Dr Eddy Betterman
Last fall, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) head Mandy Cohen was asked by Congress whether or not she plans to bring back mask mandates for toddlers. Rather than answer the question, Cohen beat around the bush and vaguely suggested she might try.
“We have a lot of different tools to protect our children,” Cohen ominously stated.
Just six days later, a British Medical Journal (BMJ) journal published a study stating unequivocally that “mask recommendations for children are not supported by scientific evidence.”
In other words, should Cohen decide to attempt another round of forced masking in America at some point in the future, she will be openly and flagrantly defying the latest science on the matter, which comes from one of the most reputable science journals in the world.
“Because benefits of masking for COVID-19 have not been identified, it should be recognized that mask recommendations for children are not supported by scientific evidence,” the study explains.
CDC fights with its own scientists about masks
CDC top dogs like Cohen are notorious for fighting with their own scientists about the issue of mask mandates. Just last week, in fact, she waged war on CDC researchers for daring to declare that N95 respirators worked better than surgical masks at blocking “droplets” and other potential infectors.
This is an important matter because, as of late, the pro-mask crowd, embarrassed by the collapse of their narrative, has shifted to claiming that N95 respirators must be mandated during the next staged “pandemic” because the devices supposedly work better than surgical masks at stopping COVID.
The CDC’s own science contradicts this, but because many people simply listen to the “news” rather than do their own due diligence on the matter, it will probably be the case that N95s get pushed as the next “solution” for disease.
“During a presentation last summer, a CDC expert stated there was no difference between N95 respirators and masks in stopping viruses,” Disinformation Chronicle explains.
“These findings have been supported by CDC scientists in a study CDC published on the agency’s website last November – just a few weeks before Director Cohen testified before Congress.”
The CDC also published a study early on in the “pandemic” in May 2020 – and in the agency’s own official journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, no less – revealing that agency scientists were unable to find a “substantial effect” for masks in stopping the transmission of respiratory so-called “viruses.”
This study did not stop CDC heads from forging on in pushing people to mask up for their own “protection,” though. In fact, the CDC launched a propaganda campaign on its website urging the public to wear N95 respirators rather than surgical masks to keep themselves “safe” from the “virus.”
In a tiny disclaimer on its website, the CDC did admit that there is no actual science to back this recommendation. This was further admitted in a 2019 CDC study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stating that “no significant difference” was identified between respirators and those infamous blue masks at “stopping the spread.”
“They just look like fools, at this point,” noted one Disinformation Chronicle reader about the CDC. “I guess they are banking on the majority of people not paying attention.”
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Via https://dreddymd.com/2024/02/16/cdc-mandy-cohen-mask-mandates-return-toddlers/
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Another CDC jerk-around. What will it take to disband this superfluous and dangerous government bureaucracy?
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I think the fact the US government is bankrupt may end it soon enough, Katherine. Dmitry Orlov predicts that the next time the government shuts down over a debt ceiling dispute it won’t reopen.
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We shall see, Dr. B. Maybe someone will get the bright idea of spending cuts within government bureaucracy.
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At work, I’m occasionally need to use a mask with classification EN 149 FFP2, which is similar to N95. It works fine with airbourne solvents, smoke from welding, cutting fluid and paint fumes, but is not efficient against virus. The filters are not dense enough. (<i>The finest filter of a set of three, is the FFP2 and the other two, one coarse and one medium, are protecting the fine filter from being used up too soon.</i>)
When I heard surgical masks [SM] was required in public environments, amost two years ago, I knew it was a bad joke for sure … These masks (<i>or mouth protection/guards, as we refer them as here</i>) leaks badly and are basically only useful against saliva drops. Looking at the physics involved, the air that is inhaled and exhaled will for the most part always take the easiest path. (<i>The same physical law also apply to liquids and electricity.</i>) This means that much of the air flow, in and out, will ‘prioritise’ any gap between the mask and the face. If the person have facial hair, it’s even worse …
The SM has one bad quality, compared to the type of mask I’m using. After an hour or so, the SM will act like a Petri dish, due to the warm and moist environment. The air we exhale contain not only alot of carbon dioxide, but also water (<i>and nitrogen</i>). Some of the bacterias we have in our bodies will ‘hitchhike’ with the water. Well attached to the mask, they start to multiply. In the case of the bad bacterias, they are not restricted by other [good] bacterias like they are in our bodies, so this turns bad. Eventually, some of these will be inhaled and can cause pulmonary issues, like [bacterial] pneumonia. Children are at way higher risk than adults. Infants have no defense what so ever … Interestingly enough, I saw a headline this week, belonging to an article in USA, about infants should be using masks. I seriously doubt that those who suggested that don’t know the serious problems involved. Doubtless, causing physical harm Mengele style, is in fashion since a couple of years and more seems to be coming …
(<i>I really hate the changes WordPress did to entering comments. After writing a number of rows of text, it starts to scroll either up or down, making it difficult to write. Editing something, will put the cursor anywhere else in the text field than selected. The third or fourh attempt may work … Often at the same time, the viritual keyboard disappears. Yes, I do most reading and commenting on my Android phone. WordPress support was during the initial years terrific and open minded, but since a couple of years back, a really bad joke, as they apparently reached the hubris level we’ve seen among other software companies … – No one mentioned, no one forgotten …</i>)
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Good summary on the basic problem with masks, Sasja. In my view, their purpose was entirely behavioral – in other words, to force people to conform to public health laws. I recently bought an Android phone and find it extremely frustrating.
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