To help inform your decision making, we compiled the following list of articles, videos, and papers about wearing facemasks.
Last updated – Sept. 12, 2021
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 - Do Masks Protect Kids From Covid? https://thehighwire.com/videos/do-masks-protect-kids-from-covid/
- LagoVista,Texas School Board Meeting
- This is Dr. Dan Stock addressing the Mt. Vernon School Board in Indiana over the futility of mask mandates and Covid-19 protocols in most schools. https://rumble.com/vkwcb4-dr-dan-stock-specialist-in-immunology-and-inflammation-says-cdc-and-nih-is-.html
- Literal Mask Expert Opens a Can on School Board
This woman spoke at the Grandville board meeting yesterday and has over 19 years experience in mitigation training and is a Senior Industrial Hygenist that works in Occupational and Environmental Toxicology. She teaches the “experts” on how to effectively use a mask.
https://rumble.com/vlfp37-literal-mask-expert-opens-a-can-on-school-board.html - Masks, children and COVID-19 – Published Studies https://rationalground.com/masks-children-and-covid-19-published-studies/
- The Case Against Masks for Children
It’s abusive to force kids who struggle with them to sacrifice for the sake of unvaccinated adults.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/masks-children-parenting-schools-mandates-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-biden-administration-cdc-11628432716 - The Scientific Case Against Masks For Children https://youtu.be/rDcc6r4opyU
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Child Cognitive Development: Initial Findings in a Longitudinal Observational Study of Child Health https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.10.21261846v1.full.pdf
- Nashville School Board Meeting – A Father speaks up
- Former Disney star, Leigh- Allyn Baker on mask mandates for children
- South Carolin Governor Banks Mask Mandates https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/05/12/996078156/south-carolina-governor-bans-mask-mandates
- Florida governor blocks school mask mandates, says parents can choose https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-gov-desantis-issue-order-giving-parents-choice-mask-children-school-2021-07-30/
- Arizona governor blocks cash from schools mandating masks https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/arizona-governor-blocks-cash-schools-mandating-masks-79509970
- Gov. Lee signs executive order giving parents ability to opt-out of school mask mandates https://www.wkrn.com/news/gov-lee-signs-executive-order-giving-parents-ability-to-opt-out-of-school-mask-mandates/
- Tennessee Governor Halsts School Mask Mandates https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/16/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine
- See Lawsuits below – Suit Challenges Pennsylvania’s new mask mandate for schools
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://www.researchgate.net/publication/282701166_Investigation_of_the_Filtration_Properties_of_Medical_Masks - 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/ - Do facemasks protect against COVID‐19? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323223/
- Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers,
A Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817 - Masking lack of evidence with politics https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/masking-lack-of-evidence-with-politics/
- COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
- A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
- Just Wear a Mask or You’ll Kill Grandma v2 https://rumble.com/vjt3qx-2-just-wear-a-mask-or-youll-kill-grandma-v2.html
- Conclusion Regarding Masks: They Do Not Work by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Do, Aobnmm, Abihm https://www.healthyreferral.com/blog/241389-conclusion-regarding-masks-they-do-not-workby-dr-sherri-tenpenny-do-aobnmm-abihm
- The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/
- Optical microscopic study of surface morphology and filtering efficiency of face masks https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31289698/
- The surgical mask is a bad fit for risk reduction https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868614/
- Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
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/ - Headaches Associated With Personal Protective Equipment – A Cross-Sectional Study Among Frontline Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32232837/
- Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards? https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4344/htm
- Carbon Dioxide from Masks – download pdf here
- Review of scientific reports of harms caused by face masks, up to February 2021 – download pdf here
- Israeli Researchers Evaluate How Masks Disrupt Facial Perception in New Study https://www.israel365news.com/162477/israeli-researchers-evaluate-how-masks-disrupt-facial-perception-in-new-study/
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/ - Advice on the use of 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 - 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 - Statements You Might Be Surprised To Find In A CDC Mask Study https://rumble.com/ve3rrh-statements-you-might-be-surprised-to-find-in-a-cdc-mask-study.html
- Masks off? Or masks on? A history of the CDC’s consistently inconsistent advice on face coverings https://www.rt.com/op-ed/530567-cdc-fauci-covid-mask-guidance-history/
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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25858901/ - 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://ratical.org/PandemicParallaxView/Bader-SurgMaskIndDeoxygen.pdf - Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: re-examining the evidence – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195670100909125?via%3Dihub
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 - Unmasking the surgeons: the evidence base behind the use of facemasks in surgery https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480558/
- Effects of wearing N95 and surgical facemasks on heart rate, thermal stress and subjective sensations https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15918037/
- Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
- Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500410/
Lawsuits
- Missouri Attorney General files another suit against mask mandates after winning his suit against St. Louis.
https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/press-releases/kc-mask-petition—final.pdf?sfvrsn=7ecf0e57_2 - Mask lawsuit
https://www.nystandsup.org/
https://fa3f9cd8-9ebf-446a-92af-2cdd1d5f6194.filesusr.com/ugd/48e0db_6757064e169b4b77b1105948b4ec8ffa.pdf - Medical Journal Warns About Masks’ Potentially Devastating Consequences
https://www.aier.org/article/medical-journal-warns-about-maskss-potentially-devastating-consequences/ - Suit Challenges Pennsylvania’s new mask mandate for schools https://apnews.com/article/health-education-pennsylvania-coronavirus-pandemic-759c2814c935e83486c0c02716157c52
Politics
- Do We Need Mask Mandates? CITY J. (Mar. 22, 2021),
https://www.city-journal.org/do-we-need-mask-mandates - Still No Conclusive Evidence Justifying Mandatory Masks | River Cities’ Reader
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/still-no-conclusive-evidence-justifying-mandatory-masks - Mask Fanatics Have Officially Abandoned Science to Control Your Life | Frontpagemag
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/09/mask-fanatics-have-officially-abandoned-science-georgi-boorman/#.X2yUR2DHZuQ.whatsapp
Religious Perspective
- Is It Halachic to Wear a Mask? https://www.rodefshalom613.org/2020/10/is-it-halachic-to-wear-a-mask/
- Mask Policy in Judaic Thought: An Urgent Rabbinic Statement https://www.emes.news/uncategorized/mask-policy-in-judaic-thought-an-urgent-rabbinic-statement/
- No Authentic Halachic Source for Masks https://westbororabbi.blogspot.com/2020/11/no-authentic-halachic-source-for-masks.html
- Show Me Your Face https://westbororabbi.blogspot.com/2020/09/show-me-your-face.html
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