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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/

The evidence on COVID-19 face masks and mask mandates and harms: “… present the masking ‘body of evidence’ (n=167 studies and pieces of evidence), comprised of comparative effectiveness research as well as related evidence and high-level reporting. To date, the evidence has been stable and clear that masks do not work to control the virus and they can be harmful – especially to children.”

CDC

1. CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Announcement:
   1. N95 Masks – Does not recommend for “respiratory diseases including COVID-19”
   • Surgical Masks – Should be “changed or thrown-out every 20-30 minutes”
   • Cloth Masks – Do not filter anything – and trap Carbon Dioxide, and risks your health rather than protects it. Moisture will become mildew ridden in 30 mins. Coughing, enhanced allergies & sore throat are all symptoms of micro-mold in your mask”
2. “Reviewed 10 studies and found “face masks does not have a substantial effect on transmission”

CDC - n95 - change masks every 20 mins

CDC - Transmission - Masks

Mask Packaging

1. N95 Mask Box
   • “The mask does not eliminate the risk of contracting any disease or infection”
   • “Improper use may lead to illness and even death.”
2. Ear-loop Mask Box
   1. “Will not provide ANY protection against COVID-19 or other viruses or contaminants.”
   2. “Wearing an ear loop mask DOES NOT reduce the risk of contracting any disease or infection.
   3. “Single use only”

N95 Box

Ear Loop Mask Box

Chief Health Officer and Neurologist

1. Brett Sutton, Chief Health Officer, Victoria, Australia (in 2001)
   • Surgical Masks: “The evidence for discontinuing the use of surgical face masks would appear to be stronger than the evidence available to support their continued use.“
2. Dr Margarite Griesz-Brisson MD, Neurologist, Neurophysiologist, PhD Pharmacology.
   • Brain damage from masks CANNOT be reversed. The rebreathing of our exhaled air will without a doubt create oxygen deficiency and a flooding of carbon dioxide. Human brain is sensitive to oxygen depravation.
   • Nerve cells in the hippocampus can’t be longer than 3 mins without oxygen.
   • Acute warning symptoms: headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, issues in concentration, slowing-down of reaction-time.
   • Chronic oxygen depravation – symptoms disappear because you get used to it – but your efficiency will remain impaired and the under-supply of oxygen in your brain continues to progress.
   • Neurodegenerative diseases take years to decades to develop.
   • While you are rebreathing your own exhaled air, the degenerative processes in your brain are amplified as your oxygen deprivation continues.
   • Nerve cells in your brain are unable to divide themselves normally – the lost nerve cells will no longer be regenerated – what is gone is gone.

Brett Sutton CHO on Masks

Brain Damage from Masks Cannot be Reversed

Masks don’t work. At least a dozen scientific studies have shown that masks do nothing to stop the spread of respiratory viruses.

One meta-analysis published by the CDC in May 2020 found “no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks”.

Another study with over 8000 subjects found masks “did not seem to be effective against laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections nor against clinical respiratory infection.”

There are literally too many to quote them all, but you can read a summary by SPR here.

While some studies have been done claiming to show mask do work for Covid, they are all seriously flawed. One relied on self-reported surveys as data. Another was so badly designed a panel of experts demand it be withdrawn. A third was withdrawn after its predictions proved entirely incorrect.

The WHO commissioned their own meta-analysis in the Lancet, but that study looked only at N95 masks and only in hospitals. [For full run down on the bad data in this study click here.]

Aside from scientific evidence, there’s plenty of real-world evidence that masks do nothing to halt the spread of disease.

For example, North Dakota and South Dakota had near-identical case figures, despite one having a mask-mandate and the other not:

In Kansas, counties without mask mandates actually had fewer Covid “cases” than counties with mask mandates. And despite masks being very common in Japan, they had their worst flu outbreak in decades in 2019.

Florida’s New Surgeon General says:
“Step Away from What You Hear on TV for A Moment”

Parent Calls Out School Board
“Millions paid to Schools for Universal Masking Mandate”
Greed & Corruption: not Health, not Science

Parent brings her references and her homework with her – calls out schools for being paid Millions of dollars for “Universal Masking” CDC Mandate. Must watch & Share!

We need to do this for all our schools – FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Moved to it’s own post here: Miguel Escobar – School Board Meeting (2021)

“Asymptomatic Spread, Masks & Cause of death”
False Narratives with Dr. Peter McCullough

Dr Peter McCullough, MD, MPH on False Narratives

School Board Hearing
Masks & PCR Tests

“Pandemic Response Experts Kept Out of Covid Taskforces”
Tammy Clark – PPE Expert

Kent County – for the first time in our nation’s history, Pandemic Response Experts were Kept Out of Covid Taskforces

School Board Meeting – Parent
Irvine Unified School District – Oct 19, 2021
“CDC, FDA, Fake News Media are lying to us”

I think the CDC, FDA, and Fake News Media is Lying to us when they repeat endlessly that the vaccines are safe and effective. There have been more injuries and deaths from these covid19 vaccines in 18 months than all other vaccines in the HISTORY of vaccines.

I’m tired of all this puppetry.
I’m tired of watching our children be muzzled and manipulated.

Everything right now is fuelled by politics and greed and evil.

Our children are being conditioned for a Totalitarian future.

I urge everybody who is sitting on the side-lines to start using your voice.

School Board Meeting – Kristen Kelly
Masks Don’t Work & Offers Solution to Schools

• See also Swiss Policy Research who keep their Mask Studies updated and summarized
• See also Brownstone Institute who has many Mask studies and articles, including comparing and taking summaries of each.
  • More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms
  • How Dangerous Are Masks for Children?
  • Facemasks Are Not a Mere “Inconvenience”
  • A Partial List of the Myriad Abuses That Facemasks Inflict on Our Children
  • Masks: Before and After They Became Political
  • Why Masks? Control, Power, and Revenue
  • Why Mask Mandates Should be Repealed Immediately
  • And about 70 more… https://brownstone.org/?s=masks

For decades, studies have shown that face masks don’t work against respiratory virus epidemics. ^{(02) Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. – March 2022, Swiss Policy Research}

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and increasing political pressure, suddenly studies appeared claiming masks work. These studies were a mixture of confounded observational data, unrealistic modelling and lab results, and outright fraud. ^{(03) Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. – March 2022, Swiss Policy Research}

The most influential fraudulent study certainly was the WHO-commissioned meta-study published in The Lancet. ^{(04) WHO Mask Study Seriously Flawed – Swiss Poicy Research – Sept 18, 2020 https://swprs.org/who-mask-study-seriously-flawed/}

• A meta-study in the journal Lancet, commissioned by the WHO, claimed that masks could reduce the risk of infection by 80%, but the studies considered mainly N95 respirators in a hospital setting, not cloth masks in a community setting, the strength of the evidence was reported as “low”, and experts found numerous flaws in the study. Professor Peter Jueni, epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, called the WHO study “essentially useless”. ^{(05) WHO Mask Study Seriously Flawed – Swiss Policy Research – Contrary Evidence – https://swprs.org/face-masks-and-covid-the-evidence/#contrary-evidence}

Fraudulent study cited by over 400 other articles in PNAS journal.

• A study in the journal PNAS claimed that masks had led to a decrease in infections in three global hotspots (including New York City), but the study did not take into account the natural decrease in infections and other simultaneous measures. The study was so flawed that over 40 scientists recommended that the study be withdrawn. ^{(06) Prominent Researchers Say a Widely Cited Study on Wearing Masks Is Badly Flawed “Masks matter. So does good science. Let’s do both.” – 22 June, 2020}

A Danish randomized controlled trial (RCT) on face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a community setting found no statistically significant benefit.

However, for political reasons, three major journals refused to publish this study, delaying its publication by several months. ^{(07) On the Suppressed Danish Mask Study – Swiss Policy Research https://swprs.org/the-suppressed-danish-mask-study/}

The trial found no statistically significant benefit of wearing a face mask. ^{(08)Henning Bundgaard, Johan Skov Bundgaard, Daniel Emil Tadeusz Raaschou-Pedersen, et al. Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers: A Randomized Controlled … Click for full citation (09) Danish Mask Study: No Benefit – Swiss Policy Research https://swprs.org/danish-mask-study-no-benefit/}

The study used “high-quality surgical masks with a filtration rate of 98%”.

A large randomized controlled trial with close to 8000 participants, published in October 2020 in PLOS One, found that face masks “did not seem to be effective against laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections nor against clinical respiratory infection.” ^{(10)Article Source: Facemask against viral respiratory infections among Hajj pilgrims: A challenging cluster-randomized trialAlfelali M, Haworth EA, Barasheed O, Badahdah AM, Bokhary H, et al. (2020) Facemask against … Click for full citation}

An August 2021 study published in the Int. Research Journal of Public Health found “no association between mask mandates or use and reduced COVID-19 spread in US states.” ^{(11) Damian D.Guerra, Daniel J.Guerra. Mask mandate and use efficacy for COVID-19 containment in US States. International Research Journal of Public Health, 2021; 5:55. DOI: 10.28933/irjph-2021-08-1005}

Researchers from the University of Minnesota found that the infectious dose of SARS-CoV-2 is just 300 virions (virus particles), whereas a single minute of normal speaking may generate more than 750,000 virions, making face masks unlikely to prevent infection. ^{(12) Facial Masking for Covid-19 – Nov 19, 2020 – N Engl J Med 2020; 383:2092-2094 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2030886}

A German psychological study with about 1000 participants found “severe psychosocial consequences” due to the introduction of mandatory face masks in Germany. ^{(13) Prousa, D. (2020). Study on psychological and psycho-vegetative complaints with the current mouth and nose protection regulations. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.3135}

The WHO warns of various “side effects” such as difficulty breathing and skin rashes. ^{(14) Mask use in the context of COVID-19 – Interim guidance – 1 Dec 2020 – WHO REFERENCE NUMBER: WHO/2019-nCoV/IPC_Masks/2020.5}

A study by the University of Muenster in Germany found that on N95 (FFP2) masks, Sars-CoV-2 may remain infectious for several days, thus increasing the risk of self-contamination. ^{(15) Possibilities and limits of self-responsible reuse of FFP2 masks for private use in an epidemic situation – Version 2.0 (Status: 02/25/2021) –}

Masks are bad for your health. Wearing a mask for long periods, wearing the same mask more than once, and other aspects of cloth masks can be bad for your health.

A long study on the detrimental effects of mask-wearing was recently published by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. ^{(16)Kisielinski, K.; Giboni, P.; Prescher, A.; Klosterhalfen, B.; Graessel, D.; Funken, S.; Kempski, O.; Hirsch, O. Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards?. Int. J. … Click for full citation}

Dr. James Meehan reported in August 2020 he was seeing increases in bacterial pneumonia, fungal infections, facial rashes. ^{(17) Medical Doctor Warns that “Bacterial Pneumonias Are on the Rise” from Mask Wearing – Oct 6, 2020 – GlobalResearch.ca (18) Oklahoma Doctors Claim Masks are Harmful to Healthy People and File Lawsuit Against Mandates – Sept 24, 2020}

Masks are also known to contain plastic microfibers, which damage the lungs when inhaled and may be potentially carcinogenic. ^{(19) Face Masks: A Danger to Our Planet, Our Children & Ourselves – Nov 6, 2020 – OffGuardian.org (20) COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics – June 2020 – DOI:10.1021/acs.est.0c02178}

Children wearing masks encourages mouth-breathing, which results in facial deformities. ^{(21) Jefferson Y. Mouth breathing: adverse effects on facial growth, health, academics, and behavior. Gen Dent. 2010 Jan-Feb;58(1):18-25; quiz 26-7, 79-80. PMID: 20129889. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20129889/}

In China, several children who had to wear a mask during gym classes fainted and died; autopsies found a sudden cardiac arrest as the probable cause of death. ^{(22) Student Deaths Lead Chinese Schools to Change Mask Rules – May 8, 2020}

In the US, a car driver wearing an N95 (FFP2) mask fainted and crashed due to CO2 intoxication. ^{(23) New Jersey driver crashes car after passing out from wearing N95 mask – April 24, 2020}

A New Jersey driver crashed head-on into a pole — after passing out from wearing an N95 mask for hours, police said Friday. Lincoln Park police believe that the driver, who was not named, lost consciousness while behind the wheel Thursday from lack of oxygen and breathing in excessive carbon dioxide thanks to the mask: “The LPPD responded to a lone occupant single car motor vehicle crash yesterday. The crash is believed to have resulted from the driver wearing an N95 mask for several hours and subsequently passing out behind the wheel due to insufficient oxygen intake/excessive carbon dioxide intake,”

“Mask Mouth”

Some bad breath just can’t be covered up. Now that dentists have reopened their doors, they’re having patients show up with a nasty set of symptoms, which the doctors have dubbed ‘mask mouth’.

The new oral hygiene issue – caused by, you guessed it, wearing a mask all the time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus – is leading to all kinds of dental disasters like decaying teeth, receding gum lines, and seriously sour breath.

“We’re seeing inflammation in people’s gums that have been healthy forever, and cavities in people who have never had them before,” says Dr. Rob Ramondi, a dentist and co-founder of One Manhattan Dental. ^{(24) Dentists say ‘mask mouth’ can cause serious health complications, including strokes – Aug 7, 2020 – WashingtonExaminer.com (25) Mask mouth’ is a seriously stinky side effect of wearing masks – Aug 5, 2020 – NyPost.com (26) New Health Problems Emerging from Continuous Mask Wearing, but “Attempted Murder” Charges Sought for Those Who Refuse to Wear Masks – Aug 10, 2020}

“About 50% of our patients are being impacted by this, so we decided to name it ‘mask mouth’ – after ‘meth mouth‘.

Mask Mouth

Mask Mouth

The U.S. CDC reported a meta-analysis of 10 face mask studies in the February, 2020 edition of its medical Journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases which concluded face masks do not work to prevent transmission of respiratory viruses. ^{(27)Xiao, J., Shiu, E., Gao, H., Wong, J. Y., Fong, M. W., Ryu, S….Cowling, B. J. (2020). Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures. Emerging Infectious … Click for full citation}

One of the key studies cited in that CDC report was of 1607 hospital workers in Vietnam, published in the journal BMJ Open on April 22, 2015.  The study concluded that the use of surgical masks to control viral spread (which they are not designed to do, anyway) was negligible and that the prolonged use of the iconic cloth masks, so popular in today’s society, actually increased the cases of respiratory illness significantly. ^{(28) MacIntyre CR, Seale H, Dung TC, et al A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers BMJ Open 2015;5:e006577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577}

Furthermore, a more recent study conducted by the US CDC’s COVID-19 Response Team and published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that there is a 20 times greater chance of catching COVID-19 with prolonged wearing of a face mask when compared to those who never wore a face mask. 

In that CDC study, it was found that of the 154 new cases of COVID-19, where patients had both a positive PCR test for the purported virus’ RNA particle and real symptoms, around 85% reported they wore a face mask often, or always, up to fourteen days prior to symptom onset.  The control group in that study also showed symptoms of some sort of respiratory illness, but had a negative COVID-19 PCR test.  In that control group, 88% of the people reported often or always wearing a face mask.  Around 4% of both groups reported never wearing a face mask prior to symptom onset. ^{(29)Fisher KA, Tenforde MW, Feldstein LR, et al. Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities — United States, July 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep … Click for full citation (30)Note, this article states it has been corrected – it’s just an invalid EMAIL address that was updated, the article is otherwise identical – Erratum: Vol. 69, No. 36. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1380. … Click for full citation (31)Maine’s Rise in COVID-19 Cases Linked to Face Masks; The Data Shows Prolonged Face Mask Use Increases Risk of Catching Respiratory Illness – Nov 19, 2020 – AGRdailynews.com, copied from fortfairfieldjournal.com … Click for full citation}

True story – the symptoms you get from wearing a mask, will definitely look like “COVID-19” symptoms.

I really need to link to these studies also, but I’m so sick of this mask post right now.

Dehumanization Through Forced Anonymity

The face is the most visibly manifest characteristic that sets you apart as a unique individual. Masks, by covering your face, strip you to some degree of your sense of being a unique individual and instead masks you feel more like a number than a person. It also distorts your sense of the humanity of others, as you inevitably become trained to perceive other people as lacking human-ness.

Masks are bad for the planet. Millions upon millions of disposable masks have been used per month for over a year.

A report from the UN found the Covid19 pandemic will likely result in plastic waste more than doubling in the next few years., and the vast majority of that is face masks.

The report goes on to warn these masks (and other medical waste) will clog sewage and irrigation systems, which will have knock on effects on public health, irrigation and agriculture.

A study from the University of Swansea found “heavy metals and plastic fibres were released when throw-away masks were submerged in water.” These materials are toxic to both people and wildlife.

The paper COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics published June 20, 2020 warns that a “monthly estimated use of 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves globally, is resulting in widespread environmental contamination.” ^{(32) COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics – June 2020 – DOI:10.1021/acs.est.0c02178}

194 billion face masks and gloves equates to well over 6 billion face masks being consumed and discarded each and every day.

Based on the aforementioned paper, six months of face masks alone equates to seven hundred seventy-four billion, while 12 months of consumption, equates to a stunning one trillion five hundred forty-eight billion face masks.