With threats of looming lockdowns and mandates on the horizon, it's important to understand the difference between ACTUAL science and propoganda with an agenda.
Let's begin with a simple image. According to the CDC's own website, masks are totally useless in protecting the wearer from ANY virus, including coronaviruses:
https://www.cdc.gov/air/wildfire-smoke/children.htm : states:
- Remember that dust masks, surgical masks, bandanas, and breathing through a wet cloth will not protect your child from smoke.
Additionally, study after study has been coming out over the last 3 years showing that masks are not only ineffective, but also HARMFUL:
Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous levels of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer: "The study founds that the chemicals released by these masks had eight times the recommended safety limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs). Inhaling TVOCs has been linked to health issues like headaches and nausea, while prolonged and repeated has been linked to organ damage and even cancer."
Here is another study on N95s:
Adverse effects associated with the use of N95 mask among health-care workers at the COVID-19 care units: A cross-sectional study in Sulaimani city, Iraq
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Health-care workers have to use the N95 mask as a part of the protection kit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The adverse effects of such practice are not fully elucidated. The study aims to evaluate negative impacts of N95 face masks on health-care personnel at COVID-19 care units.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
One hundred and twenty-two health-care workers (aged 20–58 years) from various health-care settings in Sulaimani, Iraq, from January to August 2020, were enrolled in this prospective, cross-sectional study. The physiological variables (blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation) were recorded before putting on the N95 mask and postremoval of the mask. The incidence of adverse effects such as headache, difficulty breathing, redness, irritation, and dizziness were also reported as a number and percent at the end of the work shift.
RESULTS:
There was a statistically significant difference in the physiological parameters after removal of the mask compared with baseline. Only diastolic pressure was significantly lower in those working >6 h when compared to those working 1–6 h. The changes in physiological markers were poorly and nonsignificantly associated with the duration of wearing the mask. Moreover, 67.2%–70.5% of the participants complain of headaches and breathing difficulties, while 45.9%–51.6% reported signs of itching, redness, and irritation. However, health-care workers who put on the face mask >6 h showed signs of headache, breathing difficulties, and itching at the exposed areas higher than those working for 1–6 hours.
CONCLUSION:
N95 mask negatively impacts the physiological variables of health-care providers. The adverse effects may lead to excessive exhaustion after long shifts in the intensive care unit during treatment of COVID-19 patients.