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NO MASK NO FEAR
Research and articles debunking the myth about masks and COVID 19
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Swiss Policy Research
“no association between mask mandates or use and reduced COVID-19 spread in US states.”
Free West Media
Nordic nations drop mask requirement
Natural News
Mask-free Sweden hovered at near-zero COVID-19 deaths per day in July
Citizen Free Press
Sweden Chief Epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta Variant
Rational Ground
Pastor Says Churchgoers Wearing Masks Will Be Asked To Leave: 'I’m Sick Of It'
Rational Ground
Masks are NOT source control according to study on particulate range and minimum infective dose
Natural News
More states BLOCK masks and coronavirus vaccine mandates put in place by schools
Epoc Times
Health Advocacy Group Asks Federal Court to Strike Down CDC’s Traveler Mask Mandate
Rational Ground
Ramifications of restricted breathing
Daily Wire
CDC Misleading Public With Outdoor Virus Transmission Figure
Natural News
Large-scale study finds that masking students is ineffective and a form of child abuse
Daily Mail
Texas and Florida reporting fewer new cases than Michigan and New York where mask mandates are still in place
Citizen Free Press
Top Epidemiologist — Masks in school are ‘useless’…
Washington Examiner
Track coach blasts lawmakers after athlete forced to wear mask collapses at finish line
Conservative Review
MIT social distancing study finds 'there really isn't much of a benefit to the 6-foot-rule' indoors
Gateway Pundit
A Self-Help Kit on How to Demand Tyrannical Governors Stop Unconstitutional and Unhealthy Mask Mandates
Natural News
Disposable blue face masks found to contain toxic, asbestos-like substance that destroys lungs
Natural News
CDC report admits mask-wearing provides no real protection against Covid
The Federalist
NBC: Wear A Mask While Exercising And Showering. Maybe Even Two
Crazz Files
Twenty Reasons Mandatory Face Masks are Unsafe, Ineffective and Immoral
Research Square
First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
Natural News
Celebrity dermatologist warns of “maskitis” rash caused by wearing masks
Rational Ground
After nine months, we still know masks don’t work
Ann Barnhardt
Fauci co-authored a paper in 2008 showing that most deaths in the 1918 pandemic were caused by Streptococcus and Staphylococcus upper respiratory tract bacterial infection – EXACTLY what masks incite.
Natural News
Long term mask use breeds microbes that infiltrate the lungs and contribute to advanced stage lung cancer
Green Med Info
Mask Harms in Kids: 68% of Parents Report Alarming Psychological and Physical
Problems
In First-of-its-kind Study
Rational Ground
University of Florida researchers find no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread
Principia Scientific
Charts the masked-up, lockdown-lovers can’t explain
Epoc Times
New Analysis Finds Mask Mandates Not Stopping CCP Virus Surge
Natural News
Out of all of the COVID patients we’ve identified with the PCR test, 97% never had COVID
EpocTimes
Mask Mandates Seem to Make CCP Virus Infection Rates Climb
Town Hall
If masks work, why does Florida have a lower death rate than New York?
The Federalist
Wearing A Used Mask Is Potentially Riskier Than No Mask At All
Epoc Times
Study Finds Asymptomatic Spread Not a Significant Source of the CCP Virus Pandemic
Epoc Times
Americans Are Suffering ‘Delusional Psychosis’ About CCP Virus, Psychiatrist Claims.
Missouri Doctor Says People Who Don’t Mask Are Like ‘Enemy Combatants’
Professional discussion of the harms and benefits of masks and mask mandates cannot even happen privately among doctors without vitriol. This kind of atmosphere kills science.
medRXiv
We included 15 randomised trials investigating the effect of masks in healthcare workers and the general population and of quarantine. Compared to no masks there was no reduction of influenza-like illness (ILI) cases or influenza for masks in the general population, nor in healthcare workers
My High Plains
Mask wearing 5-year-old dies from COVID-19
CITIZEN FREE PRESS
MASSIVE STUDY — ‘Masks may actually increase Covid infection rate'
CNS News
Dentist: ‘Mask Mouth’ Is Causing Tooth Decay, Bad Breath, Clenching and Grinding of Teeth
Foundation for Economic Freedom
Authors Retract Study Showing Efficacy of Mask Mandates
Association of American physicians and surgeons
Mask Facts
gateway pundit
Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID
mercola.com
Sweden Spared Surge as SARS-CoV-2 Infections Stay Low
Conservative Review
Horowitz: Tennessee data exposes the lie of coronavirus panic & masks
The Jerusalem Report
No clear link between school opening and COVID surge
CDC report
A laboratory-based study reported that common respiratory etiquette, including
covering the mouth by hands, tissue, or sleeve/arm, was fairly ineffective
in blocking the release and dispersion of droplets into the surrounding
environment on the basis of measurement of emitted droplets with a laser
diffraction system.
Respiratory etiquette is often listed as a preventive measure for
respiratory infections. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence
to support this measure.
Respirators are tight-fitting masks that can protect the wearer from
fine particles and should provide better protection against influenza virus exposures when properly
worn because of higher filtration efficiency.
We did not find evidence that surgical-type face masks are effective in
reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza transmission, either when worn
by infected persons (source control) or by persons in the general
community to reduce their susceptibility.
Conservative Review
Cases, hospitalizations soar in Hawaii since indoor and outdoor mask mandates
The Washington Times
Mask madness: Coronavirus confrontations escalate across U.S.
The Gateway Pundit
Neurosurgeon Dr. Russell Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to Healthy Individuals
Fox news
Coronavirus can still pass between face mask wearers — even when they're 4 feet apart
FEMA
PrepTalks: John M. Barry "The Next Pandemic: Lessons from History"
CDC
Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings
Personal Protective and Environmental Measures
There were 3 influenza pandemics in the 20th century, and there has been 1 so far in the 21st century. Local, national, and international health authorities regularly update their plans for mitigating the next influenza pandemic in light of the latest available evidence on the effectiveness of various control measures in reducing transmission. Here, we review the evidence base on the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical personal protective measures and environmental hygiene measures in nonhealthcare settings and discuss their potential inclusion in pandemic plans. Although mechanistic studies support the potential effect of hand hygiene or face masks, evidence from 14 randomized controlled trials of these measures did not support a substantial effect on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza. We similarly found limited evidence on the effectiveness of improved hygiene and environmental cleaning. We identified several major knowledge gaps requiring further research, most fundamentally an improved characterization of the modes of person-to-person transmission.
New England Journal of Medicine
Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era
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.
This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, health care managers, health care workers (HCWs), and community health workers. This updated version includes a section on Advice to decision makers on the use of masks for healthy people in community settings
Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Recovery
Data lacking to recommend broad mask use
We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness to routinely wear cloth or surgical masks because:
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There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
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Their use may result in those wearing the masks to relax other distancing efforts because they have a sense of protection
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We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers.
“WHO only recommends the use of a mask in specific cases. If you have cough, fever, and difficulty breathing, you should wear a mask and seek medical care. If you do not have these symptoms, you do not have to wear masks because there is no evidence that they protect people who are not sick.”
Remember When Fauci Said Masks Might Make You ‘Feel A Little Bit Better,’ But Won’t Stem Spread Of COVID-19?
WHO guidance: Healthy people should wear masks only when 'taking care of' coronavirus patients
Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy
With the advent of the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a number of medical practices that have little or no scientific support as regards reducing the spread of this infection. One of these measures is the wearing of facial masks, either a surgical-type mask, bandana or N95 respirator mask.
Advice on face masks has been confusing, contradictory and constantly changing
Since the novel coronavirus began spreading rapidly, experts haven't been able to agree on whether masks can offer protection (and for whom), and recommendations have changed over time.But the evidence is still inconclusive. That's because there's a lot we don't know about the novel coronavirus, how it spreads, and how long it can remain in the air and on various surfaces. Here's what we know so far about masks and the coronavirus.
Doctor explains pros and cons of wearing a face mask to protect you