Posted on 05/09/2021 2:54:52 PM PDT by tbw2
The NCBI study begins with the following abstract:
Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity of [the] coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks’ efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological, psychological and health effects are established. It has been hypothesized that facemasks have compromised safety and efficacy profile and should be avoided from use. The current article comprehensively summarizes scientific evidence[s] with respect to wearing facemasks in the COVID-19 era, providing proper information for public health and decision making.
The study concludes (emphasis added):
The existing scientific evidence[s] challenge the safety and efficacy of wearing facemask as preventive intervention for COVID-19. The data suggest that both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to block human-to-human transmission of viral and infectious disease such SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, supporting against the usage of facemasks. Wearing facemasks has been demonstrated to have substantial adverse physiological and psychological effects. These include hypoxia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, increased acidity and toxicity, activation of fear and stress response, rise in stress hormones, immunosuppression, fatigue, headaches, decline in cognitive performance, predisposition for viral and infectious illnesses, chronic stress, anxiety and depression. Long-term consequences of wearing facemask can cause health deterioration, developing and progression of chronic diseases and premature death. Governments, policy makers and health organizations should utilize [a] proper and scientific evidence-based approach with respect to wearing facemasks, when the latter is considered as preventive intervention for public health.
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Ya. 5 quacks making a lot of money peddling hysteria
Hence the Democrats in some areas refusing to remove masks after the mask orders have been lifted. It has become hijab.
It's a tough old world and it ain't perfect for any of us.
How many are worn correctly and are re-used without cleaning?
Top Kek.
The censors pulled the article immediately since it violates the required narrative.
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.
Medical Hypotheses serves as a forum for innovative and often disruptive ideas in medicine and related biomedical sciences. However, our strict editorial policy is that we do not publish misleading or inaccurate citations to advance any hypotheses.
The Editorial Committee concluded that the author’s hypothesis is misleading on the following basis:
1. A broader review of existing scientific evidence clearly shows that approved masks with correct certification, and worn in compliance with guidelines, are an effective prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
2. The manuscript misquotes and selectively cites published papers. References #16, 17, 25 and 26 are all misquoted.
3. Table 1. Physiological and Psychological Effects of Wearing Facemask and Their Potential Health Consequences, generated by the author. All data in the table is unverified, and there are several speculative statements.
4. The author submitted that he is currently affiliated to Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. However, both institutions have confirmed that Dr Vainshelboim ended his connection with them in 2016.
A subsequent internal investigation by the Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher have determined that this article was externally peer reviewed but not with our customary standards of rigor prior to publication. The journal has re-designed its editorial and review workflow to ensure that this will not happen again in future.
The Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher would like to apologize to the readers of The Journal for difficulties this issue has caused.
It’s not about preventing the CCP flu.
It’s about conditioning the expendables to obey so they will willingly march into the ovens when the time comes.
How many are disposed of correctly and handled as biohazard med waste?
I learned that wearing a mask was harmful in April 2020 and usually do not wear masks here in Los Angeles. Who has scolded me in public? Two men about age 60 and four ladies about age 20 (Post Office, Ralph’s market, KFC, Subway 2x, and Denny’s). All people who scolded me seemed to be suffering “psychological effects” and seemed to be really stressed out.
It is sad to see priests, baseball players and politicians wear masks and have a superficial life without researching “masks,” “viruses” and “SARS” for two hours.
Ya. 5 quacks making a lot of money peddling hysteria
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5 physicians who put their faces/names/reputations on the line to speak up to protect public health are then automatically dismissed by anonymous posters as ‘quacks’.
Takes nothing to put together a ‘quack’ accusation - takes these physicians a lot to put everything on the line to protect public health in the era of censorship and cancellation.
Despite the pseudo moral superiority that modern man has because of his technological advancement, the majority of people now are just as superstitious and ill-informed as those five hundred years ago. Think cargo cult
If somebody at the New York Times or the Washington Post said that experts say you should sacrifice small animals while burning incense to defeat covid, a surprising number of people would do just that. Or maybe not such a surprising number after all, based on what I see now.
“There’s a mask meme going around showing that African slaves were “masked” to mute their protests and destroy their humanity.”
I have a neighbor who has 4 horses. One can get aggressive at times and pick on other horses. When it does that he puts a mask on it, which calms it down.
“Hence the Democrats in some areas refusing to remove masks after the mask orders have been lifted. It has become hijab.”
Yep, and talking about it too. Heard one the other day: “They say you don’t have to wear it, but I’M wearing mine!”
I thought, you believed it when they said you needed to wear it but now you don’t believe it when they say you don’t need to wear it.
hmmm...
Yep - he sure is.
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Sirprise, surprise. The American burka is worthless against the China virus.
Glad I’ve never worn one.
That’s hysterical. I’ll tell the people at Walmart, who’ve been working full time with masks on for over a year. They sometimes forget that they’re wearing them. ;)
But yeah, masks are passe. Most adults are vaccinated. Wear the mask or not. Get vaccinated or not. I don’t care either way, but posts like that one are funny. ;D
LOL! Didn’t notice that it was the Gateway Pundit until now, or I would have skipped it.
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