Masks
More Than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms (23/1-22): It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective.
Facemasks Are Not an 'Inconvenience', Facemasks Are Not Trivial: A List of Some of the Underappreciated and Hard-to-Articulate Reasons Forced Masking is so Distressing (26/12-21) — Being difficult to articulate does not make the harms and suffering inflicted by facemasks any less real, but does make them more distressing
47 studies confirm ineffectiveness of masks for COVID and 32 more confirm their negative health effects (23/7-21): Young children being forced to wear masks is of particular concern.
“The Toxicity of Some of the Chemicals Found Raises the Question of Whether Face Masks are Safe to be Used on a Daily Basis” – Study (5/5-21): “The toxicity of some of the chemicals found and the postulated risks of the rest of the present particles and molecules, raises the question of whether DPFs are safe to be used on a daily basis and what consequences are to be expected after their disposal into the environment.”
Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards? (20/4-21): “According to the literature found, there are clear, scientifically recorded adverse effects for the mask wearer, both on a psychological and on a social and physical level.”
Are Mask Mandates in Violation of Federal Law? (10/2-21): There is an aspect to the “Mask Mandate” that has always disturbed me, going back to the original recommendation for cloth masks by the CDC last year. Clearly, I am disturbed by the lack of scientific support as I have previously written. But, what has been disturbing me has more to do with law.
"The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was established, in part, to put forth uniform standards based upon scientific justification for use. There are no uniform standards when it comes to mask mandates, just as there is no scientific justification."
LONG-TERM MASK USE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCED STAGE LUNG CANCER, STUDY FINDS (4/2-21): A recent study in the journal Cancer Discovery found that inhalation of harmful microbes can contribute to advanced stage lung cancer in adults. Long-term use of face masks may help breed these dangerous pathogens.
The Question of Masks (26/1-21)
Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks
New Study Finds Masks Hurt Schoolchildren Physically, Psychologically, and Behaviorally (25/1-21): A new study, involving over 25,000 school-aged children, shows that masks are harming schoolchildren physically, psychologically, and behaviorally, revealing 24 distinct health issues associated with wearing masks.
The repercussions of wearing a mask on children and adolescents: alarming results (23/1-21) — A large-scale study from the University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany, measured the impact of health measures on children and adolescents. The results are alarming.
Corona children studies "Co-Ki" (5/1-21): First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
The Great Mask Dilemma 23/12-20): You Can Be A Good Person or You Can Have Questions About The Usefulness of Masks.
Mask use in the context of COVID-19 — WHO's Interim guidance 1 December 2020
Zdravniki svarijo: zaradi nošenja mask se lahko bojimo epidemije bakterijskih pljučnic (26/11-20): Organizirala se je skupina ljudi, ki je vložila tožbo, ker je obvezno nošenje mask škodljivo.
Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis (22/11-20): The existing scientific evidences challenge the safety and efficacy of wearing facemask as preventive intervention for COVID-19. The data suggest that both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to block human-to-human transmission of viral and infectious disease such SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, supporting against the usage of facemasks. Wearing facemasks has been demonstrated to have substantial adverse physiological and psychological effects. These include hypoxia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, increased acidity and toxicity, activation of fear and stress response, rise in stress hormones, immunosuppression, fatigue, headaches, decline in cognitive performance, predisposition for viral and infectious illnesses, chronic stress, anxiety and depression. Long-term consequences of wearing facemask can cause health deterioration, developing and progression of chronic diseases and premature death. Governments, policy makers and health organizations should utilize prosper and scientific evidence-based approach with respect to wearing facemasks, when the latter is considered as preventive intervention for public health.
Look what's been finally published, that long-awaited Danish “gold-standard” randomised controlled study, the biggest of that kind, that nobody wanted to publish since August!!! The very first major scientific investigation into the effects of wearing masks on the spread of Covid-19 which results were rejected by three top journals! Here it is!!!
You can guess only once what's its bottom line: Yap, masks are useless!
And a tiny bit of history of the above study: Medical journals refuse to publish landmark Danish mask study!?! Well, no courage would be required if the study confirmed Covid orthodoxy, n'est-ce pas?
And some immediate reactions on this study finally published:
Danish Make-up Study is Beautiful
Landmark Danish study finds no significant effect for facemask wearers
New study casts doubt on mask efficacy: A new study from Denmark on the efficacy of mask wearing to prevent Covid-19 has raised some serious questions. What did this randomized control study of over 6.000 people find?
Masks, false safety and real dangers:
Part 1: Friable mask particulate and lung vulnerability
Part 2: Microbial challenges from masks
Part 3: Hypoxia, hypercapnia and physiological effects
Part 4: Proposed mechanisms by which masks increase risk of Covid-19
These 12 Graphs Show Mask Mandates Do Nothing To Stop COVID (29/10-20): No matter how strictly mask laws are enforced nor the level of mask compliance the population follows, cases all fall and rise around the same time.
EUROPE ESCALATES AS NEW LOCKDOWNS BEGIN: While America sits complacent in mask mandates & lockdowns, countries around the world are taking to the streets by the hundreds of thousands in serious protest of unexplained new lockdown measures. Del looks at real data on Covid19 case rates around the world, and how the past eight months of severe restrictions and “masking up” has truly affected the spread of coronavirus.
MASKING MOTHERS DURING BIRTH: Hospitals in France now require women to wear masks during labor or to face giving birth without medical care. Many of these women are reporting traumatic experiences including difficulty pushing, lack of connection with their newborns and unnecessary C-sections due to the difficulty of breathing during childbirth with a mask on. Legendary OB/GYN, Dr. Stuart Fischbein, discusses the dangers of women wearing masks during labor. With a growing fear of hospitals, more and more women are opting to give birth at home. Dr. Stuart also talks about the psychological effects of masks for infants and their development.
MASK-ERADE AT THE CDC: New data from the CDC has revealed a startling reality about the effectiveness of mask mandates as a Covid19 mitigation strategy. Has it been worth it? Has ‘masking up’ made the difference?
MASK WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL ALL: Government trained OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) mask experts Tammy Clark & Kristen Meghan break down vital info on masks, PPE, and their role in Covid19 prevention. Every adult on this planet wearing a mask needs to hear this riveting discussion.
The Science of Masks, with a lot of links to the relevant stuff
Is Required Mask Wearing Medically or Scientifically Justified? (26/10-20)
NIH Mask Article Seriously Flawed: Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health recently published a paper making bold claims about the efficacy of masks, claiming that over 130,000 lives could be saved by ‘masking up.’ Digging deeper- it appears that the data used by Collins may have had some serious issues. Find out why, as Del and Jefferey Jaxen dig deep into this story.
Is Your Mask Giving You Lung Cancer? (21/10-20) — “I happen to know a thing or two about masks and safety. Why? Because for 25 years I was the editor of an award-winning trade magazine called HazMat Management that covered such topics as pollution prevention and compliance with health & safety laws. We routinely published articles on masks, gloves, respirators, and other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE).” Guy Crittenden also pointed out that “a frequent habit of face touching has implications”
Oklahoma Doctors Claim Masks are Harmful to Healthy People and File Lawsuit Against Mandates (24/9-20): These aren’t the only American doctors who have said that wearing masks is causing healthy people to become sick. They may be the only ones who have filed a lawsuit against mask mandates though.
Unmasked – Why Masks in Schools Not Only Are Unnecessary But May Harm Children (10/9-20)
Mask Mandate Madness (10/9-20)
WHO Mask Study Seriously Flawed (9/9-20): «As shown in this analysis, the WHO-commissioned meta-study on the effectiveness of facemasks and social distancing, published in The Lancet, is seriously flawed and should be retracted. Health authorities may want to reconsider their Covid-19 policy guidelines.»
D. G. Rancourt: Face masks, lies, damn lies, and public health officials: "A growing body of evidence" (Aug. '20)
Studies of Surgical Masks Efficacy: Masks are useless in preventing the spread of disease (even during surgery) and, if anything, are unsanitary objects that themselves spread bacteria and viruses. (14/8-20)
«As a person who went to medical school, I was shocked when I read Neil Orr’s study, published in 1981 in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Their conclusion: “It would appear that minimum contamination can best be achieved by not wearing a mask at all” and that wearing a mask during surgery “is a standard procedure that could be abandoned.”
I was so amazed that I scoured the medical literature, sure that this was a fluke and that newer studies must show the utility of masks in preventing the spread of disease. But to my surprise the medical literature for the past forty-five years has been consistent: masks are useless in preventing the spread of disease and, if anything, are unsanitary objects that themselves spread bacteria and viruses.»
Europe's Top Health Officials Say Masks Aren't Helpful in Beating Covid-19 (6/8-20): The top medical experts in the world can’t decide if masks are helpful in reducing the spread of Covid-19 or just make things worse.
A classic fallacious argument: "If masks don't work, then why do surgeons wear them?" (22/7-20): Since the beginning of the pandemic I've read hundreds of studies on the science of medical masks. Based on extensive review and analysis, there is no question in my mind that healthy people should not be wearing surgical or cloth masks. Nor should we be recommending universal masking of all members of the population. That recommendation is not supported by the highest level of scientific evidence.
Face Masks - Helpful or Hoax? by Patrick Bet-David who looks at the research and reasoning for why we should and shouldn't wear masks. (7/7-20)
Extensive review of science showing why masks don't work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles (11/6-20): Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy
Scientific Information on Masks Against COVID-19: Masks are being widely recommended as protection against the COVID-19 virus, both to protect the wearer from infection, and to protect others from wearers who do not know that they are infected. Trouble is, most of the scientific evidence and recommendations are against the use of masks by the general public. (5/6-20)
Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era (21/5-20): 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 30 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.
HOW TO WEAR YOUR MASK LIKE A BOSS — Want to learn to wear your mask like a BOSS? You’ve got to learn from a boss.
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers (2015)
