Posted on 10/13/2020 3:09:18 AM PDT by gattaca
A Centers for Disease Control report released in September shows that masks and face coverings are not effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even for those people who consistently wear them.
A study conducted in the United States in July found that when they compared 154 “case-patients,” who tested positive for COVID-19, to a control group of 160 participants from the same health care facility who were symptomatic but tested negative, over 70 percent of the case-patients were contaminated with the virus and fell ill despite “always” wearing a mask.
“In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of control participants reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public,” the report stated.
In addition, over 14 percent of the case-patients said they “often” wore a face covering and were still infected with the virus. The study also demonstrates that under 4 percent of the case-patients became sick with the virus even though they “never” wore a mask or face covering.
Despite over 70 percent of the case-patient participants’ efforts to follow CDC recommendations by committing to always wearing face coverings at “gatherings with ≤10 or >10 persons in a home; shopping; dining at a restaurant; going to an office setting, salon, gym, bar/coffee shop, or church/religious gathering; or using public transportation,” they still contracted the virus.
While the study notes that some of these people may have contracted the virus from the few moments that they removed their mask to eat or drink at “places that offer on-site eating or drinking,” the CDC concedes that there is no successful way to evaluate if that was the exact moment someone became exposed and contracted the virus.
“Characterization of community exposures can be difficult to assess when widespread transmission is occurring, especially from asymptomatic persons within inherently interconnected communities,” the report states.
In fact, the report suggests that “direction, ventilation, and intensity of airflow might affect virus transmission, even if social distancing measures and mask use are implemented according to current guidance.”
Despite this new scientific information, the CDC, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, and many political authorities are still encouraging people to wear masks. Many states and cities have even mandated masks, citing them as one of the main tools to “slow the spread” of coronavirus and keep case numbers in their area down.
I don’t think masks work.
Having said that, I will point out that over the past 8 months or so, pretty much everyone has worn a mask with some regularity. So pretty much anyone who comes down with COVID has “worn a mask”.
I could also say that the majority of people getting COVID have had eggs for breakfast.
Getting the popcorn ready...
I believe masks actually spread COVID (and who knows what else)...they are filthy, and people don’t care for them.
There was a sign with an arrow pointing to a waste bin at the entrance to my doctor’s office. It read, “If you are wearing gloves, take them off now. Gloves are intended to prevent cross contamination. They collect contamination and carry it with them. This is why doctor’s change gloves so frequently. You are better off just washing your hands more frequently.” This wasn’t some hand written sign. It was printed on plastic and they probably bought it from a medical supply house.
As to masks, I think the same applies. A doctor puts on a mask for surgery, then replaces it when he gets to the next patient. (At least, my doctor does. The office help is wearing any old thing with many of them wearing it below their nose or hanging from a strap.) You can tell the office staff has had it with wearing masks all day.
Thank god fro the CDC, WHO, the media and the “experts” in this country if it weren’t for them we would be normal
Very much like the reusable grocery bags. They can be disease spreaders too.
Proper masks like N95 masks, properly warn, maintained, and cleaned or disposed of, work well. I see rampant misuse of masks. Easily over 50% of people are clueless how to use masks, let alone how to maintain them.
That said, shut downs and masks only serve to delay the inevitable. We are all going to be infected with Covid eventually. All we are doing is delaying it into winter when it will be worse. I would rather have taken my chances getting it during summer.
Bingo! Did they compare a sample of mask wearers vs. those who did not wear masks to come up with this finding?
My daughter works as a nurse in a covid isolation ward 10 -12 hours a day and has from the beginning. She hands-on handles covid patients all day everyday. She gets tested twice weekly. She has never contracted covid. She wears N95 masks.
Masks work. But, you have to wear them, and wear them correctly.
Wonder how long before CDC revises or contradicts this report.
Funny to me is that I have been arguing with the mask sheep/nazis that the mask may be 20% effective, it is looking more like 15%.
By phone, I told a pharmacist, “It sounds like you need oxygen”.
Well, they don't work to stem virus transmission, but they work to get me in the grocery store.
"No shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service" - OK fine, your store - your rules.
But what about these morons that wear them jogging, or riding in their cars alone?
Do they not understand how stupid they look?
Try actually reading the article.
Does that mask are not the cure OR masks are worn by more?
Either way, masks are worthless
The present “mask confusion” is simply this in steps:
1. Western society, once unified around Christianity, abandoned God and the church
2. It opened itself to every false religion instead (Anti-papacy, Hindu, Buddist, Communist, Athiest, Agnosticism)
3. All unity was lost
4. When a percieved thread arrived, Western society longed for unifying force
5. Mask-wearing has become a desperate method to unify the now Godless man
Spelling: “threat”, not “thread”. Sorry.
Good for the lady. This seems to be in Florida. You can see on stage what appears to be a Florida flag.
you have to wear them, and wear them correctly.
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Which means men have to be clean shaven; mask cannot be reused; no more than consecutive 4 hours on mask and then disposed of; mask disposed of after use - never reused; never washed as that destroys filtering; and only N95 and N99 masks can filter down to 3 microns - all others fail.
How do you know she didn’t have Covid? I know several nurses who worked with Covid patients and said they never had it eventhoughtbeir spouses were confirmed to have it.....so either they had it or its not as contagious as we thought.
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