All you need to know about facemasks, but didn’t know to ask

Caryn Lipson

August 12, 2021

reprinted with permission by Rodef Shalom 613

To help inform your decision-making, we compiled the following list of articles, videos, and papers about wearing facemasks:

Table of Contents:

Children

A Physician’s Take on New Mask Mandates https://thehighwire.com/videos/a-physicians-take-on-new-mask-mandates/
Former CDC Director Speaks Out On Masks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfC3yxpCfA8
Horowitz: New study shows mask-wearing children at risk for ‘unacceptable’ CO2 levels, cautions against the practice https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-new-study-shows-mask-wearing-children-at-risk-for-unacceptable-co2-levels-cautions-against-the-practice
Masking Children: Tragic, Unscientific, and Damaging https://www.aier.org/article/masking-children-tragic-unscientific-and-damaging/
Are you happy or sad? How wearing face masks can impact children’s ability to read emotions https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/04/21/are-you-happy-or-sad-how-wearing-face-masks-can-impact-childrens-ability-to-read-emotions/
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Children and masks https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-children-and-masks-related-to-covid-19
A Group of Parents Sent Their Kids’ Face Masks to A Lab for Analysis. Here’s What They Found https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2021/06/15/a-group-of-parents-sent-their-kids-face-masks-to-a-lab-for-analysis-heres-what-they-found-n2591047
Dan Stock’s Presentation to the Mt. Vernon School Board in Indiana Over the Futility of Mask Mandates and Covid-19 Protocols https://hancockcountypatriots.blogspot.com/2021/08/dr-dan-stocks-presentation-to-mt-vernon.html
How wearing a mask at school can impact a child’s development https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/how-wearing-a-mask-at-school-can-impact-a-child-s-development-1.5105832

Efficacy

Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-%20review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05Are Face Masks Effective – What Studies Show https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/10/are-face-masks-effective-what-studies-show/
The Science is Conclusive: Masks and Respirators do NOT Prevent Transmission of Viruses — Science & Technology — Sott.net https://www.sott.net/article/434796-The-Science-is-Conclusive-Masks-and-Respirators-do-NOT-Prevent-Transmission-of-Viruses
Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy | River Cities’ Reader https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy
Why Face Masks Don’t Work: A Revealing Review – Oral Health Group https://web.archive.org/web/20200605090916/https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/features/face-masks-dont-work-revealing-review/
Advice on the use of face masks in the context of Covid 19 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/332293/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.4-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Investigation of the Filtration Properties of Medical Masks https://sci-hub.se/10.1533/9780857090348.93
COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data | CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
Rational Ground – Clear Reasoning on National Policy for COVID-19 » Mask charts https://rationalground.com/mask-charts/

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Harm

Study: Long-Term Mask Use May Contribute To Advanced Stage Lung Cancer https://sorendreier.com/study-long-term-mask-use-may-contribute-to-advanced-stage-lung-cancer/
Proof That Face Masks Do More Harm Than Good https://vernoncoleman.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/proof-that-face-masks-do-more-harm-than-good-v2.pdf
Face Masks Causing “Decaying Teeth, Receding Gum Lines and Seriously Sour Breath” Reports NY Dentists – Global Research – Centre for Research on Globalization https://www.globalresearch.ca/masks-causing-decaying-teeth-receding-gum-lines-sour-breath-reports-ny-dentists/5725623
German neurologist Margareta Griesz Brisson: MASKS ARE DANGEROUS!!! https://www.bitchute.com/video/Blzj0nJFEnpZ/
7 Long-Term Side Effects of Wearing Face Masks | Faculty of Medicine https://web.archive.org/web/20200903225802/https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/7-long-term-side-effects-of-wearing-face-masks.51209/
Covid-19: important potential side effects of wearing face masks that we should bear in mind | The BMJ https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-40
Cloth masks – dangerous to your health? | School of Public Health and Community Medicine https://web.archive.org/web/20200831072916/https://sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/news/cloth-masks-%E2%80%93-dangerous-your-health
OSHA experts discuss fit testing for wearing masks in the workplace https://vimeo.com/447564557
Dr Lee Merritt speaking on Masks, Lockdowns – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0LioZvXH78&feature=youtu.be
Are Face Masks Safe to Wear? https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/10/are-face-masks-safe-to-wear/

Health Agencies

Should you wear a face mask? WHO officials weigh in at today’s COVID-19 briefing https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/who-should-wear-a-face-mask-30-march-who-briefing/
Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures – Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal – CDC https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
CDC – Community and Close Contact Exposure – page 4 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6936a5-H.pdf

Healthcare

Disposable surgical face masks: a systematic review – PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16295987/
Facemasks for the prevention of infection in healthcare and community settings https://sci-hub.se/10.1136/bmj.h694
Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: re-examining the evidence https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(00)90912-5/pdf
Use of Surgical Masks in the Operating Room: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines | CADTH.ca https://www.cadth.ca/use-surgical-masks-operating-room-review-clinical-effectiveness-and-guidelines
Does evidence based medicine support the effectiveness of surgical facemasks in preventing postoperative wound infections in elective surgery? http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/PAST/21-2/Zahid.pdf
Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/s1130-1473(08)70235-5
Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: re-examining the evidence – ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195670100909125?via%3Dihub full article: https://sci-hub.se/10.1053/jhin.2000.0912
Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
Surgical masks as source of bacterial contamination during operative procedures – ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X18300809