from the rearview, the one I have not worn but once when I was ordered to at an appt. with my cancer surgeon (whom I was not able to effectively communicate with prior to Operation COVID-19) who advised me that “You wear your mask to protect me and I wear mine to protect you” and who, when I voiced my distress over having to wear it, stated “Well, get used to it because it is not going away” has written upon its face in black Sharpie marker “FORCED COMPLIANCE”.
“It is not going away.”
He’s a doctor. How many of the non medical populace realize this?
This lack of transparency–and in some cases deception–makes me afraid of doctors now.
I realize my fear is irrational to some degree. But why should we trust them?
And many are refusing the “vaccine” while urging it upon the public too.
The issue is you are putting tubes in people to treat the wrong symptoms. Have you not read 9 out of 10 on intubation don’t come out. It isn’t Covid killing people, history will show it was a lack of knowledge and malpractice that caused so many deaths in NY due to intubation and anesthetic errors. I do not doubt you are doing the best you can under the circumstances, and your job has protocols but are we thinking critically about what is going on and why has NYS have so many deaths compared to other NATIONS… yet alone other… Read more »
You’re clearly NOT a doctor.
Thanks Shanna. To support your rebuttal of Dr Blaylock, here is the most recent study I can find: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2 It does NOT use influenza as a proxy. The study includes coronavirus, rhinovirus and influenza in the cohort. Detection of aerosols is clearly flattened when the infected wears a surgical mask. Just look at the data. Surgical masks work. I agree with you that you’ll never convince people otherwise in any online discussion. Cognitive dissonance. Lots of people don’t even bother to cover their cough with their hand, much less their elbow, much MUCH less with a surgical mask. It could… Read more »
10 plus doctors over 1 Dr. Great article and studies. Thank you.
People have to be responsible for their own health it is not the Governments job to tell what’s best for me. If you are a Dr. Than you realize that there are A LOT of Doctors out there and Many have different opinions and depending upon the facts you look at you make your decision, it’s not a one size fit all population different drugs work differently on different people, that’s why there is different reasons why you need to be your own advocate. I will not just fall in line I will however ask questions, thats why GOD gave… Read more »
It amazes me that you supposedly work in the medical field and you do not know that Viruses are NOT transmitted thru the air! While bacteria and germs Can, Viruses Cannot! There are Many types of corona viruses and we all have viruses inside of us… they are what cleanse and purge the toxins from our bodies (that’s why people get colds/flu). Since viruses do NOT spread thru the air; this mask wearing and social distancing is nothing more than the governments carrying out their Agenda 21 & 30. It was posted in The New England Journal of Medicine in… Read more »
I don’t see why anæsthesiologists should wear masks, unless they’re also anæsthestists and acting as such.
Have you seen the newer updates from the CDC? They have found that asymptomatic transmission of the virus does not occur. The only people spreading Covid-19 are those with symptoms and they should be staying home.
Please don’t go spreading this false information about unknowingly killing others. It’s not a thing.
Αἰσθάνομαι ‘I feel’. You seem to think that anæsthesiologist is an improved form of anæsthesist, but it isn’t.
Amazing. My family and I were discussing this 2-weeks ago because we have refused to wear a mask unless we are ill. AND here it is in black and white. THANKS PATRICK! In fact, the research doesn’t cover all the problems that can occur from long term mask wearing. There’s more, much more. I’ll not get into that here as I have no public research to share.
How do you know you are not infected and therefore contagious ?
He doesn’t know if he is and you don’t know if he isn’t.
So you’re just going to take a chance, the same as you have every year for however old you are.
how infectious are asymptomatic people? the answers vary.
An excellent answer.
How do you know that asymptomatic people actually spread the disease? The media says it a lot, but the actual studies done on it have all been inconclusive.
Go to the WHO website and read the FAQ regarding this. They basically have no evidence of asymptomatic spread just “a few reported cases…” with no real evidence. It’s sickening the lies and disinfo people spread when all you have to do is read it straight from the horses mouth.
If I am contagious and I touch my face or my mask I will spread germs. If I wear a mask on my face it will collect some germs (some will still escape) and make it easier for me to get them on my hands and spread them. At the end of the day, if I am contagious and I breath, I will spread germs. Your best defense is to boost your immune sytem so that you too will be asymptomatic.
It is not true that no studies have been done to test the effectiveness of masks against the virus that causes Covid=19. There was a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine a month ago where researchers in South Korea determined that this virus readily passes through both cloth and surgical masks, making them completely ineffective at stopping transmission of the virus.
Can you publish the study so we can review for ourselves?
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85814
The study is in this article.
I am a former military nuclear, biological, chemical specialist. I already knew the masks were all ineffective. Thank you very much for this highly informative article.
Knowledge is power!!
I am not a scientist. I am a suspicious civilian who researches & researches since so many disagree.
Oh, so surgeons and surgery assistants are going to no long use face masks since you say so?
Brad, this is a stupid statement. Nobody said surgeons or assistants don’t or should not wear masks.
Yeah brad, please don’t be stupid. Surgeons wear a mask in surgery and I’m sure that sometime, shortly thereafter, they remove the mask, instead of wearing it to drive alone in their car and other idiotic reasons to keep it on all day
I think walking past or even standing near someone is a bit different than standing directly over an open wound.
Just so know. If you post this to facebook, their fact checkers will post that it is false. Using snopes and Africa check of all things.
Yes, it is a total sham, too. Try posting this link instead… https://www.citizensforfreespeech.org/blaylock_face_masks_pose_serious_risks_to_the_healthy
Thank you sir God bless!
This article is being blocked/ censored on facebook. I cannot share! Facebook is labeling it false news.
Erin, share this link instead. Same story, different site….https://www.citizensforfreespeech.org/blaylock_face_masks_pose_serious_risks_to_the_healthy
Use spreely if you want uncensored social media. Wake up and delete your facebook acount, they are using you to promote fascism.
Use what?? Spreely?
FakeBook blocks everything they disagree with.
I will share it on Gab.
Doesn’t look like the disinformation and fearmongering regarding covid19 will ever go away. I’ve talked to some folks who are looking forward to a coronovirus vaccine. None has prevented or cured any diseases yet to my knowledge. I believe Dr. Blaylock is correct on the possible dangers of wearing a face mask for hours on end day after day after day. It’s unfortunate that some folks will have to learn the hard way on this issue. For those who are mandated to wear a face mask due to a medical, job, state or local ordinance. I highly recommend ordering the… Read more »
Folks, it’s simple. No one reading any comment anywhere on any website has ever had their minds changed unilaterally by the musings of others. Everything has become politicized to oppositional extremes, and those of us in the middle are derided as ignorant/indifferent. Does wearing a mask work in every circumstance, for everyone, all the time? No. Does it physically hurt you if someone wears one around you? No. Then leave us/them alone. If you don’t want to wear one, and a businesses requires it, shop elsewhere. If your government entity requires it, then stand up for for your beliefs and… Read more »
It’s not a personal choice if people are not told the consequences, which they are currently not being told. OSHA have regulations on masks and chemical that everyone has seemed to throw by the wayside. One of our local grocery stores continually sprays the conveyors at the cash wrap without wiping and mops continuously to the point where you are envelloped in cleaning fumes at the door. After 20 minutes my nose was dripping and I started a sinus headache. The workers are doing 8 hour shifts wearing masks that put a strain on their respiratory system and breathing cleaning… Read more »
It’s not a choice for almost everyone who is employed in Ohio. With a few exceptions, every business whether it’s retail, restaurants, or other services, require their employees to wear masks all day long. My daughter is a hairstylist and she will have to wear a facemask for her 8-12 hour shifts, four days a week. I’m very concerned about the negative health effects this will have on her, as well as on other family members who must wear a facemask for many hours a day working in the restaurant industry. This practice could go on for months, possibly years,… Read more »
so is the co-vid
a calm voice, a well reasoned thought, I appreciate the sanity. Thank you
What if masks are to prepare us for a shift in culture – like that of the Middle East where covering the face is a sign of obedience & submission?
The lack of rationality in your post is astounding.
Only to those who don‘t notice the concomitant lack of irrationality.
9 months ago I would have been skeptical of this hypothesis. Now I say you are 100% correct.
Tried to post on Facebook they blocked it as being untrue!
It’s no use tempting Facebook to be impartial.
Was at the salon the other day. All are required to wear a mask. I heard a stylist call for help and call 911. Her client had passed out from wearing a mask. I live near an elderly population and they’re always driving alone with masks on.
can Dr Blaylock please respond to the late April 2020 “debunking” that Facebook automatically appends to shares of his argument? I see his post is dated May 11, so clearly Facebook has automatically blacklisted his op-ed here.
his response to that would seem advisable.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, facebook will not allow a response any more than they will allow his article. Facebook is not an information source it is a propaganda machine strictly controlled and policed to manipulate social narrative. Wake up and find a new network and delete your acount with this socially invasive and free speech crippling organisation. Spreely, mewe, linkedin are some that come to mind. Facebook only have the power that you give them and by having an account you are funding their censorship and ‘book burning’.
this is the link Facebook automatically routes you to when you click “learn why” on the black-out window it places over all shares of Dr Blaylock’s op-ed:
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-face-masks-does-not-cause-hypercapnia-or-affect-the-immune-system/
It saddens me that Facebook censored this and deemed it as untrue as it goes against the current CDC recommendations. I quoted and cited parts of it and shared how to find this article. So annoying.
Facebook is a propaganda machine and as long as you take part you are funding their efforts. There are alternatives to facebook. Spreely, mewe, linkedin to name a few.
From whom does facebook take its orders?
Davos. Probably Soros or Schwab.
Something I’ve wondered about since day one are the eyes. They are susceptible to the droplets and infection via fingers. Why no mention of eye coverings? Not that I want to wear something or that I even would but why no mention of it from the experts?
Because it would bely the fact that face coverings are of little use. I’m sorry I don’t have the reference but I did read an article saying that most of the spreading of this virus is by touching of the face and eyes and then touching other surfaces. The masks become collectors that facilitate the spread.
This is not accurate. I work as a CRNA in a community hospital and we wear masks all day every day in the operating room. Prior to SARS CoV-2 and depending on the case we may wear N95/N99 masks. Now we wear an N95 all day for at least 8 hours and sometimes greater than 12 hours with very few breaks. We’re doing fine. Yes, the straps are annoying and it does get old but it’s what we do per the guidelines of our professional organization. Why do we do it? Because they work. Plain and simple. Masks work. On… Read more »
Sorry Kelly, but in this case a neurosurgeon trumps a CRNA. You can have your opinion but Blaylock has the science and experience that far exceeds yours. The point of this article is not to polarize, but to give people the tools to make their own rational decision as to wearing or not to wear.
There are studies ongoing on how to solve these problems being encountered in hospital
shttps://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00173017
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/new-study-questions-the-effectiveness-of-masks-against-sars-cov-2
https://scroll.in/pulse/860276/no-good-choices-a-mask-may-block-out-some-pollution-but-have-other-ill-health-effects
Most of the studies here are speaking specifically to hypoxia and immunosuppression. HOWEVER, the hypoxia cited in these journal articles is not due to wearing a mask. In fact, the only one cutting an adverse outcome from wearing PPE was the article linked to headaches.
To extrapolate legitimate scientific data to wearing PPE is ridiculous and dangerous, given this man’s title. Reporting to the AMA seems like a good step, IMO.
Help! My mask is hurting my lungs! I don’t want to be labeled selfish or ignorant for not wearing a mask, I care about others fear BUT… I CAN tell you that the masks make me sick!!! I wear one for 8 hours straight two days a week and it is having a negative impact on my lungs and gut! ???? Is it possible that my SIBO causing me to breathe out more hydrogen and methane gas may be that is aggravating asthma that was dormant for years until I had covid (in early March pre-testing) I’m not sure but… Read more »
If you have already had COVID and recovered, you shouldn’t have to wear a mask.
Well, it’s a debate but the smartest thing to do is to strengthen the immune system: D, Zinc, C, Manganese, NAC, L-glutathione and a multivitamin/mineral. Sun will also make D. Also, exercise and good sleep. And good nutrition. Plenty of fruit and veggies – but starch – a polysaccharide, protein, and fat are also important, despite health gurus. The only really bad food is too much sugar. When I go out I also suck on a zinc lozenge.
I cancelled an appointment to get my hair cut because the stylist said she and her staff were wearing masks. “Call me when you stop wearing masks,” I replied. I want to have human contact, normal human contact, and not be treated like a leper.
Tell people.
Please do not wear a mask in my presence. I NEED TO SEE YOUR SMILE!
So why are doctors and nurses working 12 hour+ shifts still wearing them? As a mechanic woking in a dusty factory I’ve been wearing N95 masks for 30 years and never experienced this. Even if it were true wouldn’t 80,000 head aches be better than 80,000 deaths.
blue collar wisdom,I love it
Your love is not as poisonous as you think.
Breathing=deaths
The New Normal
Twitter blocked me for 3 days for sharing this article. So I reposted to my other Twitter account that has more followers Haha. Then it’s Goodbye Twitter. Hello Flote.com.
Facebook is suppressing links to this article. It forces you to intentionally show the link or have them explain why “independent fact-checkers” have judged it to be “false information”. FB’s short “explanation” is that “Wearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system”, both of which are simply opposing opinions. But of course, we can’t have any opposing views, can we?
When I tried to share this on facebook it was blocked immediately. Immediate censorship!!!
facebook has always been like this. I joined it years go and almost immediately left it forever.
*Sorry if this is a duplicate posting. I don’t remember if I posted this question already.
My only question for Dr. Blaylock is…….Are masks at all beneficial for short, temporary usage such as going to the supermarket to “lessen the chance” that you might get infected or that you might infect someone else, especially since we know that there COULD BE people walking around who might have the virus but don’t even know it?
Facebook is flagging as false. So many doctors are being censored.
FaceBook are censoring this as “Containg flase information”, though I don’t see any myself.
Greetings from Chile. I have published this article in my faceb and they block it as False information.I know it is not false info. I’m only making you know what happens with this publication. Dr. could sue for defamation, I think. I offer to translate it into Spanish.
Tell that to the Vice Predident of Taiwan 36 days -0- case https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/world/asia/taiwan-vice-president-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR0FfFl-gXM6RblMlAulR8YDROBT15qMtd1xFa_RTD-jwUPFz99LOcNWJe8
Corona mask: President of Germany There are many so-called “corona restrictions” in Germany. Disobedience can be punished with fines up to 50.000 Euro. The police often use force against disobedient people, even against older persons. In shops, in public buildings, in hospitals etc., you are normally required to wear a mask. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is President of Germany. On May 14th 2020, he visited the “Corona-clinic” in Berlin. In his speech, he critized the “conspiracy theorists”, the “vaccine opponents” etc. In this video, Steinmeier, still wearing his mask, uttered his “respect” for the work in this Corona-clinic. After that, he gave… Read more »
Those who are not and who refuse to become yes-men do not become the – largely figurehead – president of the German Federal Republic. In fact, they don’t usually become anything at all worth worrying about. There are still remains of the Anglo-Saxon attempt after 1945 to change Germany into something different, but the battle has, I think, been lost; time will tell. N. B. I am not trying to suggest that the Nazis invented the concept of the yes-man, but just that the latter was extremely useful to them.
We live in a CA town of 16k with rural surrounding us. I can’t get over the number of people walking outside on a trail in the middle of nowhere wearing masks. I’ll also see people riding their bikes and even driving their cars with a mask on. Have they been so indoctrinated that they can’t see the foolishness?
Thank you Thank you Dr Blaylock!!!!! Finally someone who is digging a little deeper regarding the complications these masks may be causing. I’d like to elaborate more in regards to “ESSENTIAL ENDURANCE WORKERS”. This is a phrase I have coined based on my own research. My references are these workers ages 20-60+. But first my own story and why I started the research. My name is Mary and I am very healthy and active 50 year old. I have not even been sick in almost 20 years, I am extremely healthy. I’ve had maybe 5 headaches in my entire life… Read more »
I just want to let you know that when I see one of you wearing a mask, I THINK YOUR THOUGHTS AFTER YOU. I care about what these mandates are doing to you. I am helpless to help, or do anything about it, so if you have any ideas about what I can do to help, please let me know. I will tell you that if you wear a mask in front of me, I do not want you to wear a mask in my presence. I NEED TO SEE YOUR SMILE. And I hope that this insanity ends before… Read more »