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Why Wearing A Mask Isn’t Harmless https://movementum.co.uk/journal/masks

Scientific studies indicating adverse consequences of wearing masks:

2020: This was a meta-analysis drawing from 72 years of literature. Curiously, this study is found on the CDC’s own website, directly contradicts recent advice from the CDC about wearing a mask:
“In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018….In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks…Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza….Proper use of face masks is essential because improper use might increase the risk for transmission.”

2020: The rise of ‘mask mouth’. Dentists are seeing patients coming in with issues related to prolonged use of mask wearing. “Gum disease - or periodontal disease - will eventually lead to strokes and an increased risk of heart attacks,” Marc Sclafani, a dentist and co-founder of One Manhattan Dental, told the New York Post. Increases in inflammation and cavities are thought to be connected to mouth breathing when wearing a mask which causes a dry mouth, a decrease in saliva and contributes to a buildup of bad bacteria.

2020: A German University has set up an online registry and this study is based on the data of 25,930 children. The average wearing time of a face mask was 270 minutes per day per child. Impairments caused by wearing the mask were reported by 68% of the parents. These included irritability (60%), headache (53%), difficulty concentrating (50%), less happiness (49%), reluctance to go to school/kindergarten (44%), malaise (42%) impaired learning (38%) and drowsiness or fatigue (37%). It ends by saying that ‘adults need to collectively reflect the circumstances under which they would be willing to take a residual risk upon themselves in favour of enabling children to have a higher quality of life without having to wear a mask.’

2020: A study from Singapore found an increased risk of headaches among healthcare workers:
“Of the 158 respondents, 81% reported headaches when they wore either the N95 face mask, with or without the protective eyewear. All respondents described the headaches as bilateral in location….Interestingly, the location of the discomfort experienced by the participants corresponded to the areas of contact from the face mask or goggles and their corresponding head straps. The majority 87% reported a sensation of pressure or heaviness at the affected sites, with some 11% characterizing it as a throbbing or pulling pain…Since COVID-19 outbreak, 91% of respondents with pre-existing headache diagnosis either “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that the increased PPE usage had affected the control of their background headaches, which affected their level of work performance.”

2020: Lloyds Pharmacy has produced a guide for dealing with ‘Maskne’, skin breakouts caused by the rubbing of masks against the skin leading to micro-tears. These enable bacteria, dirt and oil to enter the skin. Lack of air circulation encourages bacteria growth and can lead to blackheads, whiteheads or pimples that will vary in size depending on how infected they become.

2020: An article posted in Ophthalmology and Therapy highlights eye dryness, irritation and keratopathy (a corneal disease) as a result of prolonged mask-wearing, dubbed ‘Mask eye’. Mask-associated ocular irritation raises concerns about eye health and increased risk of disease transmission in prolonged mask users.

2020: According to a new study, influenza infections can lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. Influenza is caused by a virus, but the most common cause of death is secondary bacterial pneumonia rather than the influenza virus per se. Pneumococcal infections are the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a leading global cause of death.

2020: According to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a New Jersey hospital saw increase of hospital-acquired bacterial infection between February and July.

2020: Dr. Meehan speculates that the increase in bacterial pneumonias being reported at Emergency Rooms and urgent care centres could be connected to face mask wearing.

2015: A study in the BMJ showed that people who were told to wear cloth masks for extended periods of time (for the purposes of the study) had higher rates of influenza-like illness (“ILI”) than other healthcare workers who could decide if and when to wear masks, and had higher rates of ILI than those wearing surgical masks:
“The rates of all infection outcomes were highest in the cloth mask arm, with the rate of ILI statistically significantly higher in the cloth mask arm [13 times higher] compared with the medical mask arm. Cloth masks also had significantly higher rates of ILI compared with the control arm [workers who followed standard practice, which could sometimes include mask wearing]. An analysis by mask use showed ILI and laboratory-confirmed virus were significantly higher [6.64 times for ILI and 1.72 times higher for lab confirmed virus] in the cloth masks group compared with the medical masks group. Penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% and medical masks 44%.”

2009: This study noted that:
“N95-masked health-care workers were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in health-care workers was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.”

The primary cause of death in the Spanish Flu was not Influenza but Bacterial Pneumonia...

Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

History repeating itself?

THE ANTI-MASK LEAGUE OF 1919: THE CULTURAL BATTLE OF AN ENDURING PANDEMIC https://untappedcities.com/2020/07/15...

You would have to be nuts to wear a mask after reading this. Thankfully we are retired and live in a very rural village in the U.K. and only wear the awful things if we have no choice and that is how we will continue especially after your excellent research. Thank you James

Agreed Beth. Saddest thing is to see young children being forced to wear the damn things.

I know that I personally feel fatigue and air hunger (the feeling that you can't get enough air) after wearing a mask, and I have several family members who get headaches/migraines and just feel terrible and exhausted after masking. Unfortunately, during the mask mandate, it was extremely difficult to get an exemption. I am in dance and we were supposed to wear a mask while practicing together and performing. I got away with wearing a partial face shield, which wasn't ideal, but better than a cloth mask. I definitely couldn't have worn one without consequences, and I honestly don't know how anyone else could handle wearing them without passing out.
Emotionally, masks give me anxiety and a feeling of suppression, which isn't healthy, either.

Here are a few sources on why masks are ineffective and damaging:

https://www.sott.net/article/434796-T...

Masks and Low Oxygen Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500...

https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/new...

James wrote: "Agreed Beth. Saddest thing is to see young children being forced to wear the damn things."
I don't know how the children can keep them on all day and to force them is akin to being in a dictatorship especially with all the medical evidence against them

Kodai wrote: "I haven't worn a mask during this entire affair.
I have worn a banana when I had to (Costco), but outside of that I refuse to wear a symbol of slavery.
Doctor Fauci (should be Faust) himself said ..."

Same here - well said, Kodai

Beth wrote: "James wrote: "Agreed Beth. Saddest thing is to see young children being forced to wear the damn things."
I don't know how the children can keep them on all day and to force them is akin to being in..."
I agree! And we were forced to wear them for sports, too, and practically the only way you could get an exemption is if you were on oxygen or incapacitated to play sports anyway. There were kids in Germany who ended up dying from masking during sports. An entire hockey team needed medical care for the same reason. But where is the news coverage for those who died or permanently damaged their health "for the greater good"? Doesn't it matter that people in their prime, just beginning life, died in the name of "protecting others" even though, as you said, Beth, the science showed the masks' ineffectivity?

Lexi I don't know how you all cope and admire you. Our children are our future we should be ensuring their safety not placing them at a known risk, what are they really doing and why?

Kodai wrote: "I haven't worn a mask during this entire affair.
I have worn a banana when I had to (Costco), but outside of that I refuse to wear a symbol of slavery.
Doctor Fauci (should be Faust) himself said ..."
Hubby and I are totally with you, good for you and hopefully others will refuse too.

Beth wrote: "Lexi I don't know how you all cope and admire you. Our children are our future we should be ensuring their safety not placing them at a known risk, what are they really doing and why?"
I wasn't the one coping, my coaches were kind enough to allow me to not mask except during competitions even though my doctor refused to write me an exemption. I don't know how anyone copes, either, it is pretty impressive! I just wish it was a choice instead of a mandate for everyone. I am pretty sure I would have passed out if I would've danced in a mask for too long, and I know someone at my studio actually did.

Lexi wrote: "Beth wrote: "Lexi I don't know how you all cope and admire you. Our children are our future we should be ensuring their safety not placing them at a known risk, what are they really doing and why?"..."

Whatever happened to democracy in the USA? It was the same here UK until recently then it changed, your choice unless in certain places, it's all a bit haphazard?

Beth wrote: "Whatever happened to democracy in the USA?..."

Insane how so many Americans still don't see any problem whatsoever... The Founding Fathers are definitely rolling in their graves right now as the Constitution is about as respected as toilet paper...

James wrote: "Beth wrote: "Whatever happened to democracy in the USA?..."

Insane how so many Americans still don't see any problem whatsoever... The Founding Fathers are definitely rolling in their graves right..."

From what I have read about your country now it seems that more and more civil liberties are being eroded.....for whose benefit? Is your constitution fixed in law? if so then why hasn't it been challenged in law? Just a thought.

It is being challenged daily in court, Beth. By constitutional lawyers. And the government is losing most of these cases. So this is the best hope at present

Some hope at least, I wish them and you all the luck to stop this lunacy. I don't follow your (or even ours much) politics but Biden seems to be having health problems or so I've read? Alzheimer's? if so who is pulling his strings?

DEATH BY MASK: MASK WEARING, BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA INFECTIONS, AND THE 1918 FLU https://www.bitchute.com/video/GGRLIP...

In 2008, Dr. Antony Fauci co-wrote a paper with two colleagues explaining that influenza was not the predominant cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic. This video will show you what he wrote, and that the cause of a rise in infections among mask wearers today matches what Fauci claimed to be the real killer in 1918.

Are doctors witnessing the early signs of the next round of deaths due to infections? If so, these deaths won't be from Covid-19 / SARS-COV-2, but from people acting on the advice given by Dr. Fauci. Remember, wearing masks is a CDC 'guideline' and guidelines can be ignored, especially when what is meant to protect you can lead to infections that kill you.

Why hasn’t Dr. Fauci told us about the lethal risks associated with bacterial infections from wearing masks? I thought that the hippocratic oath was to do no harm.

Could mask-induced infections and deaths get labeled as SARS-COV-2 / Covid 19, or Covid 21, which will result in governments enforcing more lockdowns and trying to mandate vaccinations?

You have a choice, and you can preserve your health, and alter our collective future for the better, by saying no to wearing a mask. Pls share this information with others to help prevent their illness from bacterial infections, and to save lives this winter.

SOURCES:
The Global research article can be read at: https://www.globalresearch.ca/medical...

The video of Dr. James Meehan comes from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbmvC...

You can download Dr. Fauci and colleagues' paper from: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/... (Click on the PDF symbol)

James Morcan, re deaths by mask. I have never worn one, I have an exemption card, and everyone except bus drivers has been getting really nasty about it

It's all about your health and safety Debby... Just don't take a normal breath as your body is designed to do, heaven forbid that.

Hi Debby and welcome!
I have never worn a mask and never will wear the filthy rags.
No one has ever yet challenged me to show my exemption card in the shops - and luckily I don’t need to travel by public transport.
Keep strong!

I have already posted this on another thread but just in case anyone missed it, here's a link to 47 studies confirming the ineffectiveness of masks for covid and 32 more confirming their negative health effects:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/47-...

Keep breathing that fresh air!

Australia's Sydney Morning Herald reported nearly 19 years ago, on 27 April 2003 to be precise, that "Retailers who cash in on community fears about SARS by exaggerating the health benefits of surgical masks could face fines of up to $110,000".

The article's headline reads: "Farce mask: it's safe for only 20 minutes".

The article continues: NSW Fair Trading Minister Reba Meagher warned that distributors and traders could be prosecuted if it was suggested the masks offered unrealistic levels of protection from the disease.

"I'm sure everyone would agree that it is un-Australian to profiteer from people's fears and anxieties," Ms Meagher said. "There appears to be some debate about whether surgical masks are able to minimise the effects of SARS."

Ms Meagher said her department would investigate any complaints about false mask claims which concerned the public.

Full story: https://www.smh.com.au/national/farce...

>>>>>> I'd like to know what has changed in the last 19 years?