Masks do not protect the wearer. Medical masks are ineffective against
viruses, and cloth masks provide breeding grounds for them. A [ 2015 study ]
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http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/Jw1Hg_REGNAnPRyoTkfyRqD9T8A1SqcO71tr_XIgFt5m3N6qOKhX8RClDd2mW7gYbac5XZu5ql652e7LZZExcdZq35cUuqZYfF0VCdBAo10PPKyXxD68V6Dn268MCfhJ0oXRh4S7Cd2FG8w5I_iX8W1EDR1pPS1vmVbZLjdmFCop3RS3VgA-gPZ7y13gmrS0kCj_3cEiOWaj6xoaeuN9UGK752MHqp3OFftGhqKsGJwrvG7XZ4uAf0y5Y5n3Q3OR)
in the British Medical Journal found that healthcare workers caught
viruses from their patients 13 times more often if they wore a cloth mask
than if they wore a medical mask, and a [ Chinese study ]
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found that a medical mask was no more protective against viruses than
wearing no mask at all.
The [ աօʀʟd ɦɛaʟtɦ օʀɢaռiʐatɨօռ warns ]
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http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/O_87wf9F9sO-7fRZN2OK5TXOyrKENgmNQqZiZHIXtqeP8Hj462nyjaaniCdzIxntTDcr_2IwzpVLxNI9l4TkIPAHUp7OzdXkTmmGi7EhvDgd4ymK0XNFYKqfZDKKPIpB8LlukZ2zbLInHaT1GjgFsZ8rADkTynsUZlD-Eubbj-h7HQiOkTnyx6r76qyVZDOM4qC8v30PFgfpA6w5awdbpFpEtuhYFcPgAFP-8tXwwP_tUS1YM1d6ILHNxQt8OsWTqgxuJNxp)
that wearing a medical mask “may create a false sense of security” against
COVID-19 and that “no evidence is available on its usefulness to protect
non-sick persons.”
The N95 respirator, recommended for medical workers, requires training to
use properly and “without training, the masks could not only expose workers
to the virus but also lull them into thinking they are protected,” [
according to doctors at the Harvard School of Public Health ]
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http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/uRBAKxuI-vGseqUc4PXNgQvaXVR6tC7azBqEIs7OhKI4r6VI1hbYXdpSCaUL_n6Glr7B80YnWxXjLIdRCSt5kxAXpxCren5X729p3ZhmrW4wluUBICYG0ZPv6FK435sz8eog1AOd-aEsm74KEwxjYvhEt14HDgH4fqE-bRFATee_GMUVwAW0badrd4fmF6luaf5cNVHuU8A9ao6zFYd4ZyPxwIgvW6FzKUAzz4FeOV5Tb-V1eh_GjW5MAi0n22WtG7VvTR_9VA).
In practice, even the N95 mask has been found to be ineffective in
preventing the transmission of viruses. A [ review of six clinical studies ]
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http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/uxCRPFUAsZSrPkljGXQo3P2XIi-NoW-VS-oF5GByURs_nWfIpd-ZFFGDTW5tqfUTQ8IWbq5dQOMOD9KLxoeliebkm4iGivjB248HMt0sAvuR8NLo9HwKdZYvE-Zak56-YyYE7-0KYjzBtiYwOIREo7E2M0Slc8nW8a152tk5asZvzhgQDSo7u2aXB_2x722sXeN95CqjZ81H4uXmUtIWWGBmxQ),
published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found that medical
workers caught viruses from their patients just as often when they used N95
respirators as when they used ordinary medical masks.
Masks are harmful to the wearer. COVID-19 kills by causing severe hypoxia
(low levels of oxygen in the blood). People wearing masks rebreathe some of
their exhaled air, lowering the amount of oxygen they are breathing.
Wearing respirators come with a host of physiological and psychological
burdens. These can interfere with task performances and reduce work
efficiency. These burdens can even be severe enough to cause
life-threatening conditions if not ameliorated,” wrote the author of a [
2016 article ]
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http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/i0fqcNsmiRRJ3yGyTSyAS7mRicrbfefYWcp-UWTCUbpEbLzPQuIrX7GvnumEfxyx3eloK5xpD_oCWk-5TzADPWVoH5OU_HuBWWwtQwyEkKBa1RdLzVHMo4PLw2w5wnNFhB-V1gUzvOqiTAMk8zOkKkq2bbk38BBCUOVVn3zyUFtMcAW2pUnhZv4Lf4pjF3h5v9RATDhRvdvZFXAfBLYyJSgZrBkPJhARYOKehxpPvM6k_xoFIQ_vc9usZgEW0w-cJLA)
in the Journal of Biological Engineering. When the N95 respirator [ was
tested in use in 2010 ](
http://r.mail.cellphonetaskforce.org/mk/cl/f/lRsXgHT17u0Dts2fduapxPyry_uOcF_W35a3av2ZF-CKbSfF7seNtvl8sxeCAf6ujxc62IM5W_vKfgZ23M44HjixM_n3YNlSnGGEWTKQDbD-bTRlcj7jhR_e-AThuvx6sL20cdXbHFcbkXQhYoYJBlAaMUObUzxKqPv2D5Ui62RHH8J7J-vnps_rGmoL--q7cgrVa5wc0nfTyAuDfxLXZw),
the dead-space oxygen and carbon dioxide levels did not meet the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s ambient workplace
standards.”
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