WHO facts regarding face masks
Here is what the WHO has to say about face masks: (download the. Pdf file on the lefthand side).
[URL]https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-[/URL](2019-ncov) -outbreak.
Quote from page 6: "Results from cluster randomized controlled trials on the use of masks among young adults living in university residences in the United States of America indicate that face masks may reduce the rate of influenza-like illness, but showed no impact on risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza. (62,63) At present, there is no direct evidence (from studies on COVID- 19 and in healthy people in the community) on the effectiveness of universal masking of healthy people in the community to prevent infection with respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. ".
So with "no direct evidence" on 'the effectiveness of universal masking of healthy people," the politicians and media continue to act like dictators and keep in insisting everybody wears a face diaper with all possible negative side effects, which include self-contamination!
Quote from page 8:
"Potential harms / disadvantages.
The likely disadvantages of the use of mask by healthy people in the general public include:
potential increased risk of self-contamination due to the manipulation of a face mask and subsequently touching eyes with contaminated hands;(48,49).
potential self-contamination that can occur if non- medical masks are not changed when wet or soiled. This can create favourable conditions for microorganism to amplify;.
potential headache and / or breathing difficulties, depending on type of mask used;.
potential development of facial skin lesions, irritant dermatitis or worsening acne, when used frequently for long hours;(50).
difficulty with communicating clearly;.
potential discomfort;(41,51).
a false sense of security, leading to potentially lower.
Adherence to other critical preventive measures such as.
Physical distancing and hand hygiene;.
poor compliance with mask wearing, in particular by.
Young children;.
waste management issues; improper mask disposal.
Leading to increased litter in public places, risk of.
Contamination to street cleaners and environment hazard;.
difficulty communicating for deaf persons who rely on.
Lip reading;.
disadvantages for or difficulty wearing them, especially.
For children, developmentally challenged persons, those with mental illness, elderly persons with cognitive impairment, those with asthma or chronic respiratory or breathing problems, those who have had facial trauma or recent oral maxillofacial surgery, and those living in hot and humid environments.