EXCLUSIVE: Lead author of Cochrane mask review responds to Fauci’s dismissal of evidence

Maryanne Demassi | 5 Sep 2023 Former chief medical advisor to the US President Anthony Fauci, was questioned over the weekend by CNN reporter Michael Smerconish, about face masks being able to curb the spread of covid-19. “There’s no doubt that masks work,” said Fauci. “Different studies give different percentages of advantage of wearing it, but there’s no…

Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer

Daily Mail | 27 Aug 2023 The surgical N95 mask has been held up as the gold standard when it comes to protecting against Covid.  But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. Researchers from Jeonbuk National University in South Korea looked…

Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures & cancer

Paul Alexander | 28 AUg 2023 Study published in April found disposable masks can have toxic chemicals Experts said this could make newly instated mask mandates ineffective; masks raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction ‘Face masks may raise the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline in children, an ‘explosive’ new study has claimed.…

Will Scientific Evidence Ever Silence the Pro-Mask Cult?

Daily Sceptic | 24 Aug 2023 It is a long-established conclusion from the scientific world that face masks achieve no appreciable reduction in viral transmission. We knew this in 2015-16 with regard to surgeons and their patients (here and here). We knew this in 2020 from a gold-standard Cochrane review, an analysis of 14 studies on influenza and a healthcare investigation that…

Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review

Heliyon | Apr 2023 Abstract Introduction During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human breathing. It increases the resistance and dead space volume leading to a re-breathing of CO2. So far, this phenomenon and possible implications on early life has not been evaluated in depth. Method As…