Tag: Facemasks

More than 150 Comparative Studies and Articles on Mask Ineffectiveness and Harms

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BY PAUL ELIAS ALEXANDER  (DECEMBER 20, 2021) It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective. My focus is on COVID face masks and the prevailing science that we have had for nearly 20 months. Yet I wish to address this mask topic at…

Elsevier Public Health Emergency Collection, Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis

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Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jan; 146: 110411. Published online 2020 Nov 22. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411 PMCID: PMC7680614 PMID: 33303303 Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis Baruch Vainshelboim⁎ Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Abstract Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks’ efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological, psychological and health effects are established. Is has been hypothesized that facemasks have compromised safety and efficacy profile and should be avoided from use. The current article comprehensively…