Thread by @JewhadiTM

.@WHO: “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.”

https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1335014774472663043

The a look at what @WHO lists as the “advantages” of healthy people:

“The likely advantages of the use of masks by healthy people in the general public include:

• reduced potential exposure risk from infected persons
before they develop symptoms;

• reduced ‘potential stigmatization’ of individuals wearing masks to prevent infecting others (source control) or of people caring for COVID-19 patients in non-clinical settings;

• making people feel they can play a role in contributing to stopping spread of the virus;

• reminding people to be compliant with other measures (e.g., hand hygiene, not touching nose and mouth). However, this can also have the reverse effect (see below);

• potential social and economic benefits. Amidst the global shortage of surgical masks and PPE, encouraging the public to create their own fabric masks may promote individual enterprise and community integration.

• Moreover, the production of non-medical masks may offer a source of income for those able to manufacture masks within their communities.

• Fabric masks can also be a form of cultural expression, encouraging public acceptance of protection measures in general.”

The advantages of healthy people *wearing masks*, I should have said.

.@WHO: “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;

• 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;

• difficulty with communicating clearly;

• potential discomfort;

• 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;

• 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,

• disadvantages for those who have had facial trauma or recent oral maxillofacial surgery, and those living in hot and humid environments.”

This is what @WHO recommends the state mini-tyrants do prior to recommending masks for the general public:

“The decision-maker should:

• continue gathering scientific data and evidence on the effectiveness of mask use in non-health care settings;

Nope, they don’t do this.

• evaluate the impact (positive, neutral or negative) of using masks in the general population (including behavioral and social sciences).

Nope, they don’t do this, either.

*””The decision of governments and local jurisdictions whether to recommend or make mandatory the use of masks should be also based on the local context, culture, availability of masks, resources required, AND PREFERENCES OF THE POPULATION.”

Nope, they CERTAINLY don’t do this.

Show of hands:

When did your local/state government last ask YOU what YOUR preferences are on being required to wear a mask, or your opinion about being fined and/or jailed for not wearing masks? 🤔

apps.who.int/iris/rest/bits…

The @WHO is inept and corrupt and I’m ecstatic they’re not going to be getting any more of our $$.

They just accidentally told the truth here.

Who knew scientists consider it a benefit for healthy people to wear masks because then they will help others not feel stigmatized for wearing a mask? Or because by them wearing a mask, they can remind others to be “compliant,” with the mask mandates.

And of course-healthy people wearing masks will encourage community integration. Then, we can wear masks to help those who lost their jobs due to lockdowns earn money by making masks.

This is how vital scientists believe mask-wearing by healthy people is to saving lives.