Tag: Masks
Yahoo News reports “Should face masks be mandatory nationwide?”
Despite the pushback, some lawmakers have called for a nationwide mask mandate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a federal mask requirement is “long overdue.” The Democratic governors of New Jersey and Illinois have also called for a national mandate. Both President Trump and Vice President Pence have expressed opposition to the idea. “Certainly a national mandate is not in order,” White…
Stand for Health Freedom reports “ACT NOW: Mandatory Masks Endanger Your Health and Your Liberties”
At present, all but a handful of states call for mandatory mask-wearing, and many cities have their own mask ordinances.[1] However, Stand for Health Freedom believes that wearing a mask should be an individual’s choice. A growing contingency of individuals are concerned that mandatory mask policies jeopardize bodily, civil and constitutional rights.
WFLA reports “Masks will be required in Hillsborough schools when classes resume, superintendent says”
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The superintendent of Hillsborough County schools announced Tuesday that face coverings will be required throughout the district when school starts next month. Superintendent Addison Davis posted a message to the community on Twitter saying that, due to coronavirus concerns, face coverings will be required for students, teachers and staff where social distancing is not…
RcReader reports “Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy”
Masks and respirators do not work. There have been extensive randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies, and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies, which all show that masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles. https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy
New England Journal of Medicine reports “widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic.”
We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or…
NY Post reports “Joe Biden says he would sign order forcing Americans to wear masks”
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would use his federal powers to force Americans to wear masks if elected, he said on Thursday. In an interview with CBS Pittsburgh affiliate KDKA, the former veep said he would sign an executive order and use all the tools in his arsenal to force people to wear face coverings in…
PJ Media reports “What If I Trust Science and Don’t Trust Dr. Fauci?”
Medicine is the art of applying science to a set of symptoms and complaints. As it turns out, doctors treating patients did a much better job figuring out the science that our Health Experts™ did. So, quite frankly, Dr. Fauci and his peers should never wield the amount of authority over all aspects of citizens’…
CNN reports “Refuse to wear a face mask and these airlines may ban you from future flights”
Major US airlines in Airlines for America, the carriers’ industry group, have announced they intended to more strictly enforce mask wearing aboard their planes, including potentially banning passengers who refuse to wear a mask. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airlines-face-masks-passengers/index.html