[Craic] The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) recommends civil, disobedience against mandatory masking

[Arthur Blomme]

      Hi All


      I have noticed a barrage of anecdotal evidence supporting
      mandatory masking but this is not sound science free from bias. 
      An anecdote from a medical expert is still an anecdote.


      Based on the analysis of available randomized trials with verified
      outcomes on the effectiveness of masks in reducing transmission of
      respiratory viruses scientists at the _Ontario Civil Liberties
      Association _have concluded that there are no statistically
      significant indicators that masks offer protection either for the
      wearer or others in the prevention of respiratory illnesses caused
      by aerosolized viruses.


      Despite the reality of the evidence the commonly accepted belief
      is outrage at non compliance to mandatory masking.  Canadian
      society was successful in dropping infection rate without masks
      and yet fear is being ramped up to enforce mask wearing
      compliance.   We have lost all sense of the negative consequences
      of mask wearing.  Most absurd is to feed this culture of fear in
      our class rooms.  Come September grades 4 and over will have to
      wear masks for the full school day.


      Art




      Masks - The Most Controversial COVID-19 Debate?


      Story at-a-glance

  * Science clearly shows face coverings of various kinds do little if
    anything to prevent respiratory illnesses caused by aerosolized viruses
  * Influenza viruses — coronaviruses that cause the common cold and
    SARS-CoV-2 — all spread via the air, not just via droplets or
    touching contaminated surfaces. Preventing droplet contamination
    does not mean you also prevent the transmission of the aerosolized
    virus
  * SARS-CoV-2 is a beta-coronavirus with a diameter between 60
    nanometers (nm) and 140 nm, or 0.06 to 0.14 microns (micrometers).
    Virus-laden saliva or respiratory droplets expelled when talking or
    coughing measure between 5 and 10 microns
  * N95 masks can filter particles as small as 0.3 microns, so they may
    prevent a majority of respiratory droplets from escaping, but not
    aerosolized viruses. Lab testing has shown 3M surgical masks can
    block up to 75% of particles measuring between 0.02 microns and 1
    micron while cloth masks block between 30% and 60% of respiratory
    particles of this size
  * Regardless of the mask, it will not prevent you from exhaling or
    inhaling the aerosolized virus, but cloth masks are clearly the
    least preferable option if you actually want to reduce the spread of
    infection, as their ability to block respiratory droplets is also
    limited


more:  fact checked studies and references to scientific literature 
<https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/07/29/do-masks-help-with-coronavirus.aspx?cid_medium=etaf&cid=share>https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/07/29/do-masks-help-with-coronavirus.aspx?cid_medium=etaf&cid=share



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