Each potential bill goes through a 5 step journey once the committee has approved it for printing. Our special session opened today with the RS introduction and voting on which bills would be heard for this session.
TODAY’S SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE: TOMORROW IS A BUSY DAY FOR THE HOUSE: They have several bills to debate and vote on.
These 3 bills below will be on STEP 2 of 5 of their journey to becoming law. They were heard at the committee level and will now go to the floor for a vote by ALL the Representatives.
Here’s the EMAIL LIST to make comments on these bills/resolutions
These 4 similar bills are still being discussed and the meeting that will continue tomorrow after the House Floor Session. PUBLIC TESTIMONY to continue tomorrow a.m. (If you want to hear some FREEDOM LOVERS testify tune in midmorning tomorrow. *We will update when they provide a room number.)
There are 3 bills to be considered at the Special Session which begins Monday rumor has it that the committees are meeting to discuss all the bills on SUNDAY. The bills can be read at the bottom of the Governor’s proclamation.
WE NEED TO ACT NOW. The state didn’t mandate masks, rather, they had local cities and counties do it for them. It’s not hard to see that the same thing will happen with a vaccine. This Special Session of the Legislature beginning August 24th will provide cover to allow the government to enact such orders.
JOIN THE CITIZENS MARCH AGAINST GOVERNMENT IMMUNITY @ 7:30 a.m. Monday at the Capitol
Attend the Hearing for RS28049 10:30 A.M. Room EW42
RS28046 – the first bill attached at the bottom of the proclamation states. “An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, the act shall be in full force and effect on and after it’s passage and approval.” This bill makes it a LAW that an emergency exists but there is no end date for it.
Translated: This means the Governor or any other entity like a health department can use emergency powers whenever they want.
RS28049 is the last bill attached at the bottom of the Governor’s proclamation. It says that all businesses and persons will have immunity from liability for actions taken related to a “coronavirus-related pandemic or epidemic” as long as they make a “good faith effort to comply with a statute, rule, or lawful order of a government.”
Businesses that do not comply with every edict of government WILL HAVE LIABILITY. This is not about protecting small businesses, it is about compelling behavior of businesses.
Said another way, it is using society to control and exclude those who choose another path. Just as with the mask mandates, any government entity can “order” businesses to require proof of vaccination with a coronavirus vaccine in order to enter their business once the vaccine is available and there will be nothing we can do about it. And even if you are injured or killed by this brand new, experimental vaccine, you will be on your own. Interestingly, this bill will sunset July 1, 2023.
EMAIL NOW. Attend In-Person or Virtually Regarding RS28049
Per the Meeting Announcement: Limited public seating will be available in the committee room. Committee meetings will be live-streamed in designated overflow rooms throughout the Capitol.Please wear a mask and maintain physical distancing while in the Capitol.********************************************
HOUSE JUDICIARY, RULES & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE 10:30 A.M. Room EW42 Monday, August 24, 2020 There is a POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY. *Limit your comments to 3 minutes.* Provide written copies for public record.
PLEASE EMAIL AND CALL OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND EMAIL ALL IDAHO LEGISLATORS AND ASK THEM TO STOP THESE BILLS.
WE NEED AS MANY FOLKS AS POSSIBLE TO CALL AND EMAIL NOW!!!
TALKING POINTS – please write your own or choose from below:
1) Please oppose RS28049 which opens the door for businesses to require medical procedures to enter their premises. In the same way masks are now required, vaccination could be required, even though federal law recognizes vaccines injure and kill some recipients. 2) Please oppose RS28049 which will effectively do away with businesses that do not want to do the bidding of the government by exposing them alone to liability. 3) Please oppose RS28049 which is not about protecting businesses but compelling behavior of businesses, said another way, it is using society to control and exclude those who choose another path such as not wanting to inject a vaccine. 4) Please oppose RS28049 as a business that might require a vaccine to enter would have no liability for the damage that vaccine might cause nor would the vaccine makers which are protected under the Prep Act. Individuals will be left to fend for themselves if they suffer a catastrophic injury resulting in losing their job, excessive medical costs, and even loss of life. 20% of the formerly healthy individuals in the high dose group of the Moderna phase II trials had to be hospitalized and this vaccine will permanently alter the recipient’s DNA. 5) Please oppose RS28046 as the language of this bill is outrageous. No legislature may codify into law the existence of a state of emergency but this bill does exactly that by never providing an end date for said emergency.
6) Please support legislation that protects all businesses from liability for a customer contracting Covid in their establishment.
We are born with God-given rights that the Constitution protects. Your right to shop mask-free is protected by state and federal civil law, which defends your religious freedom. This religious exemption clearly states the applicable laws and the penalty for violating the laws. The Civil Rights Act IDAHO STATUE 73-402 prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace, which includes hiring, firing, promotions, and other aspects of employment. The law also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees who wish to practice their religion without restraint.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is federal civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination in numerous settings including: employment, education, voting, and public accommodations.
This flyer is for educational purposes and may be used to show business associates, but it does not guarantee your entry into any particular business establishment.
Laws Protecting your Right to NOT Wear a Mask in Public
IDAHO STATUE 73-402. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION PROTECTED. (1) Free exercise of religion is a fundamental right that applies in this state, even if laws, rules or other government actions are facially neutral.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability. (3) Government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is both:(a) Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; (b) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. (4) A person whose religious exercise is burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government. A party who prevails in any action to enforce this chapter against a government shall recover attorney’s fees and costs. (5) In this section, the term “substantially burden” is intended solely to ensure that this chapter is not triggered by trivial, technical or de minimis infractions.History:[73-402, added 2000, ch. 133, sec. 2, p. 353.]
Refer to the 1964 FEDERAL Civil Rights Act (a federal law).
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Injunctive Relief Against Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation
SEC. 201. (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin. (SOURCE)
(2) Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination LAWS protect your right to enter any place of business without a mask:
Reference 6: ADA Information and links: 42 U.S. Code § 12181. See thisPublic entities, including grocery stores, cannot discriminate based on disability
When a public entity provides services, programs, or activities to the public, no qualified individual with a disability shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any public entity on the basis of disability. 28 C.F.R. § 35.130.
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12165
The Attorney General is responsible for enforcing Title II of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12165 and the relevant regulations implementing Title II, 28 C.F.R. pt. 35 and 49 C.F.R. pt. 37.
Contact the ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301
(3) Your medical condition is private and does not need to be disclosed to anyone. HIPAA Privacy Rule
§242. Deprivation of rights under color of law [meaning law enforcement] Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
Many of us are now working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis. While it might be more convenient for some, quite a few workers might start to experience back pain when working. This can occur for a variety of reasons, such as sitting too long or not using the correct type of chair. It won’t only cause you pain, but can be very stressful. Below you’ll discover some other common reasons why back pain happens and some ways you can prevent it while working from your home office.
A handful of things can result in back pain. Most of the time it’s because of:
Muscle strain
Herniated disc
Sciatica
Arthritis
Improper lifting
Poor posture
In addition to this, if you sit for a long period of time when working it can put force on your spine and lower back. If you do repetitive motions during your work (such as swiveling your chair a certain way or bending down) these too can cause back pain.
Lumbar support is crucial to use if you want to prevent back pain. It’s designed to help keep your spine’s natural curvature in shape. This way, you won’t put extra strain on your spine which can cause poor posture and result in serious pain.
There are a few different types of lumbar support options you can use. One is a lumbar support chair. If a chair has lumbar support, you’ll see a slight curve in its backing, especially toward the bottom. This design keeps your spine aligned while also providing comfort, especially if you need to sit for a long period of time.
You could also invest in a lumbar cushion. This cushion can be placed beneath or behind you to support your spine. Most of the time, this product is made of memory foam so it will be comfortable to sit on.
Apply Ice
If you find that your back is starting to bother you apply ice immediately. Ice blocks inflammation which can significantly decrease any pain you might feel. It will also calm tingling nerves. Ideally, keep an ice pack on the spot for about 10 minutes. Repeat this process every 2-3 hours until your back pain starts to disappear.
Do Stretches
Another way to keep back pain away is to regularly do stretches.
You might find that working at home makes you more sedentary. This can cause tense muscles and even put strain on your vertebrae. If there is too much pressure put on them, one could slip out of place or it could shift the fluid between them which keeps them from rubbing on each other.
There are quite a few different stretches you can do at home to avoid back pain.
Knee-to-Chest
One is the knee-to-chest stretch. This exercise will move the lower back muscles to keep them from getting tense. To do this stretch, lie with your back flat on the ground. Then, gently lift your left leg and bend it toward your chest. As you do so, use your hands to carefully pull it forward. Once you get it as close to your chest as you can, hold the position for a few seconds and then release. Repeat with your other leg.
Pelvic Tilt
You could also do pelvic tilts. These tighten your stomach muscles which can stop strain in your lower back. To begin the stretch, lie with your back on the ground and bend your knees so your feet are also flat on the ground. Use your legs and upper back to slowly lift your stomach up off of the ground. Hold this position for about 10 seconds and then release it. Repeat this process five times.
Kneeling Lunge
Another easy stretch to do for back pain is the kneeling lunge. By doing it, the stretch will expand the hip flexor muscles which connect to your lower back.
To start, stand as straight as you can. Then, slowly begin to move one of your legs forward so that your foot is flat on the ground. It’s important to keep your body balanced when doing so. One way to do this is by placing your hands on the side of your hips.
You should start to feel a slight pull in your legs. Once you do, hold the position for a few seconds while leaning your body forward. After the time has passed, return to the original position and repeat the process with your other leg.
Adjust Your Desk So It’s Ergonomic
Sometimes your desk might be the culprit behind back pain. If you have your computer on one side, papers scattered all over the place, or drawers that require you to bend down to reach them, it could result in back pain. This is because these placements are making you overextend your back muscles. Because of this, it might be good to adjust your desk so that’s more ergonomic.
Keyboard Placement
If your keyboard is placed away from your computer, it might cause you to twist your body so you can type. Many people also make the mistake of putting the keyboard too high on their desk which could cause you to put your arms up higher than they should be.
Ideally, keep the keyboard about two inches above your upper thighs. You should also see if the keyboard has a slight downward tilt. This can keep your hands in their normal position to prevent putting strain on them.
Watch Your Screen
Sometimes if your computer screen is positioned too far away from you, you might find yourself bending your neck to see it. This can put significant strain on both your neck and upper spine. To find the proper distance for your computer screen, sit in your chair and extend your hand straight in front of you. Position the screen so that it touches the tip of your fingers.
Check the Lighting
You might be surprised that the type of lighting near your desk could cause back pain. If it’s too dim, you could bend your neck further toward your computer screen to see it. It’s ideal to put a type of lighting near your desk that allows you to easily see the screen without having to bend toward it. It can also prevent eye fatigue and headaches caused by poor lighting.
Don’t Use a Wrist Rest
A wrist rest is meant to help support your wrist when typing. While it might provide temporary comfort, it can actually put strain on your arms. This is because it tilts your wrist in an unnatural angle and causes it to move in strange ways when you type.
Over time, this could lead to serious health issues, including carpal tunnel. Eventually, this will travel toward your spine and cause nerve pain in it.
Instead of using a wrist rest, try to keep your arms straight on your desk. This will help to balance them while keeping them flat on the surface. It will also ensure your hands are even with your keyboard rather than trying to reach it at a strange angle.
Keep Your Feet Flat on the Floor
To prevent back pain when working from home you’ll want to make sure to keep your feet flat on the floor. If you’re working, it can be easy to move them in different positions or rest them on a table. The problem with this is that it puts strain on your lower back.
By keeping your feet flat on the floor, it will help to ensure your spine keeps its natural curvature. If you find that it’s a bit hard to do this, you could invest in a footrest. This can reduce pressure on your feet while encouraging proper posture.
However, make sure this footrest is placed on the floor. Some are built to be hung below your desk, like a hammock, so you can lift your legs up on it. This design can be very harmful to your back’s health.
If you find you’re having trouble with this, chiropractic care does work to help align your spine so you’re able to sit correctly.
Take Breaks
It’s important to take periodic breaks when working. If you’re sitting for hours in one position, it will put stress on your spine. To help make it comfortable for you to sit, your spine might slightly shift – something which can cause you to have incorrect posture.
When working make sure to take a break every 15-30 minutes from sitting. You don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, but just by standing and moving your legs, it can increase blood flow and prevent back strain.
You might also consider standing up to do certain tasks. For instance, when you need to talk on the phone, get up and walk around. If you need to throw something away, place your trash can a few feet away from your desk so you need to get up and walk over to it.
Back pain is a common problem that occurs because of working, but thankfully, it can be prevented. By keeping these seven tips in mind, you’ll be able to not only avoid back pain, but keep your spine in good health.
Author Bio
Dr. Brent Wells, D.C. founded Better Health Chiropractic & Physical Rehab and has been a chiropractor for over 20 years. His practice has treated thousands of patients from different health problems using services including chiropractic care, physical rehab therapy, and massage therapy designed to help Anchorage and Juneau patients receive long-lasting relief.
He is a proud member of the American Chiropractic Association and the American Academy of Spine Physicians. And he continues his education to remain active and updated in all studies related to neurology, physical rehab, biomechanics, spine conditions, brain injury trauma, and more.
Idaho has been in a declared state of emergency by the Governor since March 13 – just one week shy of five months. During this time, a number of our statutes have been altered or suspended by the Governor’s proclamation while appropriation of significant funds has been completely undertaken by the executive branch of state government. The Constitution says this responsibility is reserved for the legislature.
However, the Idaho Constitution has been aborted during this lengthy “emergency”.
During these five months, 246 Idahoans have allegedly died of a particular disease.
Each day the news reports that hospitals are overrun by patients and they are on the brink of having to ration care. (This comes after a three-month complete shut-down of everything including important surgeries and diagnostic procedures to help the hospitals prepare for an influx of ICU patients.)
The hospital admissions for COVID don’t EVER reflect the dire emergency that ‘killed the constitution’.
Currently the hospitals show their admissions like this:
St Alphonsus Hospital Admissions from their website (red are admissions labeled COVID) Notice when the extreme emergency was declared there is barely any hospital admissions!
Past death rates remain consistent throughout the past five year trending up steadily with our population growth. Even with a DECLARED PANDEMIC and EXTREME EMERGENCY the death rath for all Idahoans remains consistent.
Each year the numbers remain fairly consistent. Death rates for Idaho HAS NOT seen a drastic increase.
But the numbers – the facts – reveal a stark difference to the story they have been telling.
There is NOT a spike in deaths due to COVID-19. In fact, there are several dozen even fewer deaths this year than in previous years in Idaho.
Each month for the past five years, about 1,100 Idahoans die for a variety of causes. The biggest difference is our loved ones are dying alone – without human touch.
Death is a part of life.
Saying that is not callous.
What is callous are the doctors and nurses who use the excuse that “people are dying from a virus this year” to force their patients to die alone – without loving family and human touch – surrounded by strangers and machines. Families are saying goodbye to loved ones through an iPad screen.
Families are left to mourn the passing of their loved ones without the comfort of gatherings or funerals because the Governor and the hospitals prefer the federal funds received from the “rolling” state of emergency.
A mask lawsuit in Idaho is to be filed against the Panhandle Health District. The end result, if successful, would allow an otherwise free people to be able to make their own health decisions without fear of criminality.
“We care that our customers can get our milk and make choices in what they eat and how they live there lives. We trust our customers are like us – intelligent and responsible – and that they care for their neighbors as themselves. We trust them to make the right choices in regards to masking or not and think the choice should be theirs, and not the government’s.
We also do not think health boards should have the power to make otherwise law-abiding citizens suddenly criminals subject to misdemeanor charges with penalties including fines up to $1,000 and significant jail time.
Further, we care about law enforcement officers and the conundrum they are now put under with such mandates, including their own personal convictions on the subject, but now having to be put in the position of having to arrest otherwise good citizens of our counties.
We have therefore agreed to work as plaintiffs with two very liberty-minded attorneys in our area to file suit against appropriate parties seeking a temporary and permanent injunction against the mandates. “
Paul Herdon, Pleasant Meadow Dairy
Boyles Law and The MacPherson group are working together to represent several plaintiffs affected by the vague and irrational Panhandle Health District mask mandate issued on July 23, 2020. The Board of Directors for Panhandle Health District approved and issued a mandatory mask order for all persons in Kootenai County, presumably visitors, and residents. Therefore, there is now an active Kootenai County mask mandate.
Goal $25,000 for Expert Witnesses
Find out how this money will be accounted for (by a certified public accountant) and hear from Colton Boyles, one of the lawyers who has taken up the challenge to fight the mask mandate. The impact of a successful lawsuit will help preserve liberty for the ENTIRE state.
Update on Fundraiser for Mask Mandate Lawsuit to be filed Monday August 3
A WonderWe fundraiser has been established. They have asked all liberty-minded, freedom-loving Idahoans give to the cause. A $100 donation would be amazing from each and every person as we are going to need $25,000 to enter the fray. *They mention that ANY amount helps!
“We have personal convictions about government mandates and personal responsibility that favor personal responsibility and liberty over governmental mandates in every area of our lives, even public health.
Furthermore, we do not believe the science backs masks working as a deterrent to virion transmission, particularly cloth masks worn by the general populace without any personal protective equipment training, sanitation, and discipline.”
A message from Paul Herndon, Pleasant Meadow Creamery
They have created a post linking the various studies on the subject here:
Speaking of use of personal protective equipment, (PPE), we have documented evidence that not even the governor of Idaho, Brad Little, nor Anthony Fauci, the president’s advisor, properly observe exercise of sanitary PPE practices. These screen grabs are from just the last couple of days. The governor hands his mask off his ear, handles it with his fingers touching the inside of the mask, and just generally does not follow good PPE protocol.
Anthony Fauci, likewise, violates proper mask protocol. Here, he is hanging the mask below his chin having contaminated the mask with his hands, and now on his dirty and contaminated neck.
If these two guys can’t get it right, how is the general public supposed to?
The World Health Organization has produced two videos on proper mask etiquette/handling – one that is for surgical style masks, and the other for cloth masks. Note the surgical style are to be disposed of immediately after use, while the cloth ones require copious hand washing with alcohol based sanitizer even to touch the thing:
WHO Surgical Mask
WHO Cloth Masks
Centura Health did a very interesting video showing how easily your common person is going to contaminate their mask:
https://youtu.be/eVJbenwzR1s
Contaminating the Mask
Finally, we think you would find this video by Patrick Bet-David very interesting. He covers all of the above and just some common-sense practicality in regards to masking.
We care that our customers can get our milk and make choices in what they eat and how they live there lives. We trust our customers are like us – intelligent and responsible – and that they care for their neighbors as themselves. We trust them to make right choices in regards to masking or not and think the choice should be theirs, and not government’s.
We also do not think health boards should have the power to make otherwise law-abiding citizens suddenly criminals subject to misdemeanor charges with penalties including fines up to $1,000 and significant jail time.
Further, we care about law enforcement officers and the conundrum they are now put under with such mandates, including their own personal convictions on the subject, but now having to be put in the position of having to arrest otherwise good citizens of our counties.
We listened to the entire Panhandle Health Board hearing and we found the physician, nurse, and Kootenai Medical Center officers skewed the data and ramifications to sway the vote. The public was given little consideration, and the mandate was passed.
The mandate itself is vague and poorly written.
Lawsuit and Temporary Injunction
We have therefore agreed to work as plaintiffs with two very liberty minded attorneys in our area to file suit against appropriate parties seeking temporary and permanent injunction against the mandates. The end result, if successful, would allow an otherwise free people to be able to make their own health decisions without fear of criminality.
It will allow us to make our milk deliveries to Kootenai County without fear of criminality and prosecution, since we choose not to mask.
We respect your right to mask if that is what you want to do, and we do not have a negative view of that choice. It’s yours to make.
To enter this fight, and because the attorneys we will be retaining have already been busy in the whole COVID era, many times working pro bono, we want to be sure they can be compensated adequately to fight.
We are therefore establishing a WonderWe fundraiser and ask all liberty-minded, freedom-loving Idahoans give to the cause. A $100 donation would be amazing from each and every person as we are going to need $25,000 to enter the fray.
Our intent is to prepare a lawsuit this weekend with filing on Monday so we can get a hearing next week on the temporary order.
Won’t you please join us in the fight? To donate, please click this link:
There is no new data or science in this area telling us that wearing masks is beneficial. Death rates continue to drop yet mask-wearing continues to grow. The case count increases as the testing is increasing. The GREAT NEWS is that more positive tests we find, the lower the death rate, and our current infection/death rate is falling below 1% making this equivalent to the seasonal flu.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE – Harvard doctors and scientists “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 even 30 minutes).
The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic.”
Masks Are of Limited Benefit
The truth is you aren’t irrational or obdurate if you are skeptical about masks. The “experts” have admitted that masks’ efficacy is usually negligible. Dr. Anthony Fauci himself, in a “60 Minutes” interview early in this pandemic, dismissed masks as essentially useless.
“There is no reason to be walking around wearing a mask. When you are in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel better, and might even block a droplet,” he said with almost an eyeroll, “but it’s not providing the perfect protection people think it is, and often there are unintended consequences…”
Fauci may have changed his tune, but plenty of sensible doctors are still speaking up. A doctor in the Wall Street Journal pointed out that cloth masks—the type worn by the overwhelming majority of the population—are not very effective, echoing Fauci’s earlier admission. The WSJ author noted that even the N95 masks fall short: “They’re considered effective at blocking coronavirus particles only when they’re form-fitted and tested to make sure there isn’t any leakage.”
WHO warns that “the wide use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not supported by current evidence and carries uncertainties and critical risks” PDF
WHO’s most recent recommendations say the following: “Masks can be used either for protection of healthy persons (worn to protect oneself when in contact with an infected individual) or for source control (worn by an infected individual to prevent onward transmission).” They do not recommend mask-wearing in healthy people unless in contact with a sick individual.
Research shows that cloth face coverings are useless at best, dangerous at worst.
OSHA says environment with less than 19.5% oxygen is unsafe. Gases such as CO2 displace oxygen. Wearing a mask for just a few seconds causes CO2 to accumulate and displace oxygen causing oxygen levels to fall below 19%. OSHA says anything below 19.5% is an “imminent threat to health or life.”
The 7 studies CDC uses to justify its mask policy do not support that end. They do not evaluate healthy people. They just hope no one will actually read the studies.
In short, cloth masks are largely symbolic. The science hasn’t changed, but the agenda has.
Even though there hasn’t been a single documented case of a child passing the virus to a teacher in the world and only a few documented cases of child to parent transmission Idaho public schooled children will be forced to wear masks the entire school day. Experts say that such drastic measures are detrimental to the health and well being of our children!
You might be surprised to know…
Childcare centers remained open during lock-downs to support families of those workers deemed ‘essential’. There were NO OUTBREAKS among the 40,000 children between the ages of 1 and 14 at 1,100 separate sites for daycare.
“there is converging evidence that the coronavirus doesn’t transmit among children like the flu — that it’s a lower risk.”
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
There are two related reasons for this, Sharfstein explains: One is that children seem to be less likely to get infected, and the second is that when they are infected they are much more likely to be mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic. If they’re not coughing or sneezing, it’s harder for them to spread the virus to others. The New Yorkerreported that Iceland, which did extensive contact tracing, found only two examples of child-to-parent transmission. (SOURCE)
Mark Woolhouse, professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, told the PA news agency there are three main risks associated with children returning to school.
He described these as the risk to children, the risk to teachers, and the risk of transmission in the community increasing.
Speaking as an independent researcher, and not in an advisory role, he said: “Covid-19, though a very unpleasant virus, and capable of causing illness, on occasion in any age group, in fact, is very, very very rarely a serious problem in children.
WHAT ABOUT OXYGEN?
Mask wearing is bad for your health.
For years OSHA has required that employers do medical testing of their employees before they require them to wear these types of masks.
If you don’t have good oxygen intake and continue to build up CO2 in your blood becomes acidic and that will negatively affect your immune system. So those most at risk could be putting themselves even more at risk by wearing these masks.
Masks reduce our flow of oxygen and cause a condition called hypoxia or low oxygen levels in the body. Hypoxia can cause heart attacks, strokes, seizures, death and more. Low oxygen levels stress the body resulting in increased cortisol. Cortisol suppresses the immune system rendering people MORE susceptible to illness.
Other questions to consider…
How many employees are being harmed by being required to wear these masks and if someone gets ill or dies because of wearing these masks will the employers be sued?
A Certain Type of N95 Mask May Do More Harm Than Good
Experts say certain N95 masks with front valves protect the user but don’t prevent that person from spreading COVID-19 to others nearby. Getty Images
Experts are warning the public against wearing certain types of N95 face masks with front valves.
They say the masks protect the people wearing them but do not stop virus droplets from escaping and infecting others.
The masks are designed for construction workers to use to keep out dust and other particles.
All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication. Some information may be out of date. Visit our coronavirus hub and follow our live updates page for the most recent information on the COVID-19 outbreak.
Not all N95 respirator masks are created equal.
In fact, you may unknowingly be wearing one that does more harm than good when it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
That was the warning the San Francisco Department of Public Health sent via Twitter last week.
It said, in part, “the ones with the valves or openings on the front are NOT safe, and may actually propel your germs further.”
It was a reminder that the city’s original public health order requiring face coverings said that any mask with a one-way valve was not to be used.
“Valves of that type permit droplet release from the mask, putting others at risk,” the order stated.
Experts who spoke with Healthline agreed.
“The virus can be transmitted through the valves, which offer no filtration at all,” said Dr. Ali Raja, executive vice chair of the department of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.
“Any mask with a one-way valve is only going to protect the person wearing it. It won’t protect anyone around that person from potential exposure to virus particles they exhale,” he told Healthline. “It may give the people surrounding them a false sense of security.”
“In the spirit of ‘your mask protects me and my mask protects you,’ a mask with a valve virtually makes that impossible,” said Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS, a microbiologist and contributor at the COVID Tracking Project.
Enforcing Mandates
City Councils, Mayors and Police call mask mandates un-enforcable.
City Councils and the Police have said numerous times that a mask mandate is unenforceable. They will push enforcement onto the already struggling businesses under the pressure of license removal.
Mandatory masking provides the foundation on which governments continue to justify emergency measures and rule by executive fiat, and it creates a national mood of consent that America will accept indefinite government expansion because we face a “new normal.” –Molly McCann is Of Counsel with Sidney Powell, P.C
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*keep in mind censorship in place to keep amping up the fear so that people will comply with the narrative – which is, “There is no cure, our only hope is a vaccine.” The profits from the vaccines are projected at 44 billion a year. It is being fast-tracked and it will be liability-free for harm and death it will cause.
Today Central District Health (which encompasses Ada, Boise, Valley, and Elmore counties) voted 6-1 to force masks on all school children in Ada county. In addition to the fact that they have no authority to issue orders, CDH again violated Idaho’s open meeting laws today.
This is a board of appointees. None of them are elected by the people to fill this role. Using the virus as an excuse, they are usurping the authority delegated by the people to our school boards and county commissions. A group of citizens who wanted to be heard by this board were treated very poorly today.
The employees of the facility, which is funded with public money, did all they could to keep the people away from the Director, who was the only person physically in the building at the time of the meeting. The rest of them meet virtually, so as to avoid the public.
There is no accountability.
These people are meeting in private, making decisions about medical devices for our children, with no way for the people to remove them from this post, or even speak to them directly. This is NOT the Republic form of government we are guaranteed in the Idaho and US Constitution. This is an outrageous overreach by an out-of-control bureaucratic board that has zero authority to force its edicts upon the people. We will not stand for it.
Please listen to the meeting recording for yourself here:
They need to hear loudly from the people. We must stop this tyrannical and outrageous power grab by people who have zero ability to stop abusing power they don’t even have. It was never delegated to them by the people.
The one no vote (and she has voted no several weeks in a row) was Representative Megan Blanksma. Please thank her for being the one and only voice of the people and of freedom.
Ryan Stirm Boise County Commissioner Representing Boise County rstirm@co.boise.id.us (208) 781-1635
Ted Epperly Representing Ada County 2180 Ribier Drive Meridian, ID 83642-5130 (208) 846-8222
Diana Lachiondo Ada County Commissioner Representing Ada County PO Box 454 Boise, ID 83701 Lach4Ada@gmail.com Dlachiondo@adacounty.id.gov
Jane Young Representing Ada County 1075 N Curtis Road Suite 100 Boise, ID 83706-1300 (208) 377-5166 Contact@FHCBoise.com
Betty Ann Nettleton Representing Elmore County 18542 SE Wilson Road Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 (208) 366-7364
Megan Blanksma State Representative Representing Elmore County Mblanksma@house.idaho.gov (208) 332-1054
Elting Hasbrouck Valley County Commissioner Representing Valley County 50 Hasbrouck Lane Cascade, ID 83611-5306 elting.hasbrouck@yahoo.com (208) 382-4681 (208) 870-5719
Concerned father and son using air protection masks
Concerns about Masking Our Children
Even though there hasn’t been a SINGLE DOCUMENTED CASE of a child passing the virus to a teacher in the world and only a few documented cases of child to parent transmission our public schooled children will be forced to wear masks the entire school day.
You might be surprised to know…
Childcare centers remained open during lock-downs to support families of those workers deemed ‘essential’. There were NO OUTBREAKS among the 40,000 children between the ages of 1 and 14 at 1,100 separate sites for daycare.
“there is converging evidence that the coronavirus doesn’t transmit among children like the flu — that it’s a lower risk.”
Dr. Joshua Sharfstein at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
There are two related reasons for this, Sharfstein explains: One is that children seem to be less likely to get infected, and the second is that when they are infected they are much more likely to be mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic. If they’re not coughing or sneezing, it’s harder for them to spread the virus to others. The New Yorkerreported that Iceland, which did extensive contact tracing, found only two examples of child-to-parent transmission. (SOURCE)
Numbers show Children are Less Susceptible to COVID 19
Rosalind Eggo, an assistant professor of mathematical modeling from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and her colleagues have tried to answer the question “Are kids less likely to get COVID?”.
“What we found was that people under 20 were about half as susceptible to infection as people over 20,” Eggo says.
So kids and teens appear far less likely than adults to actually get infected with the virus.
“And then we also found that the probability of showing clinical symptoms … so getting ill enough that you report the infection… that rose from around 20% in 10- to 19-year-olds, up to around 70% in those over 70,” she says.
Eggo’s research was published in the journal Nature. It uses mathematical models to examine coronavirus data from six countries — China, South Korea, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Canada. The results are similar to an April study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that while kids under age 18 make up 22% of the U.S. population, they’ve accounted for fewer than 2% of reported cases.
Mark Woolhouse, professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, told the PA news agency there are three main risks associated with children returning to school.
He described these as the risk to children, the risk to teachers, and the risk of transmission in the community increasing.
Speaking as an independent researcher, and not in an advisory role, he said:
“Covid-19, though a very unpleasant virus, and capable of causing illness, on occasion in any age group, in fact, is very, very very rarely a serious problem in children.
“Staff are of course adults so they are more vulnerable to infection, more vulnerable to symptomatic infection.”
But he added that how vulnerable teachers are in school depends on whether they are considered a major source of outbreaks.
“And so far, the indications from around the world are they are not,” said Prof Woolhouse.
Prof Woolhouse said he knows of no evidence that suggests school staff are at greater risk in the workplace than any other adult in the workplace. (SOURCE)
The implications of how SARS-CoV2 plays out in children are huge and were NOT taken into account when the Idaho Board of Health made their decision to mask our children.
Mental Health and the Impact of mask mandates on our children
Dr Lucy Wenham, lecturer of education at the University of Bristol, said the mask measures may prove difficult to enforce with very young children, and could also also be traumatic.
She told PA: “I don’t want to say, it’s child abuse, but it seems it’s a very, it’s a traumatic thing to put children through.”
Dr Wenham said there was no guarantee the young children would be returning to the same teacher, adding: “So, they won’t even be going back to a known teacher so I think it’s usually harrowing, and that’s a bizarre to want to do.
“Mental health has to come first. They’re not going to read or they’re not going to learn anything if they’re traumatized by being in a very unusual situation.”
That’s right! Professionals, experts, doctors are saying – our kids are not the ones driving the infection. Yes, we can send the kids back to school without fear! We need to normalize the life of our children and forcing them to breathe their own exhaust an entire school day is NOT NORMAL. Contact the Board of Health and your Legislators TODAY!
Its been quite a week for the Southwest Public Health District. They attempted to hold a public meeting, without the public. Canceling meetings twice due to the turn out of individuals who wanted to attend, the Health District settled on hosting their public meeting at the courthouse to allow space for the people. They also provided public access with a live-streamed video and recorded the event for those in surrounding areas who were unable to attend in person.
Several weeks ago, neighboring Ada county’s health district implemented a mask mandate. Concerned local citizens of Canyon, Gem and Owyee realized that it was likely this would be on the agenda for Southwest Health District.
Several organizations reached out to their members to contact the county commissioners who sit on the health district board.
There were 1500 comments received by District Health more than half were against a mask mandate.
Thankfully the Commissioners voted AGAINST a mask mandate for Canyon, Payette, Owyee, Gem, Washington and Adams Counties.
This means that private business owners will not be burdened with enforcing a mask mandate under the threat of license removal. The police and city council in other counties have stated that A MASK MANDATE IS UNENFORCEABLE.
The No. 1 way to prevent coronavirus isn’t wearing a facemask. Until June 5, the WHO maintained that face masks weren’t a solid defense for healthy people and could lead to user error that heightens their risk. In fact, the current best evidence suggests wearing a mask to avoid viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19 offers minimal protection if any. Dr. Gregory Polland of the CDC claimed that masks were for a behavioral reminder.
Now 4 months into the COVID virus, death rates have declined by large percentages. Testing has increased by large percentages and the media only reports on the increased cases. In Idaho, more than 60% of our deaths are in pseudo quarantined assisted living facilities. Those immune-compromised individuals don’t have the leisure of going to the parks, stores, and participating in community activities. Yet, our health districts want to mandate masks for all people – including our children so that we can go out in society.
We are certainly not going to support authoritarian rule and the destruction of the economy, community, and our personal freedoms, based on a current 0.26% CDC estimated COVID mortality rate. Mandating face masks and lockdowns (never enacted before in recent history for any other virus) is an over-reaction unwarranted for this virus. Illness is part of life.
Using is the unlimited authority he granted to himself under several extended proclamations of emergency, our Governor has imparted to the health districts across the state the authority to implement mask mandates on citizens. The Idaho Constitution reserves the role of writing laws for our legislature. These masks mandates are unenforceable. Beyond that clear point, we ask the health districts and the city mayors have you considered these questions/potential problems should you implement a mask mandate?
What about people who cannot breathe well in the masks, including those who do not have a respiratory medical condition (i.e. anxiety symptoms caused by oxygen deprivation)? Would they require a “doctor’s note”? How would you regulate this? Businesses (i.e. grocery stores) in California are refusing service to un-masked patrons even if they have a doctor’s note. Is this illegal discrimination? Does this violate HIPPA regulations?
Will you be providing a mask supply to businesses? (many of which are already struggling financially). What about the stress caused to employees who must face potential violence from angry citizens who disagree with a mask mandate? Can police services handle these extra calls and are you willing to place this burden on law enforcement agencies? Are you prepared to fine or jail citizens and businesses, already stressed and financially burdened by consequences of the lockdown? Is a universal mask mandate based on flimsy scientific evidence worth the trouble that it may cause? Could it exacerbate the economic depression?
What about potential infection via the eyes? Lack of eye protection eliminates any benefit a mask would provide.
Please recall that as of just recently the CDC, WHO, and US Surgeon General did NOT recommend masks for the general public (healthy people) outside of healthcare facilities.
In addition, the American Medical Association states that “Face masks should be used only by individuals who have symptoms of a respiratory infection such as coughing, sneezing, or, in some cases, fever. Face masks should also be worn by health care workers, by individuals who are taking care of or are in close contact with people who have respiratory infections, or otherwise as directed by a doctor. Face masks should not be worn by healthy individuals to protect themselves from acquiring respiratory infection because there is no evidence to suggest that face masks worn by healthy individuals are effective in preventing people from becoming ill. Face masks should be reserved for those who need them because masks can be in short supply during periods of widespread respiratory infection. Because N95 respirators require special fit testing, they are not recommended for use by the general public.” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762694
Have you found studies that measure the long-term health risks of masks for both adults and children? Could the intervention be worse than the illness itself? Is it legal and ethical to mandate an intervention for children that could potentially affect their health, where the child’s parents or legal guardians alone have the right to make these decisions for them?
Could you consider a less intrusive mandate based on more on conclusive scientific evidence, i.e. face mask mandate in public only for those who are sick/vulnerable, or requiring hand sanitizing at business entrances.
We agree with common sense science-based measures encouraged for any type of viral illness i.e. handwashing and staying home when sick, but it seems much of the nation is reacting based on hysteria, emotion, and fear. For this virus, the focus should not be on the number of cases sensationalized in the media (since many people are asymptomatic and most recover without medical intervention, there are problems with testing i.e. false positives, and there is evidence of data fraud) but on COVID-caused hospitalization and death rates.
The world population has been living with several types of coronaviruses (and millions of other kinds of viruses and bacteria) for decades, and current science is still making discoveries about the complex and amazing nature of our God-given immune system. Our society will adjust to this new virus as the population achieves natural herd immunity.
We are certainly not going to support authoritarian rule and the destruction of the economy, community, and our personal freedoms, based on a current 0.26% CDC estimated COVID mortality rate. Mandating face masks and lockdowns (never enacted before in recent history for any other virus) is an over-reaction unwarranted for this virus. Illness is part of life.
Instead of fear-based reactions, public health efforts should focus on protecting vulnerable populations (i.e. nursing homes) and educating medical practitioners and the general public on COVID treatment remedies and how to strengthen and support the immune system.
The evidence for masks (as explained below) cited by health authorities (supposedly our nation’s “experts”) is inadequate and does not justify forcing what could be considered a medical intervention on millions of healthy people. In even considering a sweeping mandate the burden of proof is on health and government officials to provide sufficient and conclusive (not anecdotal) evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that there are NO negative health effects (physical, mental, or emotional) associated with the implementation of mask policies. Please review all the citations given on the governor’s website from the CDC and Idaho Health & Welfare (https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/idaho-resources/) used to justify face coverings? Here is our summary.
CDC Citations –
The CDC provides a list of 19 citations. Citations 1-12 only discuss asymptomatic transmission and are not actually mask studies. *the first study was actually shown to be fraudulent as the individuals experienced fever and chills. Still the CDC uses it. If this study is fraudulent it casts doubts on all they provide.
Citations 13 – 15 are the only studies that address cloth masks (see below). If the government is not going to provide a constant supply of surgical masks to the entire population, most people will opt for cloth masks due to affordability and availability. CDC encourages the general public to use cloth/home-made masks to preserve the surgical mask supply for healthcare workers. These 3 studies show some potential benefit to masks, but efficacy depends on proper use and fit (no gaps), the number of layers and type of fabric, and other measures used to reduce infection. A mandate will not be able to control these factors. Study #14 shows that filter efficiency was significantly reduced by gaps – this problem alone makes universal masking unrealistic and unsupported as a mandate. The general public is not fit-tested or trained on mask-wearing, they do not seal or tape masks to their skin, and do not live in a clinically controlled environment. Many of the materials in these studies were sealed around a tube, not tested on real people. Look around – you will rarely see a lay-person with a mask that does not have any gaps (not to mention those people who pull their mask down to sneeze!).
Citations 16 – 19 only address surgical mask material with no gaps, or a patient was instructed on proper use. It should be noted that not all viral RNA droplets/aerosols actually contained virus, and infectivity was not confirmed.
Citation 13 (author Davies): “…the homemade mask did not significantly reduce the number of particles emitted… In contrast, the surgical mask did have a significant effect.” “Although any material may provide a physical barrier to an infection, if as a mask it does not fit well around the nose and mouth, or the material freely allows infectious aerosols to pass through it, then it will be of no benefit.” “An improvised face mask should be viewed as the last possible alternative if a supply of commercial face masks is not available, irrespective of the disease against which it may be required for protection. Improvised homemade face masks may be used to help protect those who could potentially, for example, be at occupational risk from close or frequent contact with symptomatic patients. However, these masks would provide the wearers little protection from microorganisms from other persons who are infected with respiratory diseases. As a result, we would not recommend the use of homemade face masks as a method of reducing transmission of infection from aerosols.”
Citation 14 (author Konda): This is the only study that tested mask materials with and without gaps. Surgical masks and multi-layered fabrics had some filter efficiency, however, “Whereas the surgical mask provides moderate (>60%) and excellent (close to 100%) particle exclusion below and above 300 nm, respectively, the tests carried out with the 1% opening surprisingly resulted in significant drops in the mask efficiencies across the entire size range (60% drop in the >300 nm range).” For example, the 1 layer 80 TPI quilter’s cotton (which is stated as often used in DIY masks) as shown on Table 1 only has a 9% filter efficiency, even without a gap. A surgical mask with any gap only has a 50% filter efficiency. “Our findings indicate that leakages around the mask area can degrade efficiencies by ∼50% or more, pointing out the importance of “fit”. “It is critically important that cloth mask designs also take into account the quality of this “fit” to minimize leakage of air between the mask and the contours of the face, while still allowing the exhaled air to be vented effectively.”
Citation 15 (author Aydin): This study showed some benefit to cloth masks (1-layer T-shirt had a 43.3% blocking efficiency) but tested only droplet dissemination (not aerosolized particles), and only tested the materials without any gaps.
Idaho Department of H&W Citations –
Reference numbers 3 – 7 and 9 are duplicate citations from the CDC list. Reference #8 is the CDC article that provides the link to their mask references. Reference #10 is a short article with no mask information.
Reference #1 is an article written by doctors that actually questions the benefits of masks and has no mask data. “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 even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic.” “What is clear, however, is that universal masking alone is not a panacea. A mask will not protect providers caring for a patient with active Covid-19 if it’s not accompanied by meticulous hand hygiene, eye protection, gloves, and a gown. A mask alone will not prevent health care workers with early Covid-19 from contaminating their hands and spreading the virus to patients and colleagues. Focusing on universal masking alone may, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19 if it diverts attention from implementing more fundamental infection control measures.” “One might argue that fear and anxiety are better countered with data and education than with a marginally beneficial mask, particularly in light of the worldwide mask shortage, but it is difficult to get clinicians to hear this message in the heat of the current crisis.”
Reference #2 concluded that “Results obtained in the study show that common fabric materials may provide marginal protection against nanoparticles including those in the size ranges of virus-containing particles in exhaled breath.” “…fabric materials show only marginal filtration performance against virus-size particles when sealed around the edges. Face seal leakage will further decrease the respiratory protection offered by fabric materials.” This study did not measure face seal leakage.
Other studies and citations questioning masks:
“We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness to routinely wear cloth or surgical masks because: There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission… Sweeping mask recommendations—as many have proposed—will not reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, as evidenced by the widespread practice of wearing such masks in Hubei province, China, before and during its mass COVID-19 transmission experience earlier this year. Our review of relevant studies indicates that cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, whether worn as source control or as PPE.” “In sum, given the paucity of information about their performance as source control in real-world settings, along with the extremely low efficiency of cloth masks as filters and their poor fit, there is no evidence to support their use by the public or healthcare workers to control the emission of particles from the wearer.” 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
“Laboratory tests showed the penetration of particles through the cloth masks to be very high (97%) compared with the medical masks (44%).” “We have provided the first clinical efficacy data of cloth masks, which suggest HCWs should not use cloth masks as protection against respiratory infection. Cloth masks resulted in significantly higher rates of infection than medical masks, and also performed worse than the control arm”. “A cluster randomized trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers”, https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/5/4/e006577.full.pdf
“None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection. Some evidence suggests that mask use is best undertaken as part of a package of personal protection especially hand hygiene.” (bin-Reza F et al. The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: A systematic review of the scientific evidence. Resp Viruses 2012;6(4):257-67. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/)
“….homemade masks are not considered PPE, since their capability to protect HCP is unknown. Caution should be exercised when considering this option. Homemade masks should ideally be used in combination with a face shield that covers the entire front (that extends to the chin or below) and sides of the face.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html
Potential health risks voiced by doctors and other professionals:
Possible increased risk of infection (inhaling trapped virus, bacteria, and other toxins you would normally be exhaling?): “The rates of all infection outcomes were highest in the cloth mask arm, with the rate of ILI (influenza-like illness) significantly higher in the cloth mask arm compared with the medical mask arm.” (the cloth masks were 2-layer cotton) “Adverse events associated with facemask use were reported in 40.4% of HCWs in the medical mask arm and 42.6% in the cloth mask arm. General discomfort and breathing problems were the most frequently reported adverse events.” “The physical properties of a cloth mask, reuse, the frequency and effectiveness of cleaning, and increased moisture retention, may potentially increase the infection risk for HCWs. The virus may survive on the surface of the facemasks, and modelling studies have quantified the contamination levels of masks. Self-contamination through repeated use and improper doffing is possible….Observations during SARS suggested double-masking and other practices increased the risk of infection because of moisture, liquid diffusion and pathogen retention. These effects may be associated with cloth masks.”
Hypoxia and immune system impairment (hypoxia can cause heart attacks, strokes, seizures, death and more. Low oxygen levels stress the body resulting in increased cortisol. Cortisol suppresses the immune system rendering people MORE susceptible to illness).
Shehade H et al. Cutting edge: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 negatively regulates Th1 function. J Immunol 2015;195:1372-1376.
Westendorf AM et al. Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;41:1271-84.
Sceneay J et al. Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the pre-metastatic niche. Oncoimmunology 2013;2:1 e22355.
Ben Swann All the studies show no benefit from a mask. Not effective in randomized controlled trials. Those studies that are being used by the media are easily manipulatable and easily bias studies that don’t represent natural conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8upEg-bEJ8
Del Bigtree interviews Denis Rancourt, PhD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ODBTdNiG0
Del Bigtree demonstrates how CO2 builds up to hazardous levels very quickly.
https://youtu.be/RzqcN6ybfkE?t=6590
Dr. Kelly Victory This video talks about how children have less than 1/4 of the virus in their noses as adults. We have no documented cases of children infecting adults. Any children who have died had serious underlying issues. The risk of a child dying from COVID is as close as being struck by lightning.
