The Data Shows Masks Don’t Protect Against Covid but Harm

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As countries began to announce the end of the COVID pandemic in 2023, more data and studies continue to come out regarding vaccines, wearing of masks for protection as well as long-term health concerns for those who have caught and recovered from the virus as well as those that were vaccinated.

If we use some basic deductive reasoning, one of the first thing we should review are the purpose of each mask to determine their effectiveness. When having conversation with others on this subject as well as others, the first thing they say is, “I heard that…..” or “everyone says that…..”. I tend to dig a little deeper especially when it comes to this issue. The truth lies in the data and not what the news or someone tells you. Lets look at the different masks and review why they were created.

Surgical Masks

The surgical masks that many wear were developed to protect patients from droplets from the surgeon and the surgeon from blood splatter from the patient. They were not designed to protect against viruses. Study after Study has shown this. As a matter of fact, there are several studies that showed when masks were not used, the spread of disease actually decreased.
 

N95 Respirators

The N95 Respirators were created for occupational work as they were certified by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The mask is able to have 95% efficiency against particulate aerosols free of any oil that are greater than 0.3 microns in size.

Cloth Masks

Cloth masks add absolutely no protection against respiratory viruses. Their sole purpose is to make the wearer feel good. We’ve used these masks in the past to protect against blown sand or dirt particles etc. Normally, surgical masks as noted above fall into the category of cloth masks but I wanted to address the use of cloth masks that were not surgical in nature.

Early during the Covid lockdowns, many medical health practitioners questioned the mask mandates and I believe for good reason. Though the SARS-CoV-2 virus was relatively new, previous studies utilizing masks on similar viruses was not. Many studies are now showing that masks are totally ineffective at reducing transmission of disease as well as other respiratory viruses (such as the Flu) and are harmful to our health in many ways. Additionally, the data reveals that the mandating of masks has not kept death rates down anywhere. Out of the 20 U.S. states that did not mandate mask usage indoors or out during the Covid pandemic have dramatically lower COVID-19 death rates than the 30 states that did mandate masks. There is also a CDC study that shows over 70% of the case patients that were contaminated with Covid-19 were infected with the virus even though they “always” wore a mask. Granted, some would question whether those in the study had surgical, cloth or N95 masks as their disposal. That would be a great question to ask because that reveals insightful thought. So many today believe everything that is told without the teller providing any data to backup their statements.  Here are some facts to think about…. The actual particle size of the Sars_Cov-2 is 0.125 microns. By comparison the flu virus is about 0.10 microns and human hair is about 100 microns as noted in the diagram below. Based on the size of the Sars-CoV-2 virus the N95 mask would not be effective since its rated to prevent particles up to .3 microns.  The studies consistently show the wearing of any mask did not prevent the spread of the virus.

Even considering the flu virus which acts similar to the Covid-19 virus, there are numerous randomized studies with regards to health care workers wearing masks to prevent the flu. It was found that they don’t have any effect. The question was asked, “So why are we still promoting mask usage?”

The nail in the coffin for many happened when under closed-door testimony Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that he couldn’t name one study showing that masks prevented the spread of the SARS-CoV virus!!  Not One! Now we are starting to see mask mandates return in health facilities but there is much push back.

Causing More Harm Than Good

Again, there are many studies conducted with regards to the harmful affects of mask wearing, so here are a few:
1. Adverse Effects of Prolonged Mask Use among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 (Journal of Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology)
2. A Group of Parents Sent Their Kids’ Face Masks to a Lab for Analysis (Town Hall)
3. CDC Study Finds Overwhelming Majority of People Getting Coronavirus Wore Masks (The Federalist)
4. Definitive Study Establishes Conclusively Not Only that Masks Don’t Work, but Why (Association of American Physicians & Surgeons)

In the past, it was good practice in the medical field to provide data associated with sound studies to assist in making decisions but it’s obvious that many aspects of the pandemic were said to be a political issue when actually it was a moral issue.  Manipulation of information for the sake of instilling fear to enact control over the populous is not political but evil, which makes it a moral issue.