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One or two anecdotal reports does not prove anything about masks. They certainly don't chip away at the conclusions reached by a dozen scholarly articles.
The mandates are not reasonable - there is no proof that cloth masks are effective - the OP has posted plenty of sources showing that cloth masks do not protect from/against diseases/viruses etc
cloth masks being effective is a theory, it’s not a fact, so to think we are protecting each other by wearing them is silly.
a cloth mask cannot block any virus.
One or two anecdotal reports does not prove anything about masks. They certainly don't chip away at the conclusions reached by a dozen scholarly articles.
That's absolute worst case scenario, just like it is with flu. (Heart and lung damage happen with flu too) The overwhelming majority of Corona patients are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. The majority of those with severe symptoms which require hospitalization are older with preexisting health problems. 99.4-99.85% recover. Color me unconcerned about the virus.
Just the other day I watched the "famous" doctors saying wearing the mask is more harmful. Then skip a month to two and.. now they help..to some degree. I don't ware a mask.. but if the place I am at helps them makes them feel better.. I am more then happy to ware it
You picked only articles supporting your bias. You excluded articles showing the efficacy of wearing surgical masks and N-95 respirators in preventing respiratory viral infections.The notion that science has determined that masks are going to save us from Chinese Coronavirus (or any other disease) is utter tosh. Anyone telling you science is settled on any issue should raise a red flag. On masks, science isn't close to settled.
The British Journal of Medicine says cloth masks are 97% useless. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
A study of the more serious 1918 flu pandemic showed masks useless. The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications
Another study shows cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
Other studies show cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks, even the latter are questionable. They include:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/pdf/annrcse01509-0009.pdf
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/0195-6701(91)90148-2/pdf
Simple Respiratory Protection—Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles
Masks are associated with oxygen deprivation and increased rates of infection according to these studies:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395560/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32590322/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30169507/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26579222/
A 2015 British study on surgical masks revealed masks don't really protect patient or surgeon very much. And that's in sterile settings. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar...-KkzpdkmzltnAf-GXp7gMeQkkyeZJ6gEs7G5h8PHln_R0
Finally, one New England Journal of Medicine editorial acknowledged the uselessness of masks but demanded universal masking nonetheless less for its placebo effect. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
There is plenty of evidence out there that masks and mask mandates aren't working and in fact are causing harm. They're a placebo to make you think you're protected and to make politicians look like they're doing something when they're in reality doing nothing.
Do your own research.
N95 masks are good in sterile settings and if they're properly fitted. Unfortunately walking around the grocery isn't a sterile setting and the overwhelming majority of laymen don't have them properly fitted.You picked only articles supporting your bias. You excluded articles showing the efficacy of wearing surgical masks and N-95 respirators in preventing respiratory viral infections.
This study concluded people who wore surgical masks reduced viral spread. There are others too numerous to list.
Efficacy of face mask in preventing respiratory virus transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis - ScienceDirect
Maintaining distance between yourself and others is another tested method of preventing viral transmission. Quarantine has been believed to be effective in reducing disease transmission since before you were born.
Yes, so let us also stop calling black people "African Americans" and just call them "Americans".The way people say the china virus, it is indeed racist. The way Trump says it is racist.
Maybe we should stop calling them by their country of origin as to me it's just racist. Call it by it's actual name. I have never gone around calling the measles German measles, just measles to me.
The CDC has so much as said 6-24 times the number of positive tests have actually had Coronavirus. We're really looking at 25-100 million Americans who have had it. I would guess somewhere in the middle. In the last 4 months, 1 million people died regardless of whether they had Coronavirus or not. Many of the Corona deaths are people who were on their way out anyway, which is perhaps why overall deaths have slowed some in June and July. By the end of the year I would bet overall deaths are up 6%.Your level of concern is not relevant. Edifying information for anyone bored enough at the moment to care to know what your level of concern is in relation to COVID.
What your view ignores, however, is in 4-5 months over 150,000 people have died, more than 3 million have been infected, and those numbers were achieved with shutdowns in various states.
N95 masks are good in sterile settings and if they're properly fitted. Unfortunately walking around the grocery isn't a sterile setting and the overwhelming majority of laymen don't have them properly fitted.
There is a reason why the government in The Netherlands doesn't have a mask mandate. They specifically said there isn't scientific evidence that they're effective and because people wear masks improperly they're actually spreading the virus more.
The government has little to benefit from covering their peoples faces, it gives their people a level of anonymity. Cell phones can be ditched, so can any other identifying tech.... your face can not.... if you think the government devoted so much to facial recognition, only to have their masses cover their face..... you need to adjust your conspiracies.
Agreed, moisture droplets per see are not a major disease risk. However in cases of viral disease, the moisture droplets carry the virus within them, and if they come in contact with a mucus membrane, say the nose, mouth or eyes of a healthy person, then that person may contract the disease caused by the virus.That depends very much on what kind of mask it is; and "moisture droplets" exhaled by others are not a major disease risk.
The notion that science has determined that masks are going to save us from Chinese Coronavirus (or any other disease) is utter tosh. Anyone telling you science is settled on any issue should raise a red flag. On masks, science isn't close to settled.
The British Journal of Medicine says cloth masks are 97% useless. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
A study of the more serious 1918 flu pandemic showed masks useless. The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications
Another study shows cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
Other studies show cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks, even the latter are questionable. They include:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/pdf/annrcse01509-0009.pdf
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/0195-6701(91)90148-2/pdf
Simple Respiratory Protection—Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles
Masks are associated with oxygen deprivation and increased rates of infection according to these studies:
[Effect of a surgical mask on six minute walking distance] - PubMed
"Exercise with facemask; Are we handling a devil's sword?" - A physiological hypothesis - PubMed
Healthcare personnel exposure in an emergency department during influenza season - PubMed
The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease - PubMed
Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study - PubMed
A 2015 British study on surgical masks revealed masks don't really protect patient or surgeon very much. And that's in sterile settings. Unmasking the surgeons: the evidence base behind the use of facemasks in surgery
Finally, one New England Journal of Medicine editorial acknowledged the uselessness of masks but demanded universal masking nonetheless less for its placebo effect. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
There is plenty of evidence out there that masks and mask mandates aren't working and in fact are causing harm. They're a placebo to make you think you're protected and to make politicians look like they're doing something when they're in reality doing nothing.
Do your own research.
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