About Masks

Last updated May 19, 2022

Note: I have done months of research. You can't possibly draw a legitimate conclusion of your own without reading/watching ALL of the information and everything linked, below. That will take days if not weeks so please don't write to me "hey you are wrong" without assimilating ALL of the information below.

Testing Positive

(From the CDC Website)

A positive test result shows [that] you might have antibodies from the virus that causes COVID-19. However, there is a chance [that] it means that you have antibodies from an infection with a virus from the same family of viruses (called coronaviruses) such as the one that causes the common cold.

I guess you know what this means. Yes, most of those new "asymptomatic" cases could simply have had a cold in the recent past.
Things that make you say "hmm".

May 2021 Mask Research Document

https://vaxxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Masks-Final.pdf

What do masks accomplish? They effectively weaponise your breath by converting large droplets into small droplets that carry farther on prevailing air currents. Particles larger than 5 micrometers (the diameter of a human hair can be from 17-181 micrometers) do not go down into the lungs but are caught up in the mucus that lines the nose and the back of the throat. The particles are then swallowed and the acid in the stomach kills most of the organisms. If the particles were too small they would be inhaled into and exhaled from the lungs before they can settle down on the inner surfaces of the lungs. An effective aerosol must have particle sizes between 0.5 and 5 micrometers. These aerosols are invisible, do not have any odor, and can remain in the air for long periods of time depending on the weather conditions. So when you cough or sneeze in a mask you blast some droplets through the "sieve", making them small enough to pass through the "sieve" worn by others. And, of course, they are blasted around the sides of the mask at great velocity.

www.atsu.edu/faculty/chamberlain/bioterror/weaponize.htm

Does a mask do anything useful? It's easy to test your own mask. Vape droplets (glycerin) are larger than the droplet size required to carry a viron. So simply breathe in vape and breathe out through your mask. If any droplet escapes (it takes only ONE viron to cause infection) then the mask is useless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ6k1RHE4QA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8WVN-JbMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=almtH9kipl0&t=1m16s

Masks: the results are in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vY2LyQn1A

Mask Test Videos

https://rumble.com/vqkhaq-dr.-byram-bridle-viral-immunologist-debunks-mask-protect-people-from-covid.html

https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1312810470449979392

Mask Study

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577

Standard hospital mask designed to block spittle and bodily fluids. Also available in blue.

The mask has two layers.

Front outer layer magnified 400x

Rear (inner) layer magnified 400x

Notice the random placement of fibres and the number of large holes between them. Even if you double or triple the numbers of layers, the holes are still the same size. It just becomes a little harder to draw air through them.

Rear (inner) layer magnified 4000x

At this magnification, you still could not see a virus. In fact a virus is so small that you would not see it at 10,000x because it is smaller than the wavelength of visible light! The only way to see it is with an Electron Microscope, which is capable of much higher magnification and resolution.

The argument that I've heard is "but the virus is carried through the air in large droplets that can't get through the mask".

The answer to this (in case you don't know) is "so what happens after a few minutes when the droplet evaporates and you suck in the viruses that it was carrying?"

This page shows electron microscope pictures of Covid-19 at approx. 100,000 magnification:

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-what-the-covid-19-virus-looks-like-under-electron-microscopes

So, if you imagine that any such mask will prevent the passage of millions of viruses, I have a bridge that you might be interested in buying.

And, regardless of its filtering capabilities, if it doesn't seal perfectly to the face, it won't even keep dust out.

Some masks have a one-way valve. When you breathe out, your breath exits via the valve without passing through the mask material. This type of mask protects the wearer from large dust particles and pollen (provided that it seals to the face) but it doesn't prevent the wearer from spreading any infection.

The case FOR N95 Masks:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-n-95-filters-not-too-large-stop-covid-19-particles/5343537002/

The case FOR N95 and "surgical" masks:

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/can-masks-capture-coronavirus/

Face Masks Can Be Dangerous?

Homemade masks:

Certain fabrics shed fibres and particles which, if breathed into the lungs, could cause an Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). ILDs are usually irreversible and can be life-threatening.

See https://www.healthline.com/health/interstitial-lung-disease

Covid-19 masks 'cause plastic fibre inhalation [added May 17, 2022]

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3116133/covid-19-masks-cause-plastic-fibre-inhalation-we-should-still

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment [added May 17, 2022]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297173/

New Study Shows How Much 'Pathogenic' Bacteria & Fungi are on Most People's Masks

https://beckernews.com/new-mask-study-46024/

The Dangers of Masks [added May 17, 2022]

https://www.aier.org/article/the-dangers-of-masks/

Face Mask Studies Prove Ineffectiveness [Added August 15, 2021]

https://www.covidtruths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/VARIOUS-FACE-MASK-STUDIES-PROVE-THEIR-INEFFECTIVENESS-PDF.pdf

Studies of Surgical Masks Efficacy [Added August 15, 2021]

https://12160.info/m/blogpost?id=2649739%3ABlogPost%3A2035264

Face masks could increase risk of infection

https://www.iceagenow.info/face-masks-could-increase-risk-of-infection-medical-chief-warns/

Medical Doctor Warns that "Bacterial Pneumonias Are on the Rise" from Mask Wearing

https://www.globalresearch.ca/medical-doctor-warns-bacterial-pneumonias-rise-mask-wearing/5725848

Mask Mandates Associated With INCREASED Covid Death Rate [Added June 6, 2022]

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2022/06/05/new-study-mask-mandates-associated-with-increased-covid-death-rate-n2608241

An Evidence Based Scientific Analysis of Why Masks are Ineffective, Unnecessary, and Harmful

https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-10-10-an-evidence-based-scientific-analysis-of-why-masks-are-ineffective-unnecessary-and-harmful/

Stanford Study Results [April 19, 2021]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/stanford-study-results-facemasks-ineffective-block-transmission-covid-19-actually-can-cause-health-deterioration-premature-death/

Stanford Study [April 19, 2021]

https://www.scribd.com/document/503573509/Facemasks-in-the-COVID-19-era-A-health-hypothesis-by-Baruch-Vainshelboim#from_embed

A new peer-reviewed study in the scientific journal Water Research has called for a full investigation into face masks as it raises serious questions about their safety for daily use and their impact on the environment.

https://zeenews.india.com/science/dangerous-chemical-pollutants-found-on-disposable-face-masks-researchers-say-2359943.html

A group of parents in Gainesville, FL, concerned about potential harms from masks, submitted six face masks to a lab for analysis. The resulting report found that five masks were contaminated with bacteria, parasites, and fungi, including three with dangerous pathogenic and pneumonia-causing bacteria. No viruses were detected on the masks, although the test is capable of detecting viruses.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2021/06/15/a-group-of-parents-sent-their-kids-face-masks-to-a-lab-for-analysis-heres-what-they-found-n2591047

Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

https://archive.ph/NghAW

Masks in the 1918 Flu Epidemic

https://update.lib.berkeley.edu/2020/05/23/did-masks-work-the-1918-flu-pandemic-and-the-meaning-of-layered-interventions/

Lori Coley comments on masks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De3PBilOJ54

47 studies confirm ineffectiveness of masks

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/47-studies-confirm-inefectiveness-of-masks-for-covid-and-32-more-confirm-their-negative-health-effects

Face Mask mandate for children attending school is based on insufficient scientific evidence

https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2022/08/23/archdischild-2022-324172

About Wearing a Mask

Danish Trial of Masks ( added Nov. 19, 2020)

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/acop-dtm111720.php

Comment:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/top-gop-mask-critic-seizes-on-new-finding-theyre-ineffective-paging-dr-fauci

In Epidemics 2017, a meta-analysis concluded that masks had an insignificant protective effect. In the Annuals of Internal Medicine, April 2020, "neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS-CoV-2 during coughs by affected people."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436516300858

According to a University of New South Wales, the widespread use of masks by healthcare workers may put them at increased risk of respiratory illness and viral infections, and their global use should be discouraged.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-masksdangerous-health.html

In the British Medical Journal 2015, "Over three times, the risk of contracting influenza-like illness if a cloth mask is used versus no mask at all." Contaminated masks and masks holding moisture and pathogen retention can increase the risk of infection.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/

A 2016 study in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found 97% of particles penetrated cloth masks, and 44% of particles penetrated medical masks. They reported that cloth masks are only marginally beneficial in protecting individuals from particles less than 2.5 micrometers.

https://www.nature.com/articles/jes201642

As referenced in the New England Journal of Medicine, the size of Coronavirus particles varied between 0.06 micrometers and 0.14 micrometers.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001017

Cloth and surgical masks do not have a fit test. When worn, gaps around the edges allow small particles to enter the respiratory system. Also, according to the May 2010 edition of PLoS One, lack of eye protection was a primary risk factor of SARS-CoV transmission.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32310553/

Wearing a mask for seven hours straight may not be safe. Carbon dioxide (CO2) rebreathing has been recognized as a concern in the Ergonomics Journal.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23514282/

In the Head and Neck Pain Journal, most healthcare workers develop de novo PPE-associated headaches or exacerbation of their pre-existing headache disorders.

Leading Expert Dr Fauci advises not to wear a mask

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/preventing-coronavirus-facemask-60-minutes-2020-03-08

Video of Dr Fauci stating this

https://twitter.com/FuctupMike/status/1257868855986307072

Face Masks Can Be Dangerous
(Facebook is censoring this.)

https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/

https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/head.13811

The Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control Journal demonstrated, "Breathing through N95 mask materials has been shown to impede gaseous exchange and impose an additional workload on the metabolic system of pregnant healthcare workers. The benefits of using an N95 mask to prevent serious emerging infectious diseases should be weighed against potential respiratory consequences associated with extended N95 respirator usage.

https://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13756-015-0086-z

Masks also hamper oxygen intake; the body and the immune system require optimal levels of oxygen to feed cells and fight off illness, including Covid19. When studied, surgeons who wore surgical masks had a decrease in blood O2 saturation and an increase in pulse rates of the surgeons after the operations due to surgical mask usage.

http://scielo.isciii.es/pdf/neuro/v19n2/3.pdf

Should you wear a mask?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVwxWloW2Q

According to the Journal of Biomedicines, our oxygen concentration is closely associated with cell survival and immune functioning, making one more susceptible to illness.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6027519/

US Department of Labor Advice. Surgical Masks "May not protect against airborne transmissible infectious agents due to loose fit and lack of seal." (If you have a beard or stubble then a mask can't seal anyway.)

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHAFS-3747.pdf

Healthy People Should Not Wear Masks

https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/healthy-people-should-not-wear-face-masks

Mask Induced O2 Depletion

https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/hypothesis-face-mask-induced-o2-depletion-and-co2-enrichment-elicit-fear-and-anxi

Mask Dangers

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/stanford-study-noting-ineffectiveness-harm-masks-censored-twitter-now-second-study-published-cdcs-website-confirms-masks-cause-serious-side-effects/

Masks Don't Work

www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy

If Masks Don't Work then Why do Surgeons Wear Them? (added Nov 20, 2020)

www.sott.net/article/438827-A-classic-fallacious-argument-If-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them

OCLA Asks WHO to Retract Recommendation for Masks

http://ocla.ca/ocla-letter-who

Masks Don't Work (Review of the Medical Literature)

https://www.rcreader.com/sites/default/files/Denis G. Rancourt PhD April 2020 "Masks Don't Work: A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy".pdf

and

https://www.technocracy.news/masks-are-neither-effective-nor-safe-a-summary-of-the-science/

Why Face Masks Don't Work

https://www.bitchute.com/video/FZB74knJAkPh/

An Emergency Room Nurse Speaks Out

https://jennifermargulis.net/healthy-people-wearing-masks-during-covid19/

Mask Mandates Had No Effect [Dec. 23, 2020]

https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2020/12/21/
new-study-shows-mask-mandates-had-zero-effect-in-
florida-or-nationwide-but-the-l-n2581879

From "Inside Surgery", a premier surgeon's journal, in 2009 during the swine flu outbreak, in an article titled "Standard Surgical Masks Do Not Protect Wearer From Getting Swine Flu."

"For the prevention of transmission of swine flu this type of mask is ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS".

"Surgical masks will not block aerosolized particles as small as a droplet containing influenza virions from entering the airway. They essentially stop only spittle from a surgeon's mouth and mucous from a surgeon's nose from inadvertently dropping into a wound."

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There is zero scientific evidence that wearing a mask, especially for more extended periods, protects us. However, several studies found significant problems with wearing one. Side-effects range from headaches to increased airway resistance, carbon dioxide accumulation, hypoxia, to more severe complications.

So, in summary, mask-wearing can be dangerous and is shown over and over again to be ineffective. It appears that masks are more effective in helping to spread illness, by providing a surface for viruses to collect on, like carrying a petri dish in front of your face. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if wearing a mask poses a mental or physical risk, there are exemptions.

DO NOT mandate them to attend school, and DO NOT teach the masses to hate and shame those that do not comply. This conditioning leads people to be more willing to follow irrational orders and do things without questioning authority, or logic, in the future. When there is a risk, there should always be a choice.

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Police Raided Judge's House After He Prohibited Masks in School

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/german-police-ransack-
home-doctor-provides-evidence-court-children-endangered-
mental-physical-spiritual-obligation-wear-face-masks/

About Face Masks

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/

CDC study:

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

Fox News On Masks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDuCvys1JXI

Netherlands says "No Proven Effectiveness"

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/there-no-proven-effectiveness-netherlands-refuses-mandate-mask-wearing-public

And

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/hollands-top-scientists-say-no-evidence-face-masks-work-may-actually-cause-harm

Masks are Pointless - Sweden

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/swedens-top-epidemiologist-see-no-point-wearing-masks

Evidence of Mask-Induced Brain Fog [February, 2022]

https://brownstone.org/articles/evidence-of-mask-induced-brain-fog

More than 150 comparative studies and articles on mask ineffectiveness and harms

https://brownstone.org/articles/more-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-on-mask-ineffectiveness-and-harms

Mask Article

https://alliebethstuckey.com/2021/08/13/kids-covid-and-masks/

Science & History of Masks in Medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHQ7zDNXKj0

Dumbing You Down

https://thecritic.co.uk/face-masks-make-you-stupid

Mask Evidence "not so strong" - UK

https://www.rt.com/uk/499429-evidence-masks-effective-not-strong

E=MASK-ulation

https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-lied-to-dramatically-about-masks

Masking The Truth

https://naturallyhealthynews.com/masking-the-truth

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.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

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.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20049528v1.full.pdf

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.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214

J Smith, C MacDougall. CMAJ. 2016 May 17. 188(8); 567-574.

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567

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.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/

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.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/

M Viola, B Peterson, et al. Face coverings, aerosol dispersion and mitigation of virus transmission risk.

https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2005/2005.10720.pdf

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.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15459620903120086

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.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30029810/

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.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30029810/

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): 91.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31159777/

L Zhiqing, C Yongyun, et al. J Orthop Translat. 2018 Jun 27; 14:57-62.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30035033/

C MacIntyre, H Seale, et al. A cluster randomized trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2015; 5(4)

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577

A Beder, U Buyukkocak, et al. Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery. Neurocirugia. 2008; 19: 121-126.

http://scielo.isciii.es/pdf/neuro/v19n2/3.pdf

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.

https://www.jimmunol.org/content/177/8/4962

A Sant, A McMichael. Revealing the role of CD4+ T-cells in viral immunity. J Exper Med. 2012 Jun 30; 209(8):1391-1395.

https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/3420330

T Jefferson, M Jones, et al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. MedRxiv. 2020 Apr 7.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2

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.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342

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.

https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744

C MacIntyre, H Seale, et al. A cluster randomized trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2015; 5(4)

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.long

W Kellogg. An experimental study of the efficacy of gauze face masks. Am J Pub Health. 1920. 34-42.

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.10.1.34

M Klompas, C Morris, et al. Universal masking in hospitals in the Covid-19 era. N Eng J Med. 2020; 382 e63.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372

E Person, C Lemercier et al. Effect of a surgical mask on six minute walking distance. Rev Mal Respir. 2018 Mar; 35(3):264-268.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395560/

B Chandrasekaran, S Fernandes. Exercise with facemask; are we handling a devil's sword - a physiological hypothesis. Med Hypothese. 2020 Jun 22. 144:110002.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32590322/

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.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26579222/

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.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/

Lopp & Edwards reviewed the surgical literature in 2014 and found "no statistically significant difference in infection rates between the masked and unmasked group in any of the trials.

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002929.pub2/full

In a 2014 review based on four studies and 6,006 patients, wrote that "none of the four studies found a difference in the number of post-operative infections whether you used a surgical mask or not.

https://europepmc.org/article/med/25294675

Salassa and Swiontkowski, in 2014, investigated the necessity of scrubs, masks and head coverings in the operating room and concluded that "there is no evidence that these measures reduce the prevalence of surgical site infection

https://journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/Abstract/2014/09030/Surgical_Attire_and_the_Operating_Room__Role_in.11.aspx

Da Zhou et al., reviewing the literature in 2015, concluded that "there is a lack of substantial evidence to support claims that facemasks protect either patient or surgeon from infectious contamination

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0141076815583167

L Brosseau, M Sietsema. Commentary: Masks for all for Covid-19 not based on sound data. U Minn Ctr Inf Dis Res Pol. 2020 Apr 1.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

N Leung, D Chu, et al. Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nature Research. 2020 Mar 7. 26,676-680 (2020).

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-16836/v1

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.

https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744

Lahme et al., in 2001, wrote that "surgical face masks worn by patients during regional anaesthesia, did not reduce the concentration of airborne bacteria over the operation field in our study. Thus they are dispensable

https://europepmc.org/article/med/11760479

Figueiredo et al. in 2001, reported that in five years of doing peritoneal dialysis without masks, rates of peritonitis in their unit were no different than rates in hospitals where masks were worn

http://www.advancesinpd.com/adv01/21Figueiredo.htm

Bahli did a systematic literature review in 2009 and found that "no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative wound infection was observed between masks groups and groups operated with no masks

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/751a/cd427c20c8dc7d1fbc1b45eead104286f481.pdf

Bahli in Sweden, recognizing the lack of evidence supporting the use of masks, ceased requiring them in 2010 for anesthesiologists and other non-scrubbed personnel in the operating room. "Our decision to no longer require routine surgical masks for personnel not scrubbed for surgery is a departure from common practice. But the evidence to support this practice does not exist," wrote Dr. Eva Sellden.

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/113/6/1447/9572/Is-Routine-Use-of-a-Face-Mask-Necessary-in-the

Surgeons at the Karolinska Institutein 2010, reported on obstetric, gynecological, general, orthopaedic, breast and urological surgeries performed on 827 patients. All non-scrubbed staff wore masks in half the surgeries, and none of the non-scrubbed staff wore masks in half the surgeries. Surgical site infections occurred in 11.5% of the Mask group, and in only 9.0% of the No Mask group.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05200.x

Ritter et al in 1975, found that "the wearing of a surgical face mask had no effect upon the overall operating room environmental contamination.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1157412/

Ha'eri and Wiley in 1980, applied human albumin microspheres to the interior of surgical masks in 20 operations. At the end of each operation, wound washings were examined under microscope. "Particle contamination of the wound was demonstrated in all experiments."

https://europepmc.org/article/med/7379387

Laslett and Sabin, in 1989, found that caps and masks were not necessary during cardiac catheterization. "No infections were found in any patient, regardless of whether a cap or mask was used

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ccd.1810170306

In Tunevall's 1991 study,a general surgical team wore no masks in half of their surgeries for two years. After 1,537 operations performed with masks, the wound infection rate was 4.7%, while after 1,551 operations performed without masks, the wound infection rate was only 3.5%

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01658736

A review by Skinner and Sutton in 2001 concluded that "The evidence for discontinuing the use of surgical face masks would appear to be stronger than the evidence available to support their continued use

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0310057X0102900402

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Written by a person with an AB inspectors license:

"For all you mask wearers (especially those of you who think wearing it outside is NOT stupid). I know I'm about to burst your "google doctor degree" bubble, but here goes nothing.

So Masks?

I am OSHA 10&30 certified. I don't really know WHY OSHA hasn't come forward and stopped the nonsense BUT I want to cover 3 things:

1. N95 masks and masks with exhale ports

2. surgical masks

3. filter or cloth masks

SO, upon further inspection, OSHA says some masks are okay in one situation and not okay in certain other situations.

If you're working with fumes and aerosol chemicals and you give your employees the wrong masks and they get sick, you can be sued.

* N95 masks: are designed for CONTAMINATED environments. That means when you exhale through N95 the design is that you are exhaling into contamination. The exhale from N95 masks are vented to breathe straight out without filtration. They don't filter the air on the way out. They don't need to.

Conclusion: if you're in Target and the guy with Covid has a N95 mask, his covid breath is unfiltered being exhaled into Target (because it was designed for already contaminated environments, it's not filtering your air on the way out).

* Surgical Mask: these masks were designed and approved for STERILE environments. The amount of particles and contaminants in the outside and indoor environments where people are, are CLOGGING these masks very, VERY quickly. The moisture from your breath combined with the clogged mask will render it "useless". IF you come in contact with Covid and your mask traps it, YOU become a walking virus dispenser. Every time you put your mask on you are breathing the germs from EVERYWHERE you went. They should be changed or thrown out every "20-30 minutes in a non sterile environment."

* Cloth masks: I can't even believe I'm having to explain this, but here it goes. Today, three people pointed to their masks as they walked by me entering Lowe's. They said "ya gotta wear your mask BRO". I said very clearly "those masks don't work bro, in fact they MAKE you sicker". They "pshh'd" me. By now hopefully you all know CLOTH masks do not filter anything. You mean the American flag one my aunt made? Yes. The one with sunflowers that looks so cute? Yes. The bandanna, the cut up t-shirt, the scarf - ALL of them offer NO FILTERING whatsoever.

As you exhale, you are ridding your lungs of contaminants and carbon dioxide.

Cloth masks trap this carbon dioxide the best.

It actually RISKS your health, rather than protect it. The moisture caught in these masks can become mildew-ridden over night.

Dry coughing, enhanced allergies, sore throat are all symptoms of a micro-mold in your mask.

-Ultimate Answer:

* N95 blows the virus into the air from a contaminated person.

* The surgical mask is not designed for the outside world and will not filter the virus upon inhaling through it.

INSTEAD, Its filtration works on the exhale, (Like a vacuum bag, it only works ONE way) but likely stops after 20 minutes, rendering it useless outside of a STERILE ENVIRONMENT. (They DO NOT work in public ... not even a little bit).

* Cloth masks are WORSE than wearing NO mask!!!!!

It's equivalent to using a chain link fence to stop mosquitos.

The CDC wants us to keep wearing masks. The masks don't work.

They're being used to provide false comfort and push forward a specific agenda.

For the love of God, research each mask's designed use and purpose, I bet you will find NONE are used in the way of "viral defense."

So, just like EVERY Flu season:

  • Wash your hands.
  • Sanitize your hands.
  • Don't touch stuff.
  • Sanitize your phone.
  • Don't touch people.
  • And keep your distance.

Why? Because masks do not work.

* Occupational Safety & Hazard Association cited.

The top American organization for safety.

They regulate and educate asbestos workers, surgical rooms, you name it.

I know, facts suck.

They throw a wrench into the perfectly (seeming) packaged pill you are willingly swallowing.

Facts make you have to form your OWN OPINION, instead of regurgitating someone else's, and I know how uncomfortable that makes a lot of you.

If your mask gives you security, by all means wear it.

Just know it is a FALSE SENSE of security and you shouldn't shame anyone into partaking in such "conspiracies."

If select politicians stopped enforcing it, no one would continue this nonsense.

Don't drink the kool-aid."

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As an RN, my first thought when seeing the very first people to mask up, was that the people wearing the masks thought it was a novelty. It was suddenly cool to mimic those in the medical field. I saw the same behavior within my own family, starting with the 20 year olds who thought it was so cool to accessorize with their leopard print, rhinestone encrusted, and completely ineffective fabric masks. I came to the conclusion that these people, who obviously weren't cautious about their overall health, are putting on these masks and thinking that it makes them look smart. After talking to and attempting to educate these people, my opinion was validated. Despite the simplicity of the process, there's a proper procedure for donning and doffing a mask. While it is a "no-brainer" to be cautious about transfer of infection anytime you touch your mask, people everywhere were readjusting their masks 5-6 times per minute then touching everything else, including their face, nose, mouth, and eyes. Instead of promoting infection control, these people have become LITERAL super-spreaders of all sources of disease. MSM continued to promote fear of this virus at every turn, but proper infection control measures were NOT part of the conversation for those pushing their false ideology regarding masking. Everywhere you go, masks litter everything. If infection control was the primary reason for instituting these ridiculous mask mandates, the CDC and state public health agencies FAILED miserably! It is inherently OBVIOUS to those who still retain the ability to think critically that the purpose of widespread masking was to increase the spread of all types of disease, then utilize high replication count PCR testing to falsely attribute all infection (and lack thereof) to Covid-19. I can't wait for the day that #FraudulentFauci is thrown in prison. He, along with the MSM and DNC, have POISONED our families, friends, and community. God help us!
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Here's a page full of links, which I might have missed:

https://pastebin.com/5xEMa5P7