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STANFORD STUDY SAYS MASKS ARE ‘INEFFECTIVE’, HAVE ‘DEVASTATING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES’
Outkick.com ^ | April 18,2021 | by MEGAN TURNER

Posted on 04/19/2021 10:35:13 AM PDT by Hojczyk

A group of Stanford researchers published a study that says masks are ineffective and could have long-term health consequences.

“Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks’ efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological, psychological and health effects are established,” the article states.

In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention performed a study and concluded that universal masking is recommended to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The CDC concluded that cloth masks and medical procedure masks substantially reduce exposure from infected wearers and reduce exposure of uninfected wearers — the CDC’s study states that mask mandates were in place in 38 states and DC at the time of publication.

But Stanford researchers disagree and say not only are masks ineffective, but could also be causing long-term health problems.

“Both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to reduce human-to-human transmission and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19,” the article details. “Wearing facemasks has adverse physiological and psychological effects … [and] long-term consequences of wearing facemasks on health are detrimental.”

The group’s research suggests that the long-term practice of wearing facemasks has the “strong potential for devastating health consequences,” and states that masks should be “avoided from use.”

The Stanford group also cites the possible impact COVID-19 has on mental health.

“With respect to mental health, global estimates showing that COVID- 19 will cause a catastrophe due to collateral psychological damage such as quarantine, lockdowns, unemployment, economic collapse, social isolation, violence and suicides,” the article reads. “Chronic stress along with hypoxic and hypercapnic conditions knocks the body out of balance … This state suppressing the immune system to protect the body from viruses and bacteria, decreasing cognitive function, promoting the developing and exacerbating the major health issues …”

The study concludes that existing scientific evidence challenges the safety and efficacy of wearing facemask as preventive intervention for COVID-19.


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1 posted on 04/19/2021 10:35:13 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Also here

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/stanford-study-results-facemasks-ineffective-block-transmission-covid-19-actually-can-cause-health-deterioration-premature-death/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 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 summarizes scientific evidences with respect to wearing facemasks in the COVID-19 era, providing prosper information for public health and decisions making.

The study concludes (emphasis added):

The existing scientific evidences 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 prosper and scientific evidence-based approach with respect to wearing facemasks, when the latter is considered as preventive intervention for public health.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/


2 posted on 04/19/2021 10:38:34 AM PDT by Hojczyk ( )
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To: Hojczyk

But,but two masks are better. Right? Riiiight.


3 posted on 04/19/2021 10:40:22 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Hojczyk

Shout it from every mountaintop!
Let the Rams Horn blow!


4 posted on 04/19/2021 10:45:05 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Hojczyk
Recently, I asked a health professional if he had swabbed the inside of his mask after wearing it all day. And, then had he swab incubated to see what grew in the petri dish. He said that he didn't want to know what grew there.

I asked my doctor if he had done the same with his mask to measure the CFU's. He said that he hadn't seen any data on that.

The bottom like is IMHO it ain't good to breathe in your own CO2. That is for plants to do.

5 posted on 04/19/2021 10:46:22 AM PDT by Parmy
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FWIW, this is not a Stanford study, it is an online opinion piece by an exercise therapist with a doctorate in Philosophy at the Palo Alto VA hospital.


6 posted on 04/19/2021 10:48:55 AM PDT by Wayne07
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And waddya bet all those “smart” Stanford students are walking around with masks.

Because they were told to by another “smart” expert.


7 posted on 04/19/2021 10:55:42 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Hojczyk

Turns out co2 is bad to breathe in.


8 posted on 04/19/2021 10:58:06 AM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: Hojczyk

very poor writing... probably not native English speakers.

Lots of information collected. Did they actually DO anything?


9 posted on 04/19/2021 10:59:03 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Wayne07
FWIW, this is not a Stanford study, it is an online opinion piece by an exercise therapist with a doctorate in Philosophy at the Palo Alto VA hospital.

Because it would be a career-ending move for an actual Stanford researcher to release a study so out of step with the prevailing zeitgeist.

After spending five hours wearing a mask as a guest of Our Favorite Airline last Friday, my sinuses are still in rough shape today. There is no doubt they lead to bacterial infection - even Fauci said so before it became profitable to switch his opinion.

10 posted on 04/19/2021 11:00:27 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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“The CDC concluded that cloth masks and medical procedure masks substantially reduce exposure from infected wearers and reduce exposure of uninfected wearers...”

The CDC is full of crap.


11 posted on 04/19/2021 11:00:48 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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To: Wayne07
He has a Ph.D. in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. He is not a medical doctor (M.D.), but most medical researchers are not. He is far more of a doctor than Jill Biden (Ed.D.).
12 posted on 04/19/2021 11:05:03 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President!)
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To: Wayne07

‘it is an online opinion piece by an exercise therapist with a doctorate in Philosophy at the Palo Alto VA hospital.’

the author of the article has a PhD in Clinical Exercise and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and he is expostulating about the long term respiratory effects of impeding our only possible breathing method by wearing woven cloth fibers over our mouths and noses; is there something wrong with a respiratory expert discussing respiration...?

also were you trying a little trick with the ‘doctorate in Philosphy’ bit to describe a PhD...?


13 posted on 04/19/2021 11:07:14 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Hojczyk

Here is the research study referenced in the article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987720333028


14 posted on 04/19/2021 11:08:51 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President!)
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To: HighSierra5
But,but two masks are better. Right? Riiiight.

But why stop at only two masks?

Fallacy, “Keep wearing your damn masks and never remove them!”


15 posted on 04/19/2021 11:09:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Still alive, in spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021)
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To: toddausauras

That’s why I always got dizzy making out in the back seat of the car with the windows rolled up. Too much CO2.


16 posted on 04/19/2021 11:14:52 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Wayne07

“FWIW, this is not a Stanford study, it is an online opinion piece by an exercise therapist with a doctorate in Philosophy at the Palo Alto VA hospital.”

It’s worth a lot. Misrepresentation shouldn’t be tolerated.


17 posted on 04/19/2021 11:27:17 AM PDT by brownsfan (Term limits! Without term limits, we are doomed.)
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To: Hojczyk
STANFORD STUDY SAYS MASKS ARE ‘INEFFECTIVE’, HAVE ‘DEVASTATING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES’

... and they aren't going anywhere any time soon. Because they aren't about health.

18 posted on 04/19/2021 11:28:23 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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Table 1

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Wearing Facemask and Their Potential Health Consequences.

Physiological EffectsPsychological EffectHealth Consequences
  • • Hypoxemia
  • • Hypercapnia
  • • Shortness of breath
  • • Increase lactate concentration
  • • Decline in pH levels
  • • Acidosis
  • • Toxicity
  • • Inflammation
  • • Self-contamination
  • • Increase in stress hormones level (adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol)
  • • Increased muscle tension
  • • Immunosuppression
  • • Activation of “fight or flight” stress response
  • • Chronic stress condition
  • • Fear
  • • Mood disturbances
  • • Insomnia
  • • Fatigue
  • • Compromised cognitive performance
  • • Increased predisposition for viral and infection illnesses
  • • Headaches
  • • Anxiety
  • • Depression
  • • Hypertension
  • • Cardiovascular disease
  • • Cancer
  • • Diabetes
  • • Alzheimer disease
  • • Exacerbation of existing conditions and diseases
  • • Accelerated aging process
  • • Health deterioration
  • • Premature mortality

19 posted on 04/19/2021 11:31:15 AM PDT by Pollard ( )
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To: Hojczyk

They found that out during the Spanish Flu pandemic 100 years ago. Isn’t it funny how the truth doesn’t change?


20 posted on 04/19/2021 11:36:05 AM PDT by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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