MASKS
Gavin Newsomes $1B mask deal with CHINA:
https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/gavin-newsom-wont-share-details-on-1b-mask-deal-with-china/
Healthy people should not wear face masks:
Dr. Jim Meehan, MD
“One of the features that make SARS CoV-2 uniquely infectious is the "furin cleavage" sequence in the virus that activates increased ACE2 receptor attack and cellular invasion in low oxygen environments.”
“The furin cleavage site of SARS CoV-2 increases cellular invasion, especially during hypoxia (low blood oxygen levels)”
“The furin cleavage site found in SARS CoV-2 is the likely result of the bio-engineering “gain of function” (increasing the virulence of a pathogen) research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This unethical, dangerous, and illegal-in-most-countries research is alleged to have been funded by Dr. Anthony Fauci (with $7.4 million taxpayer dollars) and Bill Gates.”
“Furin is an ubiquitous protease in humans. It is found in a wide variety of tissues in the human body: heart, brain, kidney, etc. It is expressed in significant concentrations in human lung cells, the common target of SARS CoV-2. When the virus encounters a lung cell expressing (both an ACE2 receptor and furin), the furin cleaves the furin cleavage site on SARS CoV-2, activates the virus' surface S (spike) protein, and enables the virus to more effectively bind the ACE2 receptors and more efficiently invade the cell.[R]”
“Face masks decrease blood oxygen levels.
SARS CoV-2's ability to invade and infect our cells is greatly enhanced under conditions of low oxygen.”
“Therefore, wearing a medical mask may increase the severity of CoVID-19.”
“SARS-CoV, which is closely related to the newest SARS-CoV-2 strain, does not bear the furin cleavage site. So how did SARS CoV-2 gain the furin cleavage function?”
“The question we should all be asking is how did the genetic sequence that codes for this serious gain of function that increases the potential for the virus to successfully infiltrate the host find its way into SARS-CoV-2?”
https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-06-12-healthy-people-should-not-wear-face-masks/
Hypoxia-enhanced Expression of the Proprotein Convertase Furin Is Mediated by Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1
https://www.jbc.org/content/280/8/6561.full.pdf+html
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
An important study using science to evaluate cloth mask use to prevent infection was conducted in March 2011. It is a large, prospective, randomized clinical trial; and the first randomized clinical trial ever conducted of cloth masks.
The international team of researchers concluded:
“This study is the first RCT of cloth masks, and the results caution against the use of cloth masks. This is an important finding to inform occupational health and safety. Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection. Further research is needed to inform the widespread use of cloth masks globally. However, as a precautionary measure, cloth masks should not be recommended for HCWs, particularly in high-risk situations, and guidelines need to be updated.”
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
Science Says Healthy People Should NOT Wear Masks
Researchers from University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health reviewed the scientific literature. While not an exhaustive review of masks and respirators as source control and personal protection equipment (PPE), this review was made in an effort to locate and review the most relevant studies of laboratory and real-world performance to inform our recommendations. The review, which has 52 citations, concludes:
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:
There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Their use may result in those wearing the masks to relax other distancing efforts because they have a sense of protection
We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers.
https://principia-scientific.com/science-says-healthy-people-should-not-wear-masks/
Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data
By Dr. Brosseau, a national expert on respiratory protection and infectious diseases.
“Sweeping mask recommendations—as many have proposed—will not reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, as evidenced by the widespread practice of wearing such masks in Hubei province, China, before and during its mass COVID-19 transmission experience earlier this year. Our review of relevant studies indicates that cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, whether worn as source control or as PPE.”
https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/commentary-masks-for-all-for-covid-19-not-based-on-sound-data/
Cloth Masks Are Useless Against COVID-19
The idea that cloth masks will protect anybody from contracting COVID-19 is magical thinking, Lisa Brousseau, ScD, expert on infectious diseases, Professor (retired), University of Illinois at Chicago, tells Infection Control Today.
"What we’re seeing is a lot of magical thinking. A lot of wishful thinking. Cloth masks are wishful thinking."
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/cloth-masks-are-useless-against-covid-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cRuA9EizBM
WHO stands by recommendation to not wear masks if you are not sick or not caring for someone who is sick.
“There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit,” Dr. Mike Ryan, an epidemiologist who specializes in infectious diseases and public health and who is the executive director of the WHO health emergencies program, said at a media briefing. “In fact, there’s some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly”
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/30/world/coronavirus-who-masks-recommendation-trnd/index.html
"If you do not have any respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough or runny nose, you do not need to wear a mask," Dr. April Baller, a public health specialist for the WHO, says in a video on the world health body's website posted in March. "Masks should only be used by health care workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms of fever and cough."
https://www.foxnews.com/world/who-guidance-healthy-people-wear-masks-around-coronavirus-patients?fbclid=IwAR2S86yW2CIzdKuHLEMp9On8e2i5Whm1BDQ2AgdA6WZAv5JUtJjrR4jMWzs
The surgeon general wants Americans to stop buying face masks:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/face-masks-coronavirus-surgeon-general-trnd/index.html
https://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-general-explains-masks-public-coronavirus
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-29/u-s-surgeon-general-urges-people-to-stop-buying-masks
Surgeon General Doubles Down: Masks Increase Virus Risk
https://www.newsmax.com/us/surgeon-general-adams-masks/2020/03/31/id/960679/
The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence
Renowned neurosurgeon, Russell Blaylock, MD had this to say about the science of masks:
As for the scientific support for the use of face masks, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that,
“None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”[R]
Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission. The fact is, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
- Russell Blaylock, MD
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy
By Russell Blaylock, MD
“not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick, but they also create serious health risks to the wearer. The bottom line is that if you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask.”
“By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.” - Russell Blaylock, MD
https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/?fbclid=IwAR1ukQjaRQ1kjKDMjvPFqo5UgtR9W650QUGvEmtpyJsBIRN4tyIFONDZlFk
https://masksickness.ca/articles/2020/06/11/face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy
Clinical research shows that medical masks lower blood oxygen levels[R] and raise carbon dioxide blood levels.[R] The deviations in oxygen and carbon dioxide are enough to cause even healthy individuals to become symptomatic, as occurred with the surgeons studied and published in this report:
Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500410/
Carbon dioxide re‐breathing with close fitting face respirator mask:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04767.x
Two Chinese boys drop dead during PE lessons while wearing face masks amid concerns over students' fitness following three months of school closure
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8283965/Two-Chinese-boys-drop-dead-run-PE-lessons-wearing-face-masks.html
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1187434.shtml
Jogger's lung collapses after he ran for 2.5 miles while wearing a face mask
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8311179/Joggers-lung-collapses-ran-2-5-miles-wearing-face-mask.html?ito=facebook_share_article-facebook_preferred-top&fbclid=IwAR0kieVZJ9qUeNir6ELHbdys4KoOJqfk6Wsz-RknRDXWrQZCpBRr--br2A0
The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction
“I propose that the surgical mask is a symbol that protects from the perception of risk by offering nonprotection to the public while causing behaviours that project risk into the future.”
Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868614/?fbclid=IwAR1CSweptW900DIfEWJeriijzELk2OI1_raYHV9QZHUwX9WrLKejqnipGWw
The US National Academy of Sciences declared that, in the community setting, “face masks are not designed or certified to protect the wearer from exposure to respiratory hazards.”
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=5hz2R0wjlYUC&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&ots=3GlWUg0Dre&sig=gJYID-E_0ZHABQR7yg-xzKLZkOE#v=onepage&q&f=false
In the 1919 influenza pandemic, masks were available and were dispensed to populations, but they had no impact on the epidemic curve.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9013247/
Facemasks and hand hygiene to prevent influenza transmission in households: a cluster randomized trial
“Hand hygiene with or without facemasks seemed to reduce influenza transmission, but the differences compared with the control group were not significant.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19652172/
“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.”
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?fbclid=IwAR3_ttmIvScu-CPzLVx9cj2WBxlqsJObkqI0mgPE4L32ttwkY4z9Hu8Wpvk
Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy
“There have been extensive randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies, and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies, which all show that masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles”
“It would be a paradox if masks and respirators worked, given what we know about viral respiratory diseases: The main transmission path is long-residence-time aerosol particles (< 2.5 μm), which are too fine to be blocked, and the minimum-infective dose is smaller than one aerosol particle.”
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy?fbclid=IwAR0wU7hoadU9ge411fZrIsHNKUZm3f_Ppfaq4efTDBtVXZh0Fr-8kUmzC4U
Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial
Published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
“N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1921600
Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review
Published in Epidemiology and Infection
“None of the studies reviewed showed a benefit from wearing a mask, in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.”
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic- review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05
The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence
Published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
“There were 17 eligible studies. … None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial
“Conclusions and relevance: Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479137/
Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
“We identified six clinical studies … . In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”
Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal:
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
“Self-reported assessment of clinical outcomes was prone to bias. Evidence of a protective effect of masks or respirators against verified respiratory infection (VRI) was not statistically significant”
Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial
“Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214
Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against
influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis
“The use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
“Conclusions: This study is the first RCT of cloth masks, and the results caution against the use of cloth masks. This is an important finding to inform occupational health and safety. Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.
As a precautionary measure, cloth masks should not be recommended for HCWs, particularly in high-risk situations, and guidelines need to be updated.”
“The widespread use of cloth masks by healthcare workers may actually put them at increased risk of respiratory illness and viral infections and their global use should be discouraged, according to a UNSW study.”
“The penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% compared to medical masks with 44%”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150422121724.htm
Facemasks and similar barriers to prevent respiratory illness such as COVID-19: A rapid systematic review
This paper is a review of 31 studies, of which 12 were randomised controlled trials.
“The evidence is not sufficiently strong to support widespread use of facemasks as a protective measure against COVID-19.”
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
“Our findings indicate that surgical masks can efficaciously reduce the emission of influenza virus particles into the environment in respiratory droplets, but not in aerosols”
“Among the samples collected without a face mask, we found that the majority of participants with influenza virus and coronavirus infection did not shed detectable virus in respiratory droplets or aerosols”
The Physiological Impact of N95 Masks on Medical Staff
“Wearing N95 masks results in hypooxygenemia and hypercapnia which reduce working efficiency and the ability to make correct decision.
Dizziness, headache, and short of breath are commonly experienced by the medical staff wearing N95 masks. The ability to make correct decision may be hampered, too.”
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00173017
The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease
“Seventy percent of the patients showed a reduction in partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), and 19% developed various degrees of hypoxemia. Wearing an N95 mask significantly reduced the PaO2 level, increased the respiratory rate, and increased the occurrence of chest discomfort and respiratory distress.”
“Conclusion: Wearing an N95 mask for 4 hours during HD significantly reduced PaO2 and increased respiratory adverse effects in ESRD patients.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/
What the Research Shows About Masks by Pamela Popper
Demonstrating the Ineffectiveness of Masks in Surgery
Clinical evidence and supplementary data.
https://themodelhealthshow.com/maskfacts
Masks: Have You Been Captured by This Psyop?
https://kellybroganmd.com/masks-have-you-been-captured-by-this-psyop/
Is the Coronavirus Scare a Psychological Operation?
https://off-guardian.org/2020/06/06/is-the-coronavirus-scare-a-psychological-operation/
ACT NOW: Mandatory Masks Endanger Your Health and Your Liberties. Tell Your State and Local Officials To Make Mask-Wearing Voluntary.
https://standforhealthfreedom.com/action/act-now-mandatory-masks-endanger-your-health/
Breaking Mask Rule A Crime In Michigan Under New Whitmer Executive Order
https://wwjnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/breaking-mask-rule-a-crime-in-mich-under-whitmer-exec-order?fbclid=IwAR3dBvGT383Vp5TxkEdyHfBv2XyBi224NwIuG-s2S16-y7Hf5oRtbB5Tnm0
Witmer’s Executive Order: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/07/10/file_attachments/1492866/EO%202020-147%20Emerg%20order%20-%20Masks.pdf
TEXAS: You should consider wearing a mask even when you're in your own home
Why Face Masks Don’t Work: A Revealing Review
Yesterday’s Scientific Dogma is Today’s Discarded Fable
“This review has established that face masks are incapable of providing such a level of protection (from airborne pathogens)”
Masks Don't Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy
https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/masks-dont-work-review-science-relevant-covid-19-social-policy-0
https://evidencenotfear.com/tag/d-g-rancourt-phd/
Masks Don't Work: A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy
By D. G. Rancourt, PHD
Face masks, lies, damn lies, and public health officials: "A growing body of evidence"
By D. G. Rancourt, PHD
Learn More About the REAL Mask Sickness
https://masksickness.ca/learn-about-my-sickness
Face Masks Harming Children and Killing People – But California Governor Dictates Everyone to Wear Them
https://masksickness.ca/articles/2020/06/18/face-masks-harming-children-and-killing-people
Face masks are not effective against COVID-19: How masks are being used to control the population.