A Scientist Delved Into 100 Studies on Mask Efficacy and the Nicest Thing He Can Say Is It's 'Questionable'

PJ Media ^ | 09/02/2021 | Stephen Green

[SeekAndFind]

Malaysian master’s student Shin Jie Yong poured through more than 100 different studies examining the efficacy of cloth masks in fighting airborne infections, and his conclusion is that it’s “questionable.”

Yong writes that he first tried to use Google to find the evidence he was looking for, but due to a lack of “concrete info” to be found on the world’s most popular search engine, he ended up going to PubMed, “a biomedical literature database,” where he “looked through over 100 indexed papers about cloth masks.”

A meta-analysis published last month showed, not surprisingly, that “wearing N95s and surgical masks decreased the risk of respiratory infections by 33% and 17%, respectively, compared to no mask” at all, Yong says.

Production of N95 masks is highly regulated, making them more difficult for consumers to buy.

They do seem to work though:

Based on these latest systematic reviews, we can see that masks do protect against respiratory viruses that come before Covid-19, but they are not foolproof. Wearing masks may not be pleasant either, with some people experiencing headaches and problems with breathing and skin condition. But aside from cloth masks (double-layered), we can be assured that N95s and surgical masks don’t promote respiratory viral infections.

Wearing a more typical, cheaper, easier-to-buy, double-layered cloth mask, however, “increased infection risk instead by a staggering 380% versus no mask.” [Emphasis added] This is according to another meta-analysis of data from a number of studies from around the world.

Another study Yong quoted “found an 11% reduction in influenza-like illnesses in those who wore masks, but this result did not reach statistical significance.” Also, that study failed to differentiate between people wearing N95 masks, surgical masks, or more common cloth masks.

[Amendment10]

Let's say that "Hollywood approved" masks block CV19 cootie 100%.

With that in mind, remember when Fauci & Company were telling everybody to wash their hands frequently in 2020? (No droughts in 2020!)

So when was the last time someone reminded you to wash your hands?

Getting back to “magical” masks that block CV19, people now seem to be handling their masks like it was just another piece of clothing, not bothering to wash their hands anymore.

So even if "Hollywood" masks effectively block virus, the little viruses just wait for you to pull the mask down to wipe mouth, nose and eyes with hands to invade body.

Dr uses vape clouds to illustrate how masks do not work (2:55 min.)

Here's some suggestions for fighting CV19 in my non-medical opinion.

• Our greatest weapon against the coronavirus is Vitamin D: Board-certified pathologist (3.29.21, probably no lucrative government contracts to be made from making vitamin D3 imo.)

• Dr. Ryan Cole #StoptheMandate (excellent 32 minute video with transcript) (8.15.21)

• Vitamin D Can Help Reduce COVID-19 Risks: Here’s How (last year, 9.13.20)

• Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin

• COVID-19: Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements to reduce his 'susceptibility to infection' (9.13.20)

Corrections, insights welcome.

[suthener]

From the article:

“Production of N95 masks is highly regulated, making them more difficult for consumers to buy.”

How can a normal consumer possibly buy something this highly regulated? I guess you would have to go to some kind of medical supply company, like Amazon or Walmart.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=n95+mask
https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=n95%20mask&typeahead=n9

[Svartalfiar]

That's all I wanted to say, ..... (paper) masks do not affect O2 intake

They don't affect oxygen intake because they don't really affect anything... A sneeze or a cough, but not really anything else. And once they're wet, they're even worse!

[Svartalfiar]

Covid virus particles are smaller than the air openings in the mask so wearing a mask to keep you safe from the virus is like putting up chicken wire to keep out mosquitos.

Not exactly. At that point, there's other forces that allow masks to filter out smaller particles (think static electricity), so they are still somewhat effective. But not 100%, and certainly not if proper decon procedures aren't followed (which 99.99%+ of people don't follow)..