Medical facemasks can’t stop a virus. Even Tony Fauci knew that before May of 2020—research before and after has confirmed it. Just ask the manufacturers. Masks also present some risk of harm, including, based on new peer-reviewed, journal-accepted research, increasing the odds of a COVID-19 infection.
Cambridge Epidemiology & Infection has accepted a research paper with the following summary.
We examined the association between face masks and risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 using cross-sectional data from 3,209 participants in a randomized trial of using glasses to reduce the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Face mask use was based on participants’ response to the end-of-follow-up survey. We found that the incidence of self-reported COVID-19 was 33% (aRR 1.33; 95% CI 1.03 – 1.72) higher in those wearing face masks often or sometimes, and 40% (aRR 1.40; 95% CI 1.08 – 1.82) higher in those wearing face masks almost always or always, compared to participants who reported wearing face masks never or almost never.
Alternate title suggestions include, “The more you wear a facemask, the greater your odds of getting COVID-19.” Or, “Not Wearing Facemasks Reduced Chances of COVID-19 Infection by up to 40%.” (Related: Under Oath, Fauci Can’t Name A Single Study That Justified Mass-Masking).
Sensitivity analysis showed that when adjusting for differences in baseline risk over time, the risk of wearing a mask was less pronounced, with only a 4% (95% CI 1% to 7%) increased incidence of infection with COVID-19 for those wearing face mask almost always or always compared to those wearing face masks never or almost never. Results from secondary outcomes were largely in the same direction, i.e. mask wearing was associated with an increased relative risk of experiencing respiratory symptoms (1.04 [95% CI 1.01 to 1.07]), while we found no clear association between mask wearing and notified COVID-19 cases.
There was no circumstance in which wearing a mask improved outcomes, which is significant. Long-term mask-wearing presents serious health risks that increase depending on the mask, and those inclined to continue using them even now lean toward N95 or K95-type masks. (Related: Certified Industrial Hygienist Stephen Petty’s Senate Testimony on Why Masks Don’t or Can’t Work.)
When Plymouth State University tried to mandate N95 masks all over their campus during the COVID-SCARE, we pointed out that the Feds require special training to use them effectively, and failing to do that negates any benefits – if there were any, to begin with, in that circumstance – and that wearing them come with side-effects.
Prolonged use of N95 and surgical masks by healthcare professionals during COVID-19 has caused adverse effects such as headaches, rash, acne, skin breakdown, and impaired cognition in the majority of those surveyed.
Plymouth would have, by law, been required to provide OSHA-certified training to all employees and, at least in theory, students. But no one followed the law while inventing new powers to suppress the rights protected by laws, including the Big Daddy parchment – the Constitution.
It seems safe to suggest that this research will get ignored, but it is there, and you are welcome to reference it when needed.
HT | Epoch Times
