Do Masks Work? A Review of the Research

[BabyBoomer50s]

The research proves that masks are highly effective as:

- Parking lot decorations
- Virtue symbols
- Fashion statements
- Acne covers

What about reducing transmission of respiratory viruses? Here’s what the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) tell us. Please keep this confidential. Do not share with Dr. Fauci. We don’t want to discourage restaurant patrons from wearing them while being escorted to their tables. Thanks.

https://www.city-journal.org/do-masks-work-a-review-of-the-evidence?wallit_nosession=1

 

[ll74]

Yes. They work.

 

[adrina]

Yes.

:extra letters:

 

[CornusKousa]

Unless high level Hollywood celeb or (D) politician or blue city is having a party or riot against whitey.

Then they are TOTALLY unnecessary.

Masks only work at biker rallies and other social events for all the unimportant people that elite (D)'s don't give a shit about.

 

[Rightguide]

The research proves that masks are highly effective as:

- Parking lot decorations
- Virtue symbols
- Fashion statements
- Acne covers

What about reducing transmission of respiratory viruses? Here’s what the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) tell us. Please keep this confidential. Do not share with Dr. Fauci. We don’t want to discourage restaurant patrons from wearing them while being escorted to their tables. Thanks.

https://www.city-journal.org/do-masks-work-a-review-of-the-evidence?wallit_nosession=1

Go ahead and check the bona fides of these doctors. Two of the most astute in the country:


The Case Against Masks for Children
It’s abusive to force kids who struggle with them to sacrifice for the sake of unvaccinated adults.

By Marty Makary and H. Cody Meissner
Aug. 8, 2021 12:39 pm ET

Do masks reduce Covid transmission in children? Believe it or not, we could find only a single retrospective study on the question, and its results were inconclusive. Yet two weeks ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sternly decreed that 56 million U.S. children and adolescents, vaccinated or not, should cover their faces regardless of the prevalence of infection in their community. Authorities in many places took the cue to impose mandates in schools and elsewhere, on the theory that masks can’t do any harm.

That isn’t true. Some children are fine wearing a mask, but others struggle. Those who have myopia can have difficulty seeing because the mask fogs their glasses. (This has long been a problem for medical students in the operating room.) Masks can cause severe acne and other skin problems. The discomfort of a mask distracts some children from learning. By increasing airway resistance during exhalation, masks can lead to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. And masks can be vectors for pathogens if they become moist or are used for too long.

In March, Ireland’s Department of Health announced that it won’t require masks in schools because they “may exacerbate anxiety or breathing difficulties for some students.” Some children compensate for such difficulties by breathing through their mouths. Chronic and prolonged mouth breathing can alter facial development. It is well-documented that children who mouth-breathe because adenoids block their nasal airways can develop a mouth deformity and elongated face.

The possible psychological harm of widespread masking is an even greater worry. Facial expressions are integral to human connection, particularly for young children, who are only learning how to signal fear, confusion and happiness. Covering a child’s face mutes these nonverbal forms of communication and can result in robotic and emotionless interactions, anxiety and depression. Seeing people speak is a building block of phonetic development. It is especially important for children with disabilities such as hearing impairment.

The adverse developmental effects of requiring masks for a few weeks are probably minor. We can’t say that with any confidence when the practice stretches on for months or years.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/masks-...pandemic-biden-administration-cdc-11628432716

 

[ll74]

Lmao....this again...don't torture the children!!!! Lol...and the only reason they are "astute" is because they support your narrative

Go ahead and check the bona fides of these doctors. Two of the most astute in the country:


The Case Against Masks for Children
It’s abusive to force kids who struggle with them to sacrifice for the sake of unvaccinated adults.

By Marty Makary and H. Cody Meissner
Aug. 8, 2021 12:39 pm ET

Do masks reduce Covid transmission in children? Believe it or not, we could find only a single retrospective study on the question, and its results were inconclusive. Yet two weeks ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sternly decreed that 56 million U.S. children and adolescents, vaccinated or not, should cover their faces regardless of the prevalence of infection in their community. Authorities in many places took the cue to impose mandates in schools and elsewhere, on the theory that masks can’t do any harm.

That isn’t true. Some children are fine wearing a mask, but others struggle. Those who have myopia can have difficulty seeing because the mask fogs their glasses. (This has long been a problem for medical students in the operating room.) Masks can cause severe acne and other skin problems. The discomfort of a mask distracts some children from learning. By increasing airway resistance during exhalation, masks can lead to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. And masks can be vectors for pathogens if they become moist or are used for too long.

In March, Ireland’s Department of Health announced that it won’t require masks in schools because they “may exacerbate anxiety or breathing difficulties for some students.” Some children compensate for such difficulties by breathing through their mouths. Chronic and prolonged mouth breathing can alter facial development. It is well-documented that children who mouth-breathe because adenoids block their nasal airways can develop a mouth deformity and elongated face.

The possible psychological harm of widespread masking is an even greater worry. Facial expressions are integral to human connection, particularly for young children, who are only learning how to signal fear, confusion and happiness. Covering a child’s face mutes these nonverbal forms of communication and can result in robotic and emotionless interactions, anxiety and depression. Seeing people speak is a building block of phonetic development. It is especially important for children with disabilities such as hearing impairment.

The adverse developmental effects of requiring masks for a few weeks are probably minor. We can’t say that with any confidence when the practice stretches on for months or years.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/masks-...pandemic-biden-administration-cdc-11628432716

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Lmao....this again...don't torture the children!!!! Lol...and the only reason they are "astute" is because they support your narrative

Not only that but the article, which vettebirther didn't read, lays out specific pre-existing problems with children and their ability to wear a mask without too much discomfort.

 

[Soshameless11]

Muh freedumb is threatened by Critical Mask Theory.

 

[Rightguide]

Lmao....this again...don't torture the children!!!! Lol...and the only reason they are "astute" is because they support your narrative

Of course, you know better than they do, right?

 

[ll74]

Of course, you know better than they do, right?

Doctors are recommending children wear masks.

Doctors know better than your bullshit, therefore I agree with them.

 

[Rightguide]

Doctors are recommending children wear masks.

Doctors know better than your bullshit, therefore I agree with them.

Those doctors are top people in their field:

Makary:

"Martin Adel "Marty" Makary is an American surgeon, professor, and author. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."

"Makary is an advocate for disruptive innovation in medicine and physician-led initiatives such as The Surgical Checklist, which he developed at Johns Hopkins, and was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by Health magazine. In 2018, Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine."

"H. Cody Meissner, MD, is a leading national expert on childhood vaccinations who consults with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on periodic updates to the recommended immunization schedule for newborns through 18-year-olds.

"At Tufts Children's Hospital at Tufts Medical Center he heads the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and is Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. His clinical specialties include Kawasaki disease, immunodeficiencies, and respiratory viruses. He is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Meissner is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases."

 

[ll74]

Those doctors are top people in their field:

Makary:

"Martin Adel "Marty" Makary is an American surgeon, professor, and author. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."

"Makary is an advocate for disruptive innovation in medicine and physician-led initiatives such as The Surgical Checklist, which he developed at Johns Hopkins, and was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by Health magazine. In 2018, Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine."

"H. Cody Meissner, MD, is a leading national expert on childhood vaccinations who consults with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on periodic updates to the recommended immunization schedule for newborns through 18-year-olds.

"At Tufts Children's Hospital at Tufts Medical Center he heads the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and is Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. His clinical specialties include Kawasaki disease, immunodeficiencies, and respiratory viruses. He is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Meissner is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases."

Whatever their background is, they're wrong. You love to tout how these people are the "top" of their field..yet you know you've never heard of them before.

And what about all the others who are top of that same field who come to a different conclusion?

Simply put - Doctors who practice medicine throughout the world are recommending that kids wear masks. If these people you talk of were the "top of their field", then pediatricians would not be as consistent in those recommendations...because that's their job.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

https://i.redd.it/1vbxesv6axg71.jpg

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Those doctors are top people in their field:

Makary:

"Martin Adel "Marty" Makary is an American surgeon, professor, and author. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."

"Makary is an advocate for disruptive innovation in medicine and physician-led initiatives such as The Surgical Checklist, which he developed at Johns Hopkins, and was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by Health magazine. In 2018, Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine."

"H. Cody Meissner, MD, is a leading national expert on childhood vaccinations who consults with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on periodic updates to the recommended immunization schedule for newborns through 18-year-olds.

"At Tufts Children's Hospital at Tufts Medical Center he heads the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and is Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. His clinical specialties include Kawasaki disease, immunodeficiencies, and respiratory viruses. He is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Meissner is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases."

Fauci is top of his field, klownguide.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Of course, you know better than they do, right?

 

[Rightguide]

Whatever their background is, they're wrong. You love to tout how these people are the "top" of their field..yet you know you've never heard of them before.

And what about all the others who are top of that same field who come to a different conclusion?

Simply put - Doctors who practice medicine throughout the world are recommending that kids wear masks. If these people you talk of were the "top of their field", then pediatricians would not be as consistent in those recommendations...because that's their job.

Your inability to engage in an intelligent objective examination of actual data and fact, presented by expert sources, without posting any of your own, leaves me with no interest to engage you any further. If your standard answer is going to be "it's bullshit" without any specificity, we'll always know beforehand where you're going to stand on any subject matter you're in opposition to. The only reason you'd dismiss the opinion of an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine for the "alleged" opinion of unnamed "Doctors who practice medicine throughout the world," is to remain politically correct and cowardly, which my data oriented mind has decided isn't worthy of my time.

 

[ll74]

Your inability to engage in an intelligent objective examination of actual data and fact, presented by expert sources, without posting any of your own, leaves me with no interest to engage you any further. If your standard answer is going to be "it's bullshit" without any specificity, we'll always know beforehand where you're going to stand on any subject matter you're in opposition to. The only reason you'd dismiss the opinion of an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine for the "alleged" opinion of unnamed "Doctors who practice medicine throughout the world," is to remain politically correct and cowardly, which my data oriented mind has decided isn't worthy of my time.

Masks work and a majority of experts disagree with whatever the fuck you've found that agrees with your bullshit.

You thinking that the majority of physicians in the country recommend masks to be PC truly explains how flawed your position is.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

Those doctors are top people in their field:

Makary:

"Martin Adel "Marty" Makary is an American surgeon, professor, and author. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."

"Makary is an advocate for disruptive innovation in medicine and physician-led initiatives such as The Surgical Checklist, which he developed at Johns Hopkins, and was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by Health magazine. In 2018, Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine."

"H. Cody Meissner, MD, is a leading national expert on childhood vaccinations who consults with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on periodic updates to the recommended immunization schedule for newborns through 18-year-olds.

"At Tufts Children's Hospital at Tufts Medical Center he heads the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and is Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. His clinical specialties include Kawasaki disease, immunodeficiencies, and respiratory viruses. He is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Meissner is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases."

Credentials don't guarantee that they speak the truth.

Don't be a sheep, question everything.

 

[Rightguide]

Credentials don't guarantee that they speak the truth.

Don't be a sheep, question everything.

I do but I'm not constrained by ideology when I do. Your flock on the other hand needs a guard dog.

 

[ll74]

I do but I'm not constrained by ideology when I do. Your flock on the other hand needs a guard dog.

Yes...like all the doctors who recommend masks who only do so for political reasons.....lmao

 

[Wrong Element]

We basically didn't have a flu season this past year (some are wondering if a prominent strain of flu has actually gone extinct), but that hasn't stopped Earth's dumbest people from going, "Masks? I just don't see the evidence."

 

[WillJ8787]

The research proves that masks are highly effective as:

- Parking lot decorations
- Virtue symbols
- Fashion statements
- Acne covers

What about reducing transmission of respiratory viruses? Here’s what the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) tell us. Please keep this confidential. Do not share with Dr. Fauci. We don’t want to discourage restaurant patrons from wearing them while being escorted to their tables. Thanks.

https://www.city-journal.org/do-masks-work-a-review-of-the-evidence?wallit_nosession=1

Now let's review my crap:. Let's see...

I get an urge that something is gonna happen.

When it does, I take my diaper off and we'll, it's brown.

It smells a lot so we'll, what go is it.

Maybe if I get a cork I can plug up that hole that it comes from...their problem solved...who needs to crap anyway.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

I do but I'm not constrained by ideology when I do. Your flock on the other hand needs a guard dog.

I wonder if you believe what you posted.

Contrary to your self-opinion, I am an individual, not part of any party or ideology. I familiarize myself with both sides on every issue of interest to me and then use my critical thinking skills to determine what I believe to be true.

Give it a try.

 

[phrodeau]

Masks offer protection from impolite sneezers and coughers, and help keep one from touching one’s face. That should be reason enough to wear one during a pandemic.