Print this article and hand it to frightened mask wearers who have believed the alarmist media, politicians and Technocrats in white coats. Masks are proven ineffective against coronavirus and potentially harmful to healthy people and those with pre-existing conditions.
My wife and I dined out last night in a very empty restaurant and the young waitress was required to wear a cloth mask. I asked her how she was doing with the mask and if there were any side effects. She related that was consistently short of breath (when away from the table, she lowered the mask below her nose) and that she had actually passed out because of it a few days earlier, taking her straight to the floor. Fortunately, she was not hurt.
At this writing, there is a recent surge in widespread use by the public of facemasks when in public places, including for extended periods of time, in the United States as well as in other countries. The public has been instructed by media and their governments that one’s use of masks, even if not sick, may prevent others from being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the infectious agent of COVID-19.
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A review of the peer-reviewed medical literature examines impacts on human health, both immunological, as well as physiological. The purpose of this paper is to examine data regarding the effectiveness of facemasks, as well as safety data. The reason that both are examined in one paper is that for the general public as a whole, as well as for every individual, a risk-benefit analysis is necessary to guide decisions on if and when to wear a mask.
Are masks effective at preventing transmission of respiratory pathogens?
In this meta-analysis, face masks were found to have no detectable effect against transmission of viral infections. (1) It found: “Compared to no masks, there was no reduction of influenza-like illness cases or influenza for masks in the general population, nor in healthcare workers.”
This 2020 meta-analysis found that evidence from randomized controlled trials of face masks did not support a substantial effect on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza, either when worn by infected persons (source control) or by persons in the general community to reduce their susceptibility. (2)
Another recent review found that masks had no effect specifically against Covid-19, although facemask use seemed linked to, in 3 of 31 studies, “very slightly reduced” odds of developing influenza-like illness. (3)
This 2019 study of 2862 participants showed that both N95 respirators and surgical masks “resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory confirmed influenza.” (4)
This 2016 meta-analysis found that both randomized controlled trials and observational studies of N95 respirators and surgical masks used by healthcare workers did not show benefit against transmission of acute respiratory infections. It was also found that acute respiratory infection transmission “may have occurred via contamination of provided respiratory protective equipment during storage and reuse of masks and respirators throughout the workday.” (5)
A 2011 meta-analysis of 17 studies regarding masks and effect on transmission of influenza found that “none of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.” (6) However, authors speculated that effectiveness of masks may be linked to early, consistent and correct usage.
Face mask use was likewise found to be not protective against the common cold, compared to controls without face masks among healthcare workers. (7)
Airflow around masks
Masks have been assumed to be effective in obstructing forward travel of viral particles. Considering those positioned next to or behind a mask wearer, there have been farther transmission of virus-laden fluid particles from masked individuals than from unmasked individuals, by means of “several leakage jets, including intense backward and downwards jets that may present major hazards,” and a “potentially dangerous leakage jet of up to several meters.” (8) All masks were thought to reduce forward airflow by 90% or more over wearing no mask. However, Schlieren imaging showed that both surgical masks and cloth masks had farther brow jets (unfiltered upward airflow past eyebrows) than not wearing any mask at all, 182 mm and 203 mm respectively, vs none discernible with no mask. Backward unfiltered airflow was found to be strong with all masks compared to not masking.
For both N95 and surgical masks, it was found that expelled particles from 0.03 to 1 micron were deflected around the edges of each mask, and that there was measurable penetration of particles through the filter of each mask. (9)
Penetration through masks
A study of 44 mask brands found mean 35.6% penetration (+ 34.7%). Most medical masks had over 20% penetration, while “general masks and handkerchiefs had no protective function in terms of the aerosol filtration efficiency.” The study found that “Medical masks, general masks, and handkerchiefs were found to provide little protection against respiratory aerosols.” (10)
It may be helpful to remember that an aerosol is a colloidal suspension of liquid or solid particles in a gas. In respiration, the relevant aerosol is the suspension of bacterial or viral particles in inhaled or exhaled breath.
In another study, penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% and medical masks 44%. (11)
N95 respirators
Honeywell is a manufacturer of N95 respirators. These are made with a 0.3 micron filter. (12) N95 respirators are so named, because 95% of particles having a diameter of 0.3 microns are filtered by the mask forward of the wearer, by use of an electrostatic mechanism. Coronaviruses are approximately 0.125 microns in diameter.
This meta-analysis found that N95 respirators did not provide superior protection to facemasks against viral infections or influenza-like infections. (13) This study did find superior protection by N95 respirators when they were fit-tested compared to surgical masks. (14)
This study found that 624 out of 714 people wearing N95 masks left visible gaps when putting on their own masks. (15)
Surgical masks
This study found that surgical masks offered no protection at all against influenza. (16) Another study found that surgical masks had about 85% penetration ratio of aerosolized inactivated influenza particles and about 90% of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, although S aureus particles were about 6x the diameter of influenza particles. (17)
Use of masks in surgery were found to slightly increase incidence of infection over not masking in a study of 3,088 surgeries. (18) The surgeons’ masks were found to give no protective effect to the patients.
Other studies found no difference in wound infection rates with and without surgical masks. (19) (20)
This study found that “there is a lack of substantial evidence to support claims that facemasks protect either patient or surgeon from infectious contamination.” (21)
This study found that medical masks have a wide range of filtration efficiency, with most showing a 30% to 50% efficiency. (22)
Specifically, are surgical masks effective in stopping human transmission of coronaviruses? Both experimental and control groups, masked and unmasked respectively, were found to “not shed detectable virus in respiratory droplets or aerosols.” (23) In that study, they “did not confirm the infectivity of coronavirus” as found in exhaled breath.
A study of aerosol penetration showed that two of the five surgical masks studied had 51% to 89% penetration of polydisperse aerosols. (24)
In another study, that observed subjects while coughing, “neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS-CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients.” And more viral particles were found on the outside than on the inside of masks tested. (25)
Cloth masks
Cloth masks were found to have low efficiency for blocking particles of 0.3 microns and smaller. Aerosol penetration through the various cloth masks examined in this study were between 74 and 90%. Likewise, the filtration efficiency of fabric materials was 3% to 33% (26)
Healthcare workers wearing cloth masks were found to have 13 times the risk of influenza-like illness than those wearing medical masks. (27)
This 1920 analysis of cloth mask use during the 1918 pandemic examines the failure of masks to impede or stop flu transmission at that time, and concluded that the number of layers of fabric required to prevent pathogen penetration would have required a suffocating number of layers, and could not be used for that reason, as well as the problem of leakage vents around the edges of cloth masks. (28)
Masks against Covid-19
The New England Journal of Medicine editorial on the topic of mask use versus Covid-19 assesses the matter as follows:
“We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 20 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic.” (29)
Are masks safe?
During walking or other exercise
Surgical mask wearers had significantly increased dyspnea after a 6-minute walk than non-mask wearers. (30)
Researchers are concerned about possible burden of facemasks during physical activity on pulmonary, circulatory and immune systems, due to oxygen reduction and air trapping reducing substantial carbon dioxide exchange. As a result of hypercapnia, there may be cardiac overload, renal overload, and a shift to metabolic acidosis. (31)
Risks of N95 respirators
Pregnant healthcare workers were found to have a loss in volume of oxygen consumption by 13.8% compared to controls when wearing N95 respirators. 17.7% less carbon dioxide was exhaled. (32) Patients with end-stage renal disease were studied during use of N95 respirators. Their partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) decreased significantly compared to controls and increased respiratory adverse effects. (33) 19% of the patients developed various degrees of hypoxemia while wearing the masks.
Healthcare workers’ N95 respirators were measured by personal bioaerosol samplers to harbor influenza virus. (34) And 25% of healthcare workers’ facepiece respirators were found to contain influenza in an emergency department during the 2015 flu season. (35)
Risks of surgical masks
Healthcare workers’ surgical masks also were measured by personal bioaerosol samplers to harbor for influenza virus. (36)
Various respiratory pathogens were found on the outer surface of used medical masks, which could result in self-contamination. The risk was found to be higher with longer duration of mask use. (37)
Surgical masks were also found to be a repository of bacterial contamination. The source of the bacteria was determined to be the body surface of the surgeons, rather than the operating room environment. (38) Given that surgeons are gowned from head to foot for surgery, this finding should be especially concerning for laypeople who wear masks. Without the protective garb of surgeons, laypeople generally have even more exposed body surface to serve as a source for bacteria to collect on their masks.
Risks of cloth masks
Healthcare workers wearing cloth masks had significantly higher rates of influenza-like illness after four weeks of continuous on-the-job use, when compared to controls. (39)
The increased rate of infection in mask-wearers may be due to a weakening of immune function during mask use. Surgeons have been found to have lower oxygen saturation after surgeries even as short as 30 minutes. (40) Low oxygen induces hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1). (41) This in turn down-regulates CD4+ T-cells. CD4+ T-cells, in turn, are necessary for viral immunity. (42)
Weighing risks versus benefits of mask use
In the summer of 2020 the United States is experiencing a surge of popular mask use, which is frequently promoted by the media, political leaders and celebrities. Homemade and store-bought cloth masks and surgical masks or N95 masks are being used by the public especially when entering stores and other publicly accessible buildings. Sometimes bandanas or scarves are used. The use of face masks, whether cloth, surgical or N95, creates a poor obstacle to aerosolized pathogens as we can see from the meta-analyses and other studies in this paper, allowing both transmission of aerosolized pathogens to others in various directions, as well as self-contamination.
It must also be considered that masks impede the necessary volume of air intake required for adequate oxygen exchange, which results in observed physiological effects that may be undesirable. Even 6- minute walks, let alone more strenuous activity, resulted in dyspnea. The volume of unobstructed oxygen in a typical breath is about 100 ml, used for normal physiological processes. 100 ml O2 greatly exceeds the volume of a pathogen required for transmission.
The foregoing data show that masks serve more as instruments of obstruction of normal breathing, rather than as effective barriers to pathogens. Therefore, masks should not be used by the general public, either by adults or children, and their limitations as prophylaxis against pathogens should also be considered in medical settings.
Endnotes
1 T Jefferson, M Jones, et al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. MedRxiv. 2020 Apr 7.
2 J Xiao, E Shiu, et al. Nonpharmaceutical measures for pandemic influenza in non-healthcare settings – personal protective and environmental measures. Centers for Disease Control. 26(5); 2020 May.
3 J Brainard, N Jones, et al. Facemasks and similar barriers to prevent respiratory illness such as COVID19: A rapid systematic review. MedRxiv. 2020 Apr 1.
4 L Radonovich M Simberkoff, et al. N95 respirators vs medical masks for preventing influenza among health care personnel: a randomized clinic trial. JAMA. 2019 Sep 3. 322(9): 824-833.
6 F bin-Reza, V Lopez, et al. The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence. 2012 Jul; 6(4): 257-267.
7 J Jacobs, S Ohde, et al. Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Jun; 37(5): 417-419.
9 S Grinshpun, H Haruta, et al. Performance of an N95 filtering facepiece particular respirator and a surgical mask during human breathing: two pathways for particle penetration. J Occup Env Hygiene. 2009; 6(10):593-603.
10 H Jung, J Kim, et al. Comparison of filtration efficiency and pressure drop in anti-yellow sand masks, quarantine masks, medical masks, general masks, and handkerchiefs. Aerosol Air Qual Res. 2013 Jun. 14:991-1002.
13 V Offeddu, C Yung, et al. Effectiveness of masks and respirators against infections in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Inf Dis. 65(11), 2017 Dec 1; 1934-1942.
14 C MacIntyre, Q Wang, et al. A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers. Influenza J. 2010 Dec 3.
16 C MacIntyre, Q Wang, et al. A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers. Influenza J. 2010 Dec 3.
17 N Shimasaki, A Okaue, et al. Comparison of the filter efficiency of medical nonwoven fabrics against three different microbe aerosols. Biocontrol Sci. 2018; 23(2). 61-69.
21 C DaZhou, P Sivathondan, et al. Unmasking the surgeons: the evidence base behind the use of facemasks in surgery. JR Soc Med. 2015 Jun; 108(6): 223-228.
24 S Rengasamy, B Eimer, et al. Simple respiratory protection – evaluation of the filtration performance of cloth masks and common fabric materials against 20-1000 nm size particles. Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Oct; 54(7): 789-798.
25 S Bae, M Kim, et al. Effectiveness of surgical and cotton masks in blocking SARS-CoV-2: A controlled comparison in 4 patients. Ann Int Med. 2020 Apr 6.
26 S Rengasamy, B Eimer, et al. Simple respiratory protection – evaluation of the filtration performance of cloth masks and common fabric materials against 20-1000 nm size particles. Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Oct; 54(7): 789-798.
31 B Chandrasekaran, S Fernandes. Exercise with facemask; are we handling a devil’s sword – a physiological hypothesis. Med Hypothese. 2020 Jun 22. 144:110002.
32 P Shuang Ye Tong, A Sugam Kale, et al. Respiratory consequences of N95-type mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers – A controlled clinical study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2015 Nov 16; 4:48.
33 T Kao, K Huang, et al. The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease. J Formos Med Assoc. 2004 Aug; 103(8):624-628.
34 F Blachere, W Lindsley et al. Assessment of influenza virus exposure and recovery from contaminated surgical masks and N95 respirators. J Viro Methods. 2018 Oct; 260:98-106.
36 F Blachere, W Lindsley et al. Assessment of influenza virus exposure and recovery from contaminated surgical masks and N95 respirators. J Viro Methods. 2018 Oct; 260:98-106.
37 A Chughtai, S Stelzer-Braid, et al. Contamination by respiratory viruses on our surface of medical masks used by hospital healthcare workers. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 3; 19(1): 491.
41 D Lukashev, B Klebanov, et al. Cutting edge: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha and its activation-inducible short isoform negatively regulate functions of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. J Immunol. 2006 Oct 15; 177(8) 4962-4965.
Unfortunately, in Ohio, if we want to keep our jobs, employees must mask up. I definitely have increased upper respiratory issues after wearing one for a few hours. I look for opportunities to lower below my nose. I need to breathe. Today, I drove to another county to get groceries because my county is at Level 3, Code Red, [Mandatory masks in public places]. Yep, our Governor has developed a color-coded event level alert system. I worked at a Nuclear Power Facility for 8 years and if there was a REAL Level 3 threat or especially Level 4, there would… Read more »
When you get the chance. Visit eBay or Amazon and get you some face shields. My job mandates that I wear a mask at work too. Don’t think I would have it would have lasted 3 months wearing the typical face mask.
At times, the face shield gets a little warm on the forehead. I try not to think about it too much so it doesn’t bother me too much. With my face shield I can breath without struggling. And have the luxury of breathing in fresh air.
Geez, she’s just trying to help someone who is having difficulty with wearing a mandated mask at work. And she clearly agrees: wearing a mask is grossly uncomfortable. What she did was to suggest an alternative, not defend the policy. Not everyone can afford to quit their jobs. How about a little understanding? And don’t even try to attack me: I do not wear masks. I own three, (swapping and laughing with overseas friends); but have never worn one. I am not ill. Nor do I go anywhere where mandates are enforced without exception. (I raised a stink with the… Read more »
For weeks when I got up some type of strength (depression and nonstop crying due to I had been told I have no job) to go out and get something I needed. I could not understand why I felt the way I did when I was at the store, it was as if I could not breath or that something was going to happen to me. It was not until a week or so ago that it was the dog muzzle they are forcing me to wear that was interfering with my breathing. I have sensitive sinus issues and should… Read more »
You are correct. UnConstitutionality and illegality is the name of the game these days for all the despots in .gov, federal, state, local. EVERYONE in both public AND private sector seem to have the narcississtic selfish attitude, I’LL DO WHAT I WANT, THE LAW BE DAMNED, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Nobody seems to give a damn about The Rule Of Law or Constitutionality any more. They all need to be legally and peacefully stopped and held accountable, up to and including charges of traitorship and treason.
Sarah there is a Judge a few days ago, who just put an Engunction on the Governor
Newsome, be cause all this “Lockdowns and Mandates ARE unconstitutional and also against the Calif-Constitution and he must now go through all the Legal Legislators to get any thing passed, he can no longer dictate rules, for the rest of his term. That’s good news, SO no more lock downs and no face masks are needed,
however you won’t hear about this on the Media, as they are also corrupt.
Check it out !
I agree! I have a laminated placard of the Bill of Rights on one side & the other side says I do not have to wear a face diaper – I mean mask – in detail. I will wear one @ a hospital though.
the problem here is this….they ( government ) got the guns you don’t…..that is why you have to wear a mask…..or else they will arrest you, or whatever do to you…..period
Not entirely true. They use intimidation and fear propaganda to a already highly dumbed down population to submit to their tyrannical demands. If everyone just refused to comply collectively this horse shit would end immediately!
I told my boss a month ago to shove the face shield up his you know what, I’m done!! I’m not doing it anymore and the only reason I tolerated it before was to prevent my company who’s a small business from losing that location. What everyone needs to do is get off their knees and resist it because that’s the only way it will ever end! We live in a brainwashed childish weak submissive cowardly society, where people rather obey like good slaves rather than be free.
Might be a good Idea leaving your job , because the next move is to force you to take the death shot, turning you into a Transhuman, with synthetic DNA, so they can track you and control you, like a mindless ZOMBIE, don’t take the death shot !
There is an ongoing lawsuit against the lockdowns of the COVID cult regime of Governor Dewine being backed by a coalition of constitutional and civil liberties groups.
CAWS
July 14, 2020 4:11 pm
Finally some common sense. Since I have been able to conquer Lyme/Babesia with herbal tinctures [allergic to most antibiotics] I would add that you could wear Thieves Essentail Oil ;used by crooks to rob the dead during the black plague so they would not become ill. Aromatic herbs are powerful medicine; mixed with carrier oil like coconut, you will smell good ,moisturize and be safe! Especially since 59 types of hand sanitizer have been found to be toxic.
All you need to do is copy and paste to Microsoft Word. I was able to print the entire article in 6 pages.
Mary
July 15, 2020 5:32 am
I think this mask game will continue until the end of time. When the the immunity passport (the microchip vaccine) and ID2020 type schemes are implemented. I suspect that individuals who participate in these schemes, will not be mandated to wear masks outside of certain work environments. No doubt in my mind that schemes such as the immunity passport, chip loaded vaccines, and digital currency are all leading up to the mark of the beast. It’s been said that a strain of coronavirus is found in the common cold. So it’s logical for me to assume that everyone has or… Read more »
I am positioned to move to Mozambique for social work w Children link to hiv aids med damage.
I will say_ why are the Panic Stricken unconcerned about CHILDREN ?
not common for kids to get_ covid19 _
Why?
And 90 % of the crybabies re death by Covid19 are CHILDLESS ?
mozambique here I come.
we don’t care about children bc big pharma(deep state) needs to tap into making money from adult vaccines. Since when do adults need vaccines? Since now and also add a booster shot in there too. But first make up a fake virus and scare the shit out of all the sheep and make them pay for the 400$ Vaccine and $200 booster and if they don’t hold them at gun point until they comply.
In my country not only are the vaccines completely free, we don’t have a pesky socialized health care system that would raise taxes to make us pay for them.
Actually they really do want to lower the population, remember Bill Gates is into that.
Yes the vaccine patches are the Mark of the Beast, and also the shots are to mark you and track you, like a slave, the end result is a slow death, maybe 2 years to die.
dont just accept the idea of immunity passport. Rebel and start spreading news to all the people you can. This will be stopped.
mmooreblues
July 17, 2020 5:14 pm
It is this type of misinformation that endangers those individuals who can ill afford to be exposed to a life threatening virus. Not sure what you hope to gain from this “article.” What I do know is that cognitively challenged individuals will read it and they say “yah, that’s what I thought.” As if the individuals agreeing actually thought.
Multiple scientific studies with citations hardly constitutes misinformation. Maybe the people that are misinformed are the ones that spout the media line and then give “#science” as their sole citation.
Try looking at the Conclusion in the abstract of citation (1). The conclusion is that there isn’t enough evidence among controlled studies and they recommend wearing masks based on observation evidence of SARS-1. The exact opposite of what this article claims. Many of the other citations do NOT support the claims the author is making, and adding citations with cherry-picked quotations without important context IS misinformation.
Bob Smith, if that is your real name, you are trolling this thread. Instead of nitpicking on Huber’s article, bring forth your own proof that masks are safe and effective.
Hi Patrick. My brother is a dentist. He and his hygeinists wear masks pretty much all day at work while working on patients – it’s actually the law and has been a long time in that profession. It seems like they are all doing fine, so as far as safety goes, I think it’s odd to think that it’s a threat to health (or to be more nuanced, to think that the TRADE-OFF of wearing a mask to reduce transmission of coronavirus is outweighed by some supposed health risks that have not been proven (if you review Huber’s citations basically… Read more »
Nit-picking is not critical thinking. Let’s face it: You are in love with face masks and think everybody should wear them. Only a fool would think that man can control a virus regardless of the method. There have always been viruses and not one has ever been contained by the actions of man. So, wear your mask if you choose to do so. Go get your vaccines and pass the time of day nit-picking other expert’s material. I’ll say one thing for you, you are a very clever troll to attempt disrupt the common sense of our readers.
I am sorry Patrick but it is more than common sense. Maybe early death rates of Dentists is because of face masks! However the science says they are bad for humans and we should stick to that. Again however if you want to wear one I dont care as I feel you should be free of obligations not to. Just dont want what we know to be the case held in ridicule.
A dentist office is a temperature and humidity controlled environment. Work there is not strenuous compared to manufacturing, process, operations, maintenance, or construction industry work.
Strenuously working on a manufacturing floor in a non temperature controlled humid environment is absolutely not the same thing as the dentist office.
Just to be clear. Wearing a mask is a physical burden in those cases.
It is true that Dentists wear masks to protect themselves and the patient. They are in a controlled environment, as at least one commenter pointed out, which is very important to consider. Additionally, they change them out regularly and are trained not to touch their face. One must consider the why as to why dentists wear masks. A simple response is because of bacteria and BBPs, the mouth is a pretty gross environment. For upper respiratory viruses, however, wearing masks doesn’t truly help. The cherry picked and misleading data that has come out recently on the CDC website to support… Read more »
Let’s get something straight: reading an abstract OR a conclusion does NOT count as reading the research. YES, I know that part in the middle with all the methods and outcomes can be grueling to read and boring but it’s what counts for reading research. Then, you need to objectively consider if there is bias, and how well the study was put together. Is it reproducible, etc. Research doesn’t “prove” anything, and the conclusion of research always (more the rule than the exception) recommends more research on the topic. Aside from analyzing the research itself, it should also be used… Read more »
thank-you Bob. It seems to me that at least a few of the studies that are quoted were comparing the effectiveness of n95 masks versus surgical masks and not whether masks in general were effective. Yet the author is using them to support his position that masks are not effective…something not even studied in their research. Am I correct in seeing it this way?
And here is an excerpt from the CDC link in the article: Meta-analysis of risk ratios for the effect of face mask use with or without enhanced hand hygiene on laboratory-confirmed influenza from 10 randomized controlled trials with >6,500 participants. A) Face mask… In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20; I2 = 30%, p… Read more »
And influenza is not the same virus, so you have to ask whether this study is applicable to coronavirus. Have you asked that? Have you looked for the answer to that question in the science that has been published SPECIFICALLY about coronavirus?
Because it depends on size. Masks are filters, and what matters is size, not the RNA in the virus or anything else. SARS-CoV-2 viruses are 9-12nm. This is much smaller than common bacteria, such as Escheriscia colli or Staphylococcus aureus, which can range from 400nm to 3µm. For comparison, influenza viruses are between 80-120nm in diameter, considerably larger than SARS-CoV-23 Therefore, any mask that cannot stop influenza virus is most certainly incapable of stopping COVID, and in fact masks that could stop flu may very well be incapable of blocking COVId.
Size is irrelevent. the virus does not travel as a single virion but would be contained within a airbourne liquid particle. The material of a mask may reduce the probably of that particle passing through. By how much is the question.
The virus is carried on droplets and the droplet size is trapped by the mask. The droplets are trapped and when trapped do not fall on surfaces where the virus can be viable from hours to days depending on the surface.
The only trouble is that a mask is not a black hole that destroys everything that enters. It simply catches and holds water droplets containing viruses. After the water evaporates, the virus particles are freely expelled through the mask from the wearer’s exhalation and become aerosolized. Without a mask, the water droplets fall to the ground and are less likely to be inhaled. This might be why Covid infections are skyrocketing in nearly all places that have mask mandates.
Why should you or the government have the right to force someone to harm themselves by wearing a mask and restricting their airway? What about all the people with COPD, asthma, congestive heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, compromised immune systems, autism, Asperger syndrome, etc.? What about the elderly whose lungs already naturally weaken with age? Who cares about their health as long as it makes you feel safe, right?
If you are that sick (with one of the issues in your post) then stay at home. This garbage about masks not being useful is pure crap. With these attitudes everyone can expect to have the virus around for a very long time. We’ve been doing the wear a mask/don’t wear one for months and things keep getting worse. Do all of us a favor and put the damn thing on for a while and see if it makes a difference. I’m 70 years old and have bad lungs from years of smoking. I wear a mask when I go… Read more »
==> This garbage about masks not being useful is pure crap.
Larry, you have bought the fallacious “greater good” philosophy and that’s the only reason you are loving your mask. Otherwise, you have no proof that masks work as advertised. There are a host of scientists, physicians and epidemiologists who have thoroughly debunked the false narrative of face masks and social distancing. If you don’t trust them or even consider what they say, then you are the ignorant one here.
Funny, you say you care for others but you are part of the reason why health costs have gone up–from your smoking. I have higher premiums because of people like you who purposely poisoning your body, knowing that smoking is not good. If you really care for others, then you should be taking care of yourself so that others wouldn’t have to pay for your medical bills and not have to breathe your cigarette smoke. And that’s a bunch of crap about caring because you mask wearers get so mad at people who don’t wear masks, calling them selfish when… Read more »
I read the article to see if an interesting alternate perspective is given. Unfortunately, the author doesn’t hold up to a critical read. I don’t have time to look at nearly all of the studies she referenced but the three I did look at indicates she (Colleen Huber) is engaging in major deception. Reference 39. Huber headlines it “risk of cloth masks” and reports that healthcare workers wearing cloth masks had significantly higher rates of influenza-like illness compared to “controls”. What she fails to disclose is that the study was designed to compare the efficacy of cloth masks versus standard… Read more »
Your criticisms are not without merit. It would have been better to leave aside those studies that do not deal with the use of masks by the general public. They are not relevant to the topic (e.g. N95 masks are too complex to put on properly). But to pretend that these errors undermine the validity of 20 years of converging scientific studies on the use of masks by the general public is a gross lie. It is therefore you who are trying to mislead the readers Daniel, not the author of the article. Even though it would be better to… Read more »
I too agree that the conclusions on N95’s in this article made me scratch my head. While effective, they aren’t practical for the majority of people. As you’ve pointed out, the science is still very strong that the masks people are actually wearing, and the manner in which they’re wearing them, aren’t effective at all.
The author has misrepresented many of the studies she has quoted. Many. If it’s been done intentionally, it’s dishonest. If unintentionally, then it’s frightening.
Well. P John B, I guess you are the authority of how she is all messed up. Your comment will be read perhaps 10 times while her article has been read well over 1,000,000 time. You are the essence of a troll, who makes accusations without providing any evidence to back them up.
Here is yet another study that confirms that masks are useless against airborne pathogens. Yes, all the “boring” details are included, for those who want to see how the conclusions are made.
Life threatening for some not all. The vulnerable s presumably as you put it without a cognitively challenged brain will chose to take precautions. I did say chose here. The cognitively challenged still have a right to read other sources of info that are from medical journals or should we sensor their info to a biass view point all be it a simplified one. If they are challenged they still have rights to information not sensord by yourself Then who ever is responsible for the cognitively challenged can make a more informed decision less biass as main stream media push.… Read more »
The idiotic push for masks comes from the scientifically invalid aka straw man “case counts.” It (masks) and other offerings to the Kungflu God will continue until an actual metric of the pandemic is released. The only appropriate metric that can determine distribution, volume, and trajectory of any contagious disease comes from random sampling of the population. PCR and antibody tests both should be radomly (as possible, within reason) given to a fixed sample size in a couple dozen areas, and done weekly. Random sampling of population is Epidemic Management 101. Why isn’t it being done??? Methinks it is on… Read more »
ok. I firmly support the major science facts re inhibited breathing and decrease in co2 exit . I exercise w _ mask_ .. _ without mask..
Obviously without is more efficient bringing O2 in and exhaling co2.
.Worse news is available..
demographics have been a Focus Point for my writing during last 10 years as a non fiction crime victim case writer.
We are being DRIVEN off a Cliff by 3% minorities again.
Demographics can be easily done by YOU _the reader..3% __ ??
All of this mazk insanity will continue until 3 November 2020. If, God help us, the liberals happen to win this mask crap will end overnight. If President Trump is reelected, hopefully, this mask foolishness will continue until we the people rise up and revolt against these “ID 10 T” award winners and mask dictators.
Actually I think it may be the opposite. Biden on T.V. said “It’s not about your rights. Put the d**m mask on”, so I think it would probably get worse for non mask wearers as they try to usher in more control. F ’em all.
So, of the entire world just waiting till November 3? So it’s a world wide conspiracy just yo make Trump look bad. Got it.
NickFlanders
July 21, 2020 1:08 pm
Let me speak for the pro-mask, do anything the government says, crowd.
Nu-uhn, masks protect you and keep you from killing grandma. You are an evil, bad person if you dare question their use. If masks reduced your oxygen they must be tight enough to stop the virus. We wear pants so pee doesn’t get on everyone. The CDC is never wrong because Science says wearing a mask works.
I like your irony, but the problem is that science says just the opposite and that’s why all health agencies, including in Japan, have always advised against masks for the general public.There are no new discoveries to explain the recent reversal.
Bob
July 22, 2020 7:49 am
You lost me at “being prohibited from worshipping” – now that’s funny!
Casey B
July 23, 2020 8:06 pm
The school board just mandated masks for our kids….
They don’t give a damn about the health effects or even the alleged effectiveness of the masks. Otherwise, they would give basic advice on the appropriate wearing of masks.
Forcing children to wear a muzzle is child abuse. Children are essentially safe from this virus in terms of their relatively insignificant symptoms.
DEvans
July 26, 2020 5:55 pm
Face diapers are to viruses what chain link fencing is to mosquitoes.
dathau
July 27, 2020 3:32 am
“A Tale of the Fungie Family” by D. S. Thau 7-11-20 Once upon a time, there was a little family of cute-as-a-button mushrooms who lived in a forest under a shady tree. They longed to visit their rich uncle in the big city who made it big in socks, but they had no means of travel. One day, there was news of a nationwide plannedemic, and overzealous mandates, and as a result, Mask Transportation became available. So the Buttons, excited at relocating, hopped on the N-95 Mask Transit System heading north to the Big City, and sang as they went,… Read more »
All health agencies in developed countries, including in Asia, have always agreed on this point. No new scientific studies can explain the recent reversal. This is a purely political posture (but it is true that these agencies are also political bodies).
Shari
July 29, 2020 12:10 pm
Has anyone read the articles that are referenced? Several were published 40+ years ago. Some have notations that the papers have been redacted (meaning removed from publication) or have edits made by the authors that state new information in light of this particular coronavirus. There are also some references that have not yet been peer-reviewed, which is an important part of the process prior to publishing an article, therefore they should not be referenced at all. Plus, the solution that this “meta-analysis” has come to is full of disinformation (by the way, it is NOT a meta-analysis). Regardless, all this… Read more »
I was just going to note the same thing, thank you! One was 100 yrs old and only 6 of 42 were published in the last year (meaning research was even older). I wish sites like this would use more current studies but maybe they’re afraid to be proven wrong.
well maybe that’s because we have been studying coronavirus strains since the mid 60’s
we know their size,
method of entry
method of infection
genetic structure
none of that has changed since the 60’s
This Covid-19 strain has 75 % compatibility with ALL other coronavirus strains, so why wouldn’t older genetic investigation be relevant ?
“I wish sites like this would use more current studies”: it would give you an opportunity to point out that they are not yet peer-reviewed, as these types of randomized controlled trials and the peer review process are very time consuming.
For your information, there have been no recent randomized controlled trials to contradict those conducted over the past 20 years on this subject.
The reality dave is that you deny scientific results if they contradict your ideological beliefs.
There are plenty that were done recently. You just chose to focus on the older ones. Also if you don’t believe in old science, then you better do away with the germ theory and washing your hands…because it was all of the older science that got us to where we are today. Your faulty reasoning literally says,”What’s the point in listening to anyone from way back then? This is the new age science!” It was Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered we should be washing our hands and pushed for antiseptic procedures, Louis Pasteur who developed the process for vaccinations….that was long… Read more »
I’d already read them all. Most of them are fairly recent. And the one from 1920 has both historical and scientific value, because its methodology was rigorous. The outcome of scientific studies doesn’t become obsolete with time.
The author cites meta-analyses that identify dozens of studies with convergent conclusions. To call yourself this paper a “meta-analysis” and then deny it is a “meta-analysis” is a gross disinformation technique. The author describes his article as a “summary”.
Your claims simply don’t hold up. You obviously do not want to accept the results of these scientific studies because they contradict your ideological fixations.
jamesdevassy
August 6, 2020 1:25 am
Mask is The Tricks of Bill gates and Marxists••Avoid the RFID theories with 5G antennas and 5G Stations•••
Robert Zurunkle
August 9, 2020 2:15 pm
The influenza virus is not transmittable via aerosol. Which is immaterial as the SARS-COV-2 virus IS transmittable via aerosol. Covid-19 is much more contagious than the influenza virus is. Which is why wearing a mask doesn’t decrease the transmission rate. Because that’s not a vector for influenza exposure. The purpose of wearing a mask is to prevent the transmission of the disease by people who have the disease but might not be showing symptoms. It lessens the chance of someone transmitting it if they’re wearing a mask or face covering of some sort. You are presenting useless information in an… Read more »
Yes, Robert, we are just that stupid. Since you know so much about masks, you should know that historically the sick get quarantined and wear masks if they must be outside their quarantine area and you leave the healthy alone. Masks and social distancing are worthless to society and will end up causing far more harm to society than COVID-19 itself.
I think I will quote you: “(You) are that stupid.”— your posts in this subject—when the original Posters farce of a “meta-analysis” has been revealed to be fraudulent and deceptive— are idiotic— if you don’t want to wear a mask, because you think you are going to die— DON’T— but there are a lot of businesses and government facilities that also don’t have to admit idiots like you onto their premises.
We are not afraid to die. All of us are going to die. This is a rather a deal about living a worthy life or as a coward wearing a cloth on my face to cover my identity and humanity. I do not deny positive effects masks can have when used correctly, by that i mean when necessary. Surgigal masks are to be worn in operating rooms eg. Or at the dentists office to restrict spatters and such, in my Job to filter dust particles when necessary but when used long term it Will More likely be of harm and… Read more »
“Are you actually stupid enough to believe that the entire medical industry (besides the countless doctors who quit or lost jobs because they refused to go along with the hoax) is trying to trick you into wearing a mask for some nefarious reason?”
..added to your sheep statement.
Heran
August 10, 2020 3:52 pm
Any thoughts on this article? “Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis” https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9. It covers many types of coronavirus but only one paper on COVID19 but there is no difference (Figure 6).
“Based on observational evidence from the previous SARS epidemic included in the previous version of our Cochrane review we recommend the use of masks combined with other measures.”
So why did the author use this reference? Were they not trying to argue that masks don’t work?
She quoted verbatim from the Abstract, “Compared to no masks, there was no reduction of influenza-like illness cases or influenza for masks in the general population, nor in healthcare workers.”
Kathy Hardie
August 13, 2020 2:35 pm
If you wear a mask, it keeps you from touching your face.
everybody i see wearing a mask is constantly rearranging their masks, touching the outside of it, then to thei cell phone, keys, kids, uncle louie and grandma. yet they think they are protecting themselves. smh
Anne
August 13, 2020 8:52 pm
Masks may be good if you have predisposing conditions but they have to be good quality masks the cloth ones and bandanas and the like are useless. Any mask should be changed frequently. Medical masks used in hospitals are changed many times a day or they are no good, once they become wet they can cause bacteria to spread to the wearer. The main problem is that they damage your immune system so with the mask and lockdowns the damage to your immune system is critical. When they allow you to come out of lockdown and remove the masks you… Read more »
Idania Fraginals
August 19, 2020 4:56 pm
Artículo muy interesante y educativo, muy diferente de lo que se escucha en los medios de difusión.
Andrew
August 20, 2020 7:33 am
Anybody have a link to another source for the video embedded in this article please? Youtube have now removed it. Thanks.
Jerry
August 21, 2020 4:45 am
Twitter is posting this warning when I post this article. FYI
Tori
August 22, 2020 1:34 am
I thought so too by just using common sense of myself, thinking outside the box. A musk is actually a catalyst, it speeds up infection to others and gets the person wearing it more infected and serious. For example; 1. A person breathes out, their breath is sifted (that doesnt mean there is no virus going in and out through the sift). The ill preson is left wrapped tight pressed with the bigger particles of the desease inside the musk and those particles of virus that did’nt go through the musk are inhaled back into the person. Unfortunately to a… Read more »
You may or may not like it but David Icke has been warning about this for at least 30 years. Yes he made a mistake saying he was the son of god, granted on that. But heh, we all screw up along this winding road of life, the only difference being he said it to Terry Wogan on live tv. I dread to think if our biggest mistakes were put on live tv where we would be and our credibility? So if we all take our worst mistake of our lives and forgive ourselves for it, then he should be… Read more »
Lena
September 8, 2020 12:50 am
Has anyone blacked out from wearing a mask? I’m asking bc it happened to me.
I interviewed a young waitress who said she passed out after wearing a mask.
MoBa
September 12, 2020 2:11 am
Wierd, this collection is a collection of preprints, and also I don t know if intentionally wrong cited work. Because most trials were not comparing masks versus no maks, but masks compared to other measures like N95 respirators or hand desinfection. So when there is no effect of masks, this refers to these measures. Also, all meta-studies describe a lack of data. This is rooted in the fact that there is rarely any data on control groups using no masks. Even the toughest mask opponents would probably feel uncomfortable in a control group in which hospital staff does not wear… Read more »
Monte
September 22, 2020 4:57 pm
I am an asthmatic. That means I have difficulty expelling CO2. Coughing is the primary way we get rid of CO2. A CO2 level of 1,000 PPM is considered dangerous. Measurements of 10,000 PPM have been reached in only a few breaths when mouth and nose are covered by even a simple paper mask. That makes a mask, for me, life threatening. I certainly know the resultant asthma attack after 3-5 minutes of wearing one of these gubmint mandated devices of torture. Now ask me if going maskless is an act of defiance, or a life-saving measure? Please don’t wait… Read more »
Leiana
September 28, 2020 2:46 pm
It’s sad that when you read through the articles that she quotes, they actually state the opposite of what she proposed. Most of them, while acknowledging it’s not a perfect solution, state that wearing masks is better than not. She cherry-picked sentences from the articles that do not reflect many of the article’s main conclusions.
Chlebek
October 10, 2020 2:59 pm
Lel, the article no. 30 is contradictory to no. 31, and no. 31 itself is a theoretical piece, and the description given on this site to article no. 30 seems to be contradictory to it too.
Martha Rowen
October 12, 2020 10:18 am
Video was taken down by YouTube (surprise, surprise!). Does anyone know if it was also posted on Bitchute or Rokfin or BrandNewTube or some other platform and can give a link? Bithute’s search engine is horrible so the fact that I couldn’t find it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
Last edited 2 years ago by Martha Rowen
Paul Williams
October 13, 2020 12:02 pm
If our lives were genuinely at risk and in jeopardy from what is going on right now in the world, surely children under 12 would have to wear masks, and an equivalent for babies. Both preceding groups very susceptible to colds,flu, Covid-19 etc so it clearly doesn’t gel with any truth!? The fearmongering is to panic people into having the vaccine, which will not only make money, but it will put more lives in danger…😡
Thor1974
October 15, 2020 2:03 pm
The observable data where I live says masks aren’t of much use. We have had a mask mandate since early July. We’re currently suffering a big outbreak. Cases are two to three times what they were prior to the mask mandate, back when everyone was scared out of their minds by the numbers and shrieking at the governor to pass a mask mandate. We’ve been crushing daily case number records since early September. And yet, everywhere you go: masks. Nary a bare face to be seen. Testing is up, driving some of the numbers, but testing is not two or… Read more »
Evidence is piling up that wearing a mask increases your chances of catching the virus, increases the odds of hospitalization and the chances of death.
D. Smith
October 15, 2020 5:47 pm
Masks don’t stand up very well, against the factual data, do they? I have to laugh every time I see someone wearing one. It’s just ridiculous.
Bilal
October 30, 2020 11:24 am
Interestingly and controversially i saw an TV ad one two weeks back by colgate or pepsodent. I live in Finland and these two are the Major distributors of oral hygiene products. So this Ad featured many classic colgate-white smiles as always. Slogan said something like “together our smile is our strenght.” I saw this Ad air once and not anymore. There must’ve been a glitch in the Matrix, didnt quite fit the Agenda.
Mokee
October 30, 2020 1:53 pm
get your video on bitchute!!!
shaphire
November 12, 2020 5:23 pm
My Dad only has one lung that is functioning and has to wear a face shield and if he wears it to long he will start getting dizzy. I can’t wear a face mask because I have asthma, and i thankfully have only had to wear a mask twice.
fresnoman4man
November 13, 2020 9:53 am
Prove to me that COVID19 even exists or that the PCR “test” is anything other than a scam. I feel as if everyone is posturing about the emperor’s magnificent robes while arguing about how many angels can dance on the tip of a pin. This is not about an errant virus, it is a well orchestrated scheme to thrust a fear numbed supine humanity into the jab phase of DNA altering that demented manipulators like Tony Fauci, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab, and Jeff Bezos are propagandizing for using their control of governments and their media toadies.
This aged well… unfortunately it took two years for this truth nugget to surface mainstream. As of July 19 2022 – a handful of people are still wearing them on planes, restaurants, malls, outdoors jogging, biking – in a car alone, at the beach and while wading. (I believed the same as you and watched this train wreck for a while)
Post your videos with BitChute so there will be no removal of your videos by gestapo fact checkers.
mii
November 24, 2020 2:31 am
Look at the uneducated sheep .. all y’all disagreeing with thousands and thousands of studies, papers, virologists, neurologists, microbiologists published since 1800s are all wrong.? But ur news anchor telling u to basically kill yourself is absolutely right.!!!! I suggest ya’ll seriouly learn anotomy , biology, and the functions of your intelligently, perfectly designed body.. not by Google search , nor by the governmens chief officials… I also send so much healing to those who think covid19 is a deadly disease caused by a virus.. I which btw viruses are not the cause of disease. Not are they contagious! the… Read more »
Cortni Langel
December 31, 2020 2:59 pm
Hey everyone. Not sure it will help you but I recommend going to Peggy Halls website. https://www.thehealthyamerican.org. I have used the religious exception card and I have not had any issues. She has a lot of videos on civil rugged and how to push back on this agenda. Hope this helps.
Richard Leger
January 4, 2021 4:45 pm
Mofos have already censored the video, do you know or remember the title of the video Patrick, so we might find it on BitChute, AltCensored, Brighteon, etc.?
Thank you for all the great work you do.
Grant
February 9, 2021 8:19 pm
This is very interesting indeed considering not easy to find evidence that Facemasks esp Cloth ones could not prevent bioaerosol from Allegedly Asymptomatics when they exhale. Its been labelled as Misinformation or even a Conspiracy Theory from so called Scientists and Doctors that follow the Agenda 21 Narrative as they are afraid of loosing funding or jobs. It really feels like we are living inside the Matrix.
In regards to this YouTube clip which of course would be removed when goes viral. Is this clip also available with Bitchute?
Kilgore
March 21, 2021 6:48 pm
Mask people are pathetic. Take that dirty rag off of your face, please. Can’t wait to leave my retarded Democrat-run state.
N Church
March 24, 2021 5:48 am
So you really believe that although 98 percent of qualified disease control experts say masks should be worn its rational to side with the 2 percent “outsiders” who don’t believe in masks? All data can be manipulated to produce the results you want. Don’t fall for the ruse of selective data analysis.
You are offering propaganda statistics. There is no “consensus” of 98% of disease control experts. The mask policy never had a scientific basis and has not prevented any virus from spreading as it will. Masks are dirty, filled with bacteria and virus particles and they restrict airways. If you want to wear one, go ahead.
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Unfortunately, in Ohio, if we want to keep our jobs, employees must mask up. I definitely have increased upper respiratory issues after wearing one for a few hours. I look for opportunities to lower below my nose. I need to breathe. Today, I drove to another county to get groceries because my county is at Level 3, Code Red, [Mandatory masks in public places]. Yep, our Governor has developed a color-coded event level alert system. I worked at a Nuclear Power Facility for 8 years and if there was a REAL Level 3 threat or especially Level 4, there would… Read more »
When you get the chance. Visit eBay or Amazon and get you some face shields. My job mandates that I wear a mask at work too. Don’t think I would have it would have lasted 3 months wearing the typical face mask.
At times, the face shield gets a little warm on the forehead. I try not to think about it too much so it doesn’t bother me too much. With my face shield I can breath without struggling. And have the luxury of breathing in fresh air.
A complete waste
you are a jerk. You are being brainwashed, un-informed, mis-informed, manipulated and lied to. Get educated and stop being ignorent!!
Geez, she’s just trying to help someone who is having difficulty with wearing a mandated mask at work. And she clearly agrees: wearing a mask is grossly uncomfortable. What she did was to suggest an alternative, not defend the policy. Not everyone can afford to quit their jobs. How about a little understanding? And don’t even try to attack me: I do not wear masks. I own three, (swapping and laughing with overseas friends); but have never worn one. I am not ill. Nor do I go anywhere where mandates are enforced without exception. (I raised a stink with the… Read more »
For weeks when I got up some type of strength (depression and nonstop crying due to I had been told I have no job) to go out and get something I needed. I could not understand why I felt the way I did when I was at the store, it was as if I could not breath or that something was going to happen to me. It was not until a week or so ago that it was the dog muzzle they are forcing me to wear that was interfering with my breathing. I have sensitive sinus issues and should… Read more »
You are correct. UnConstitutionality and illegality is the name of the game these days for all the despots in .gov, federal, state, local. EVERYONE in both public AND private sector seem to have the narcississtic selfish attitude, I’LL DO WHAT I WANT, THE LAW BE DAMNED, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Nobody seems to give a damn about The Rule Of Law or Constitutionality any more. They all need to be legally and peacefully stopped and held accountable, up to and including charges of traitorship and treason.
Sarah there is a Judge a few days ago, who just put an Engunction on the Governor
Newsome, be cause all this “Lockdowns and Mandates ARE unconstitutional and also against the Calif-Constitution and he must now go through all the Legal Legislators to get any thing passed, he can no longer dictate rules, for the rest of his term. That’s good news, SO no more lock downs and no face masks are needed,
however you won’t hear about this on the Media, as they are also corrupt.
Check it out !
https://www.facebook.com/JDXandKSUE/posts/2691416427787134
I agree! I have a laminated placard of the Bill of Rights on one side & the other side says I do not have to wear a face diaper – I mean mask – in detail. I will wear one @ a hospital though.
Pathetic sheep.
the problem here is this….they ( government ) got the guns you don’t…..that is why you have to wear a mask…..or else they will arrest you, or whatever do to you…..period
Not entirely true. They use intimidation and fear propaganda to a already highly dumbed down population to submit to their tyrannical demands. If everyone just refused to comply collectively this horse shit would end immediately!
I told my boss a month ago to shove the face shield up his you know what, I’m done!! I’m not doing it anymore and the only reason I tolerated it before was to prevent my company who’s a small business from losing that location. What everyone needs to do is get off their knees and resist it because that’s the only way it will ever end! We live in a brainwashed childish weak submissive cowardly society, where people rather obey like good slaves rather than be free.
Amen…nothing but a FARCE…!
Call OSHA and complain.
Your health or your job? leave your job.
Might be a good Idea leaving your job , because the next move is to force you to take the death shot, turning you into a Transhuman, with synthetic DNA, so they can track you and control you, like a mindless ZOMBIE, don’t take the death shot !
I say stand up and fight it if they try to take your job. If you know your rights and the real laws then you have a better chance.
There is an ongoing lawsuit against the lockdowns of the COVID cult regime of Governor Dewine being backed by a coalition of constitutional and civil liberties groups.
Finally some common sense. Since I have been able to conquer Lyme/Babesia with herbal tinctures [allergic to most antibiotics] I would add that you could wear Thieves Essentail Oil ;used by crooks to rob the dead during the black plague so they would not become ill. Aromatic herbs are powerful medicine; mixed with carrier oil like coconut, you will smell good ,moisturize and be safe! Especially since 59 types of hand sanitizer have been found to be toxic.
what herbal tinctures, i too have lyme
Let me know about the tinctures mentioned to Joel.peralez@gmail.com
I have never used hand sanitisers, I insist on using only soap and water. Otherwise l use gloves when out.
The article needs to be condensed and available in 1-2 pages, not the 18 it appears to be in Print Preview.
All you need to do is copy and paste to Microsoft Word. I was able to print the entire article in 6 pages.
I think this mask game will continue until the end of time. When the the immunity passport (the microchip vaccine) and ID2020 type schemes are implemented. I suspect that individuals who participate in these schemes, will not be mandated to wear masks outside of certain work environments. No doubt in my mind that schemes such as the immunity passport, chip loaded vaccines, and digital currency are all leading up to the mark of the beast. It’s been said that a strain of coronavirus is found in the common cold. So it’s logical for me to assume that everyone has or… Read more »
I am positioned to move to Mozambique for social work w Children link to hiv aids med damage.
I will say_ why are the Panic Stricken unconcerned about CHILDREN ?
not common for kids to get_ covid19 _
Why?
And 90 % of the crybabies re death by Covid19 are CHILDLESS ?
mozambique here I come.
we don’t care about children bc big pharma(deep state) needs to tap into making money from adult vaccines. Since when do adults need vaccines? Since now and also add a booster shot in there too. But first make up a fake virus and scare the shit out of all the sheep and make them pay for the 400$ Vaccine and $200 booster and if they don’t hold them at gun point until they comply.
In my country not only are the vaccines completely free, we don’t have a pesky socialized health care system that would raise taxes to make us pay for them.
I think the same way
Actually they really do want to lower the population, remember Bill Gates is into that.
Yes the vaccine patches are the Mark of the Beast, and also the shots are to mark you and track you, like a slave, the end result is a slow death, maybe 2 years to die.
dont just accept the idea of immunity passport. Rebel and start spreading news to all the people you can. This will be stopped.
It is this type of misinformation that endangers those individuals who can ill afford to be exposed to a life threatening virus. Not sure what you hope to gain from this “article.” What I do know is that cognitively challenged individuals will read it and they say “yah, that’s what I thought.” As if the individuals agreeing actually thought.
Maybe that cognitively-challenged individual is you.
Multiple scientific studies with citations hardly constitutes misinformation. Maybe the people that are misinformed are the ones that spout the media line and then give “#science” as their sole citation.
Try looking at the Conclusion in the abstract of citation (1). The conclusion is that there isn’t enough evidence among controlled studies and they recommend wearing masks based on observation evidence of SARS-1. The exact opposite of what this article claims. Many of the other citations do NOT support the claims the author is making, and adding citations with cherry-picked quotations without important context IS misinformation.
Bob Smith, if that is your real name, you are trolling this thread. Instead of nitpicking on Huber’s article, bring forth your own proof that masks are safe and effective.
Hi Patrick. My brother is a dentist. He and his hygeinists wear masks pretty much all day at work while working on patients – it’s actually the law and has been a long time in that profession. It seems like they are all doing fine, so as far as safety goes, I think it’s odd to think that it’s a threat to health (or to be more nuanced, to think that the TRADE-OFF of wearing a mask to reduce transmission of coronavirus is outweighed by some supposed health risks that have not been proven (if you review Huber’s citations basically… Read more »
Nit-picking is not critical thinking. Let’s face it: You are in love with face masks and think everybody should wear them. Only a fool would think that man can control a virus regardless of the method. There have always been viruses and not one has ever been contained by the actions of man. So, wear your mask if you choose to do so. Go get your vaccines and pass the time of day nit-picking other expert’s material. I’ll say one thing for you, you are a very clever troll to attempt disrupt the common sense of our readers.
I am sorry Patrick but it is more than common sense. Maybe early death rates of Dentists is because of face masks! However the science says they are bad for humans and we should stick to that. Again however if you want to wear one I dont care as I feel you should be free of obligations not to. Just dont want what we know to be the case held in ridicule.
A dentist office is a temperature and humidity controlled environment. Work there is not strenuous compared to manufacturing, process, operations, maintenance, or construction industry work.
Strenuously working on a manufacturing floor in a non temperature controlled humid environment is absolutely not the same thing as the dentist office.
Just to be clear. Wearing a mask is a physical burden in those cases.
Dentists and dental technicians are 23 times more likely to develop Pulmonary Fibrosis. Interestingly enough, oxygen therapy is one of the treatments.
It is true that Dentists wear masks to protect themselves and the patient. They are in a controlled environment, as at least one commenter pointed out, which is very important to consider. Additionally, they change them out regularly and are trained not to touch their face. One must consider the why as to why dentists wear masks. A simple response is because of bacteria and BBPs, the mouth is a pretty gross environment. For upper respiratory viruses, however, wearing masks doesn’t truly help. The cherry picked and misleading data that has come out recently on the CDC website to support… Read more »
Well said. I am amazed when confronted with logic that stands, the unbeliever says, “Well, you can’t believe everything you read.”
Dooiiiiiiii!
Let’s get something straight: reading an abstract OR a conclusion does NOT count as reading the research. YES, I know that part in the middle with all the methods and outcomes can be grueling to read and boring but it’s what counts for reading research. Then, you need to objectively consider if there is bias, and how well the study was put together. Is it reproducible, etc. Research doesn’t “prove” anything, and the conclusion of research always (more the rule than the exception) recommends more research on the topic. Aside from analyzing the research itself, it should also be used… Read more »
thank-you Bob. It seems to me that at least a few of the studies that are quoted were comparing the effectiveness of n95 masks versus surgical masks and not whether masks in general were effective. Yet the author is using them to support his position that masks are not effective…something not even studied in their research. Am I correct in seeing it this way?
“science”
Have you actually read any of the papers quoted? Most suggest masks do add to protection.
WHERE IS YOUR INFOR MMOOREBLUES? Wheres your tests, please footnote what you post so we can read the tests and lab reports like this article does.
Did you read the studies cited in the article? Here is an excerpt from the first one:
“transmission should be reduced the most if both infected members and other contacts wear masks,”
And here is an excerpt from the CDC link in the article: Meta-analysis of risk ratios for the effect of face mask use with or without enhanced hand hygiene on laboratory-confirmed influenza from 10 randomized controlled trials with >6,500 participants. A) Face mask… In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20; I2 = 30%, p… Read more »
And influenza is not the same virus, so you have to ask whether this study is applicable to coronavirus. Have you asked that? Have you looked for the answer to that question in the science that has been published SPECIFICALLY about coronavirus?
Because it depends on size. Masks are filters, and what matters is size, not the RNA in the virus or anything else. SARS-CoV-2 viruses are 9-12nm. This is much smaller than common bacteria, such as Escheriscia colli or Staphylococcus aureus, which can range from 400nm to 3µm. For comparison, influenza viruses are between 80-120nm in diameter, considerably larger than SARS-CoV-23 Therefore, any mask that cannot stop influenza virus is most certainly incapable of stopping COVID, and in fact masks that could stop flu may very well be incapable of blocking COVId.
Size is irrelevent. the virus does not travel as a single virion but would be contained within a airbourne liquid particle. The material of a mask may reduce the probably of that particle passing through. By how much is the question.
The virus is carried on droplets and the droplet size is trapped by the mask. The droplets are trapped and when trapped do not fall on surfaces where the virus can be viable from hours to days depending on the surface.
The only trouble is that a mask is not a black hole that destroys everything that enters. It simply catches and holds water droplets containing viruses. After the water evaporates, the virus particles are freely expelled through the mask from the wearer’s exhalation and become aerosolized. Without a mask, the water droplets fall to the ground and are less likely to be inhaled. This might be why Covid infections are skyrocketing in nearly all places that have mask mandates.
You are assuming that there is even a unique virus being mytically called COVID19. Prove it exists.
Exactly my thoughts! Good grief, just wear the mask.
Why should you or the government have the right to force someone to harm themselves by wearing a mask and restricting their airway? What about all the people with COPD, asthma, congestive heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, compromised immune systems, autism, Asperger syndrome, etc.? What about the elderly whose lungs already naturally weaken with age? Who cares about their health as long as it makes you feel safe, right?
If you are that sick (with one of the issues in your post) then stay at home. This garbage about masks not being useful is pure crap. With these attitudes everyone can expect to have the virus around for a very long time. We’ve been doing the wear a mask/don’t wear one for months and things keep getting worse. Do all of us a favor and put the damn thing on for a while and see if it makes a difference. I’m 70 years old and have bad lungs from years of smoking. I wear a mask when I go… Read more »
==> This garbage about masks not being useful is pure crap.
Larry, you have bought the fallacious “greater good” philosophy and that’s the only reason you are loving your mask. Otherwise, you have no proof that masks work as advertised. There are a host of scientists, physicians and epidemiologists who have thoroughly debunked the false narrative of face masks and social distancing. If you don’t trust them or even consider what they say, then you are the ignorant one here.
F00l, take your OWN advice and YOU STAY HOME!
Pure crap! Thats a big FAT lie!
Hehe… looka here, the sharpest knife just jumped out of the drawer.
Behold!
Funny, you say you care for others but you are part of the reason why health costs have gone up–from your smoking. I have higher premiums because of people like you who purposely poisoning your body, knowing that smoking is not good. If you really care for others, then you should be taking care of yourself so that others wouldn’t have to pay for your medical bills and not have to breathe your cigarette smoke. And that’s a bunch of crap about caring because you mask wearers get so mad at people who don’t wear masks, calling them selfish when… Read more »
I read the article to see if an interesting alternate perspective is given. Unfortunately, the author doesn’t hold up to a critical read. I don’t have time to look at nearly all of the studies she referenced but the three I did look at indicates she (Colleen Huber) is engaging in major deception. Reference 39. Huber headlines it “risk of cloth masks” and reports that healthcare workers wearing cloth masks had significantly higher rates of influenza-like illness compared to “controls”. What she fails to disclose is that the study was designed to compare the efficacy of cloth masks versus standard… Read more »
Your criticisms are not without merit. It would have been better to leave aside those studies that do not deal with the use of masks by the general public. They are not relevant to the topic (e.g. N95 masks are too complex to put on properly). But to pretend that these errors undermine the validity of 20 years of converging scientific studies on the use of masks by the general public is a gross lie. It is therefore you who are trying to mislead the readers Daniel, not the author of the article. Even though it would be better to… Read more »
I too agree that the conclusions on N95’s in this article made me scratch my head. While effective, they aren’t practical for the majority of people. As you’ve pointed out, the science is still very strong that the masks people are actually wearing, and the manner in which they’re wearing them, aren’t effective at all.
The author has misrepresented many of the studies she has quoted. Many. If it’s been done intentionally, it’s dishonest. If unintentionally, then it’s frightening.
Well. P John B, I guess you are the authority of how she is all messed up. Your comment will be read perhaps 10 times while her article has been read well over 1,000,000 time. You are the essence of a troll, who makes accusations without providing any evidence to back them up.
Here is yet another study that confirms that masks are useless against airborne pathogens. Yes, all the “boring” details are included, for those who want to see how the conclusions are made.
http://ocla.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rancourt-Masks-dont-work-review-science-re-COVID19-policy.pdf
Life threatening for some not all. The vulnerable s presumably as you put it without a cognitively challenged brain will chose to take precautions. I did say chose here. The cognitively challenged still have a right to read other sources of info that are from medical journals or should we sensor their info to a biass view point all be it a simplified one. If they are challenged they still have rights to information not sensord by yourself Then who ever is responsible for the cognitively challenged can make a more informed decision less biass as main stream media push.… Read more »
Like all science deniers guided by their ideological fixations, you’re obviously the one with “a cognitively challenged brain” Louise.
When you don’t have a rebuttal, attack. I can tell you are smarter than everyone. I guess you get to make my choices for me. Unbelievable
Pathetic, laughable sheep.
Um do you know what peer reviewed means ?
The idiotic push for masks comes from the scientifically invalid aka straw man “case counts.” It (masks) and other offerings to the Kungflu God will continue until an actual metric of the pandemic is released. The only appropriate metric that can determine distribution, volume, and trajectory of any contagious disease comes from random sampling of the population. PCR and antibody tests both should be radomly (as possible, within reason) given to a fixed sample size in a couple dozen areas, and done weekly. Random sampling of population is Epidemic Management 101. Why isn’t it being done??? Methinks it is on… Read more »
ok. I firmly support the major science facts re inhibited breathing and decrease in co2 exit . I exercise w _ mask_ .. _ without mask..
Obviously without is more efficient bringing O2 in and exhaling co2.
.Worse news is available..
demographics have been a Focus Point for my writing during last 10 years as a non fiction crime victim case writer.
We are being DRIVEN off a Cliff by 3% minorities again.
Demographics can be easily done by YOU _the reader..3% __ ??
All of this mazk insanity will continue until 3 November 2020. If, God help us, the liberals happen to win this mask crap will end overnight. If President Trump is reelected, hopefully, this mask foolishness will continue until we the people rise up and revolt against these “ID 10 T” award winners and mask dictators.
You are optimistic, it is to be feared that the goals being pursued will go beyond the next election.
Actually I think it may be the opposite. Biden on T.V. said “It’s not about your rights. Put the d**m mask on”, so I think it would probably get worse for non mask wearers as they try to usher in more control. F ’em all.
So, of the entire world just waiting till November 3? So it’s a world wide conspiracy just yo make Trump look bad. Got it.
Let me speak for the pro-mask, do anything the government says, crowd.
Nu-uhn, masks protect you and keep you from killing grandma. You are an evil, bad person if you dare question their use. If masks reduced your oxygen they must be tight enough to stop the virus. We wear pants so pee doesn’t get on everyone. The CDC is never wrong because Science says wearing a mask works.
I like your irony, but the problem is that science says just the opposite and that’s why all health agencies, including in Japan, have always advised against masks for the general public.There are no new discoveries to explain the recent reversal.
You lost me at “being prohibited from worshipping” – now that’s funny!
The school board just mandated masks for our kids….
They don’t give a damn about the health effects or even the alleged effectiveness of the masks. Otherwise, they would give basic advice on the appropriate wearing of masks.
Forcing children to wear a muzzle is child abuse. Children are essentially safe from this virus in terms of their relatively insignificant symptoms.
Face diapers are to viruses what chain link fencing is to mosquitoes.
“A Tale of the Fungie Family” by D. S. Thau 7-11-20 Once upon a time, there was a little family of cute-as-a-button mushrooms who lived in a forest under a shady tree. They longed to visit their rich uncle in the big city who made it big in socks, but they had no means of travel. One day, there was news of a nationwide plannedemic, and overzealous mandates, and as a result, Mask Transportation became available. So the Buttons, excited at relocating, hopped on the N-95 Mask Transit System heading north to the Big City, and sang as they went,… Read more »
The CDC has research that says masks are not effective even – https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
All health agencies in developed countries, including in Asia, have always agreed on this point. No new scientific studies can explain the recent reversal. This is a purely political posture (but it is true that these agencies are also political bodies).
Has anyone read the articles that are referenced? Several were published 40+ years ago. Some have notations that the papers have been redacted (meaning removed from publication) or have edits made by the authors that state new information in light of this particular coronavirus. There are also some references that have not yet been peer-reviewed, which is an important part of the process prior to publishing an article, therefore they should not be referenced at all. Plus, the solution that this “meta-analysis” has come to is full of disinformation (by the way, it is NOT a meta-analysis). Regardless, all this… Read more »
I was just going to note the same thing, thank you! One was 100 yrs old and only 6 of 42 were published in the last year (meaning research was even older). I wish sites like this would use more current studies but maybe they’re afraid to be proven wrong.
well maybe that’s because we have been studying coronavirus strains since the mid 60’s
we know their size,
method of entry
method of infection
genetic structure
none of that has changed since the 60’s
This Covid-19 strain has 75 % compatibility with ALL other coronavirus strains, so why wouldn’t older genetic investigation be relevant ?
“I wish sites like this would use more current studies”: it would give you an opportunity to point out that they are not yet peer-reviewed, as these types of randomized controlled trials and the peer review process are very time consuming.
For your information, there have been no recent randomized controlled trials to contradict those conducted over the past 20 years on this subject.
The reality dave is that you deny scientific results if they contradict your ideological beliefs.
What Science Do You Prefer: ( ) Science of the Year 1520;
( ) Science of the Year 2020; ( ) Science of The Year 2520
There are plenty that were done recently. You just chose to focus on the older ones. Also if you don’t believe in old science, then you better do away with the germ theory and washing your hands…because it was all of the older science that got us to where we are today. Your faulty reasoning literally says,”What’s the point in listening to anyone from way back then? This is the new age science!” It was Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered we should be washing our hands and pushed for antiseptic procedures, Louis Pasteur who developed the process for vaccinations….that was long… Read more »
I’d already read them all. Most of them are fairly recent. And the one from 1920 has both historical and scientific value, because its methodology was rigorous. The outcome of scientific studies doesn’t become obsolete with time.
The author cites meta-analyses that identify dozens of studies with convergent conclusions. To call yourself this paper a “meta-analysis” and then deny it is a “meta-analysis” is a gross disinformation technique. The author describes his article as a “summary”.
Your claims simply don’t hold up. You obviously do not want to accept the results of these scientific studies because they contradict your ideological fixations.
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The influenza virus is not transmittable via aerosol. Which is immaterial as the SARS-COV-2 virus IS transmittable via aerosol. Covid-19 is much more contagious than the influenza virus is. Which is why wearing a mask doesn’t decrease the transmission rate. Because that’s not a vector for influenza exposure. The purpose of wearing a mask is to prevent the transmission of the disease by people who have the disease but might not be showing symptoms. It lessens the chance of someone transmitting it if they’re wearing a mask or face covering of some sort. You are presenting useless information in an… Read more »
Yes, Robert, we are just that stupid. Since you know so much about masks, you should know that historically the sick get quarantined and wear masks if they must be outside their quarantine area and you leave the healthy alone. Masks and social distancing are worthless to society and will end up causing far more harm to society than COVID-19 itself.
I think I will quote you: “(You) are that stupid.”— your posts in this subject—when the original Posters farce of a “meta-analysis” has been revealed to be fraudulent and deceptive— are idiotic— if you don’t want to wear a mask, because you think you are going to die— DON’T— but there are a lot of businesses and government facilities that also don’t have to admit idiots like you onto their premises.
We are not afraid to die. All of us are going to die. This is a rather a deal about living a worthy life or as a coward wearing a cloth on my face to cover my identity and humanity. I do not deny positive effects masks can have when used correctly, by that i mean when necessary. Surgigal masks are to be worn in operating rooms eg. Or at the dentists office to restrict spatters and such, in my Job to filter dust particles when necessary but when used long term it Will More likely be of harm and… Read more »
One word… Sweden. Made all the pseudoscientists look like the hacks that they are. Do as you wish. I care not.
“Are you actually stupid enough to believe that the entire medical industry (besides the countless doctors who quit or lost jobs because they refused to go along with the hoax) is trying to trick you into wearing a mask for some nefarious reason?”
..added to your sheep statement.
Any thoughts on this article? “Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis” https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9. It covers many types of coronavirus but only one paper on COVID19 but there is no difference (Figure 6).
Don’t forget about the adverse effects of masks on dental health: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/10969268/posts/2853621035
Really…then why do the dentists, who wear masks most of the day, have such great teeth. Most doctors as well.
Because they can afford them!
I don’t get it, the first reference concludes-
“Based on observational evidence from the previous SARS epidemic included in the previous version of our Cochrane review we recommend the use of masks combined with other measures.”
So why did the author use this reference? Were they not trying to argue that masks don’t work?
She quoted verbatim from the Abstract, “Compared to no masks, there was no reduction of influenza-like illness cases or influenza for masks in the general population, nor in healthcare workers.”
If you wear a mask, it keeps you from touching your face.
everybody i see wearing a mask is constantly rearranging their masks, touching the outside of it, then to thei cell phone, keys, kids, uncle louie and grandma. yet they think they are protecting themselves. smh
Masks may be good if you have predisposing conditions but they have to be good quality masks the cloth ones and bandanas and the like are useless. Any mask should be changed frequently. Medical masks used in hospitals are changed many times a day or they are no good, once they become wet they can cause bacteria to spread to the wearer. The main problem is that they damage your immune system so with the mask and lockdowns the damage to your immune system is critical. When they allow you to come out of lockdown and remove the masks you… Read more »
Artículo muy interesante y educativo, muy diferente de lo que se escucha en los medios de difusión.
Anybody have a link to another source for the video embedded in this article please? Youtube have now removed it. Thanks.
Twitter is posting this warning when I post this article. FYI
I thought so too by just using common sense of myself, thinking outside the box. A musk is actually a catalyst, it speeds up infection to others and gets the person wearing it more infected and serious. For example; 1. A person breathes out, their breath is sifted (that doesnt mean there is no virus going in and out through the sift). The ill preson is left wrapped tight pressed with the bigger particles of the desease inside the musk and those particles of virus that did’nt go through the musk are inhaled back into the person. Unfortunately to a… Read more »
There are tons of real life cases that masks prevent transmission… Do research before spouting nonsense.
Thanatos – where are your “real life cases that masks prevent transmission”. If you cannot produce them, then your claim is a flat-out lie.
youtube blocked your non-globalist information
Here’s a bit of very rudimentary but crucial facts regarding mask efficiency:
https://wego.social/post/1964191_reasons-to-mask-numeri-1-a-covid-19-virus-s-diameter-varies-from-60-to-140-nm-na.html
You may or may not like it but David Icke has been warning about this for at least 30 years. Yes he made a mistake saying he was the son of god, granted on that. But heh, we all screw up along this winding road of life, the only difference being he said it to Terry Wogan on live tv. I dread to think if our biggest mistakes were put on live tv where we would be and our credibility? So if we all take our worst mistake of our lives and forgive ourselves for it, then he should be… Read more »
Has anyone blacked out from wearing a mask? I’m asking bc it happened to me.
I interviewed a young waitress who said she passed out after wearing a mask.
Wierd, this collection is a collection of preprints, and also I don t know if intentionally wrong cited work. Because most trials were not comparing masks versus no maks, but masks compared to other measures like N95 respirators or hand desinfection. So when there is no effect of masks, this refers to these measures. Also, all meta-studies describe a lack of data. This is rooted in the fact that there is rarely any data on control groups using no masks. Even the toughest mask opponents would probably feel uncomfortable in a control group in which hospital staff does not wear… Read more »
I am an asthmatic. That means I have difficulty expelling CO2. Coughing is the primary way we get rid of CO2. A CO2 level of 1,000 PPM is considered dangerous. Measurements of 10,000 PPM have been reached in only a few breaths when mouth and nose are covered by even a simple paper mask. That makes a mask, for me, life threatening. I certainly know the resultant asthma attack after 3-5 minutes of wearing one of these gubmint mandated devices of torture. Now ask me if going maskless is an act of defiance, or a life-saving measure? Please don’t wait… Read more »
It’s sad that when you read through the articles that she quotes, they actually state the opposite of what she proposed. Most of them, while acknowledging it’s not a perfect solution, state that wearing masks is better than not. She cherry-picked sentences from the articles that do not reflect many of the article’s main conclusions.
Lel, the article no. 30 is contradictory to no. 31, and no. 31 itself is a theoretical piece, and the description given on this site to article no. 30 seems to be contradictory to it too.
Video was taken down by YouTube (surprise, surprise!). Does anyone know if it was also posted on Bitchute or Rokfin or BrandNewTube or some other platform and can give a link? Bithute’s search engine is horrible so the fact that I couldn’t find it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
If our lives were genuinely at risk and in jeopardy from what is going on right now in the world, surely children under 12 would have to wear masks, and an equivalent for babies. Both preceding groups very susceptible to colds,flu, Covid-19 etc so it clearly doesn’t gel with any truth!? The fearmongering is to panic people into having the vaccine, which will not only make money, but it will put more lives in danger…😡
The observable data where I live says masks aren’t of much use. We have had a mask mandate since early July. We’re currently suffering a big outbreak. Cases are two to three times what they were prior to the mask mandate, back when everyone was scared out of their minds by the numbers and shrieking at the governor to pass a mask mandate. We’ve been crushing daily case number records since early September. And yet, everywhere you go: masks. Nary a bare face to be seen. Testing is up, driving some of the numbers, but testing is not two or… Read more »
Evidence is piling up that wearing a mask increases your chances of catching the virus, increases the odds of hospitalization and the chances of death.
Masks don’t stand up very well, against the factual data, do they? I have to laugh every time I see someone wearing one. It’s just ridiculous.
Interestingly and controversially i saw an TV ad one two weeks back by colgate or pepsodent. I live in Finland and these two are the Major distributors of oral hygiene products. So this Ad featured many classic colgate-white smiles as always. Slogan said something like “together our smile is our strenght.” I saw this Ad air once and not anymore. There must’ve been a glitch in the Matrix, didnt quite fit the Agenda.
get your video on bitchute!!!
My Dad only has one lung that is functioning and has to wear a face shield and if he wears it to long he will start getting dizzy. I can’t wear a face mask because I have asthma, and i thankfully have only had to wear a mask twice.
Prove to me that COVID19 even exists or that the PCR “test” is anything other than a scam. I feel as if everyone is posturing about the emperor’s magnificent robes while arguing about how many angels can dance on the tip of a pin. This is not about an errant virus, it is a well orchestrated scheme to thrust a fear numbed supine humanity into the jab phase of DNA altering that demented manipulators like Tony Fauci, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab, and Jeff Bezos are propagandizing for using their control of governments and their media toadies.
This aged well… unfortunately it took two years for this truth nugget to surface mainstream. As of July 19 2022 – a handful of people are still wearing them on planes, restaurants, malls, outdoors jogging, biking – in a car alone, at the beach and while wading. (I believed the same as you and watched this train wreck for a while)
Post your videos with BitChute so there will be no removal of your videos by gestapo fact checkers.
Look at the uneducated sheep .. all y’all disagreeing with thousands and thousands of studies, papers, virologists, neurologists, microbiologists published since 1800s are all wrong.? But ur news anchor telling u to basically kill yourself is absolutely right.!!!! I suggest ya’ll seriouly learn anotomy , biology, and the functions of your intelligently, perfectly designed body.. not by Google search , nor by the governmens chief officials… I also send so much healing to those who think covid19 is a deadly disease caused by a virus.. I which btw viruses are not the cause of disease. Not are they contagious! the… Read more »
Hey everyone. Not sure it will help you but I recommend going to Peggy Halls website. https://www.thehealthyamerican.org. I have used the religious exception card and I have not had any issues. She has a lot of videos on civil rugged and how to push back on this agenda. Hope this helps.
Mofos have already censored the video, do you know or remember the title of the video Patrick, so we might find it on BitChute, AltCensored, Brighteon, etc.?
Thank you for all the great work you do.
This is very interesting indeed considering not easy to find evidence that Facemasks esp Cloth ones could not prevent bioaerosol from Allegedly Asymptomatics when they exhale. Its been labelled as Misinformation or even a Conspiracy Theory from so called Scientists and Doctors that follow the Agenda 21 Narrative as they are afraid of loosing funding or jobs. It really feels like we are living inside the Matrix.
In regards to this YouTube clip which of course would be removed when goes viral. Is this clip also available with Bitchute?
Mask people are pathetic. Take that dirty rag off of your face, please. Can’t wait to leave my retarded Democrat-run state.
So you really believe that although 98 percent of qualified disease control experts say masks should be worn its rational to side with the 2 percent “outsiders” who don’t believe in masks? All data can be manipulated to produce the results you want. Don’t fall for the ruse of selective data analysis.
You are offering propaganda statistics. There is no “consensus” of 98% of disease control experts. The mask policy never had a scientific basis and has not prevented any virus from spreading as it will. Masks are dirty, filled with bacteria and virus particles and they restrict airways. If you want to wear one, go ahead.
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