healthmyths
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FACTS not your subjective uninformed opinion, OK?Having kids wear masks is not harming them
I'm going to shout now because it doesn't seem to get through to people like you:
WHERE ARE YOUR FACTS?
WHERE ARE YOUR STUDIES?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT?
Q: We’ve seen social media posts that speak to masks affecting our health in negative ways. Should we be concerned?
A: There can be behavioral reasons (young children, psychiatric illness, autism, claustrophobia, etc.) for why individuals might not tolerate a mask or not understand the reason for wearing one. This is especially true with small children. When it comes to them, the CDC doesn’t recommend putting masks on children under the age of two because they aren’t capable of removing them and they could suffocate.
As a physician and former medical journal editor, I’ve carefully read the scientific literature regarding the use of face masks to mitigate viral transmission. I believe the public health experts have community wearing of masks all wrong. Here are a few of the mechanisms by which medical masks can be harmful to their wearers and community wearing of face masks is a very bad idea:
- Medical masks adversely affect respiratory physiology and function
- Medical masks lower oxygen levels in the blood
- Medical masks raise carbon dioxide levels in the blood
- SARS CoV-2 is armed with a “furin cleavage site” that makes it more pathogenic
- Medical masks trap exhaled viral (and other) pathogens in the mouth/mask interspace, increase viral/infectious load, and increase the severity of disease
- SARS CoV-2 Becomes More Dangerous When Blood Oxygen Levels Decline
- The furin cleavage site of SARS CoV-2 increases cellular invasion, especially during hypoxia (low blood oxygen levels)
- Cloth masks may increase the risk of contracting Covid-19 and other respiratory infections
- Wearing a face mask may give a false sense of security
- Masks compromise communications and reduce social distancing
- Untrained and inappropriate management of face masks
- Masks Worn Imperfectly Are Dangerous
- Masks collect and colonize viruses, bacteria, and mold
- Wearing a face mask makes the exhaled air (respiratory plumes) go into the eyes
- Contact tracing studies show that asymptomatic carrier transmission is very rare
- Face masks and stay at home orders prevent the development of herd immunity
- Face masks are dangerous and contraindicated for a large number of people with pre-existing medical conditions and disabilities