โ"Childrenโs face masks increase carbon dioxide 6-fold over acceptable levels." -- Dr. Ron Brown (July 1, 2021)
โWHO: โface masks are not required, as no evidence is available on its usefulness to protect non-sick persons.โ WHO: โcloth masks are not recommended under any circumstanceโ -- Baruch Vainshelboim
โPMID: 32285928 : The flu is more significant in the cloth mask group than in the medical mask group or in the group that did not wear masks.
โUniversity of New South Wales: "Respiratory infection is much higher among healthcare workers wearing cloth masks compared to medical masks. Cloth masks should not be used." (22 April 2015)
โPMID: 32285928: The virus may survive on the surface of the facemasks...double-masking & other practices increased the risk of infection because of moisture, liquid diffusion and pathogen retention.
โ"WHO officials do not recommend mask-wearing for healthy members of the general population." -- Linda Lacina, Digital Editor of the World Economic Forum (30 March 2020)
Mask Warnings and Disclaimers ~ Masks are not designed or intended to prevent, mitigate, treat, diagnose or cure any disease or health condition, including COVID-19/Coronavirus.
Warning label on a box of surgical masks: "This product is an ear loop mask. This product is not a respirator and will not provide protection against COVID-19 and other viruses or contaminants."
Mask Warnings and Disclaimers ~ Masks are not designed or intended to prevent, mitigate, treat, diagnose or cure any disease or health condition, including COVID-19/Coronavirus.
WHO says that 1.8 billion people are infected with T.B.: an airborne transmissible, respiratory disease. 10 million ill & 1.5 million died in 2019...yet we don't wear masks for T.B.
PMID: 32542946 : Surgical face masks are designed to be discarded after single use. As they become moist they become porous and no longer protect. Indeed, experiments have shown that surgical and cotton masks do not trap the SARSโCoVโ2 (COVIDโ19) virus, which can be detected on the outer surface of the masks for up to 7โdays.