How the "masks work" claim is propped up

The narrative is coming back and now as masking for flu 

Source: https://drclarecraig.substack.com/p/how-the-masks-work-claim-is-propped

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Chapter 10 of dr Claire CRAIG's book Expired - Covid, the Untold story, explains why masks do not and cannot work and why some people think otherwise.

 

BELIEF TEN: MASKS REDUCE TRANSMISSION

Surgical masks are not intended to provide protection against infectious aerosols. There is a common misperception amongst workers and employers that surgical masks will protect against aerosols. Health and Safety Executive, 2008^[1]

If social distancing was sufficient to handle the larger than a grapefruit sized droplets, could mask wearing deal with those that were smaller? When there is political pressure because something must be done, then mask wearing has the feel of something that might work and the public wanted something that could work. If the infected could be persuaded to wear something to filter out droplets then could the virus be controlled? The answer, according to public health officials across the world in spring 2020 was a resounding ‘no’.

On 11th March 2020, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief medical Officer said, “In terms of wearing a mask, our advice is clear: that wearing a mask if you don’t have an infection reduces the risk almost not at all. So we do not advise that.” [2] Dr Jenny Harries, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer summarised the position in an interview with the Prime Minister saying, “it’s really not a good idea and doesn’t help,” and “in some ways you may actually risk catching the disease rather than preventing it.” [3] Fauci said, “There’s no reason to be walking around with a mask. When you’re in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better and it might even block a droplet, but it’s not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is. And, often, there are unintended consequences – people keep fiddling with the mask and they keep touching their face.” [4]

A review of all the medical literature on the subject, with an international authorship, was published in 2020. It showed no clear reduction from mask wearing in seasonal influenza, which was the most similar virus to use as a measure.[5] The Cochrane Collaboration, who are a well-respected international authority on collating medical evidence stated that surgical and medical grade masks made no difference as to how many people caught a flu-like viral illness.[6] That was the starting point. However, from summer 2020, every authority did a lockstep u-turn and masks were promoted as an essential, sometimes mandatory intervention that would save lives.

 

You can read the full chapter here > https://drclarecraig.substack.com/p/how-the-masks-work-claim-is-propped

So, following the above argument, the tens (if not hundreds) of millions of health care professionals around the world who wear masks while they work are idiots.

Great stuff Red mate.

 

These topics are coming think and fast. You are doing your bit to get people to think and maybe save lives.

 

Right at the start of the C-19 pandemic hoax, I posted a list of trials that showed wearing masks was not a good thing. Most of the links were provided by an old friend; Dr Vernon Coleman.

 

However; where I differ from many, is the main reason for wearing them. Not that I take issue with them, not only doing any good; but real harm. No! My major beef, is that they reinforce the notion that there is something out there that has to be stopped. During it covid era, it was obviously the virus. Bit like saying you have to put a brolly up at all times, when you venture out, in case the elephants in the sky start their fun games, and p!ss on you. Oh! And the brolly must be pink. It was all nonsense, and the know-nothing white-coats went along with it. Was it any wonder that people fell for the propaganda?

 

 

27 minutes ago, JimHuaHin said:

So, following the above argument, the tens (if not hundreds) of millions of health care professionals around the world who wear masks while they work are idiots.

 

The article from dr Claire CRAIG is about mandatory masking by the public during the Covid scamdemic.  

There is no evidence supporting mask-wearing in regular day-to-day encounters to 'stop the virus from spreading'.  

Also I do not have any confidence in health care professionals that are wearing masks during consultations that do not involve physical interactions.  

Of course I understand that surgeons and dentists wear them while performing their job (although also in that area the evidence is very scant that they actually provide protection).