Dear Reader,
The wearing of a face mask to protect against a respiratory virus is an act of grand deceit. It is a behavior that defies research on the topic. Wearing a face mask, as this article (one of many) points to — is unsafe to do and is ineffective.
Until the narrative around mandatory masking has changed, each day by 6am Eastern, I will both post here and send out a science-based reason why no one should wear a face mask.
I ask that you help me circulate these pieces to those around you who you believe could most benefit from them. It is important not to remain silent on this topic. These are important discussions to be having with friends, family members, business owners, healthcare practitioners, public servants, and others in the community.
-Allan
Masks do not work and are misused. Kai Kisielinski, in an April 20, 2021 article entitled “Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards?” writes:1
“Originally born out of the useful knowledge of protecting wounds from surgeons’ breath and predominantly bacterial droplet contamination,2,3,4 the mask has been visibly misused with largely incorrect popular everyday use, particularly in Asia in recent years.5 Significantly, the sociologist Beck described the mask as a cosmetic of risk as early as 1992.6 Unfortunately, the mask is inherent in a vicious circle: strictly speaking, it only protects symbolically and at the same time represents the fear of infection. This phenomenon is reinforced by the collective fear-mongering, which is constantly nurtured by mainstream media.7
“Nowadays, the mask represents a kind of psychological support for the general population during the virus pandemic, promising them additional anxiety-reduced freedom of movement. The recommendation to use masks in the sense of ‘source control’ not out of self-protection but out of ‘altruism’8 is also very popular with the regulators as well as the population of many countries. The WHO’s recommendation of the mask in the current pandemic is not only a purely infectiological approach but is also clear on the possible advantages for healthy people in the general public. In particular, a reduced potential stigmatization of mask wearers, the feeling of a contribution made to preventing the spread of the virus, as well as the reminder to adhere to other measures are mentioned.9
“It should not go unmentioned that very recent data suggest that the detection of Sars-Cov-2 infection does not seem to be directly related to popular mask use. The groups examined in a retrospective comparative study (infected with Sars-Cov-2 and not infected) did not differ in their habit of using masks: approximately 70% of the subjects in both groups always wore masks and another 14.4% of them frequently.10 In a Danish prospective study on mask-wearing carried out on about 6000 participants and published in 2020, scientists found no statistically significant difference in the rates of Sars-Cov-2 infection when comparing the group of 3030 mask wearers with the 2994 maskless participants in the study (p = 0.38).”11
To pretend a misused face mask can work when a properly worn face mask does not work is nonsense. Do not involve yourself or your own in such a lie.
Kisielinski K, Giboni P, Prescher A, et al. Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(8):4344. doi:10.3390/ijerph18084344.
Belkin, N. The Evolution of the Surgical Mask: Filtering Efficiency versus Effectiveness. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 1997, 18, 49–57. [CrossRef]
Matuschek, C.; Moll, F.; Fangerau, H.; Fischer, J.C.; Zänker, K.; van Griensven, M.; Schneider, M.; Kindgen-Milles, D.; Knoefel, W.T.; Lichtenberg, A.; et al. The History and Value of Face Masks. Eur. J. Med. Res. 2020, 25, 23.
Spooner, J.L. History of Surgical Face Masks. AORN J. 1967, 5, 76–80.
Burgess, A.; Horii, M. Risk, Ritual and Health Responsibilisation: Japan’s “safety Blanket” of Surgical Face Mask-Wearing. Sociol. Health Illn. 2012, 34, 1184–1198. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
Beck, U. Risk Society, towards a New Modernity; SAGE Publications Ltd: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 1992.
Neilson, S. The Surgical Mask Is a Bad Fit for Risk Reduction. CMAJ 2016, 188, 606–607.
Cheng, K.K.; Lam, T.H.; Leung, C.C. Wearing Face Masks in the Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Altruism and Solidarity. Lancet 2020.
World Health Organization. WHO-Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19: Interim Guidance, 5 June 2020; World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland, 2020; Available online: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/332293 (accessed on 7 November 2020).
Fisher, K.A.; Tenforde, M.W.; Feldstein, L.R.; Lindsell, C.J.; Shapiro, N.I.; Files, D.C.; Gibbs, K.W.; Erickson, H.L.; Prekker, M.E.; Steingrub, J.S.; et al. Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities-United States, July 2020. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2020, 69, 1258–1264.
Bundgaard, H.; Bundgaard, J.S.; Raaschou-Pedersen, D.E.T.; von Buchwald, C.; Todsen, T.; Norsk, J.B.; Pries-Heje, M.M.; Vissing, C.R.; Nielsen, P.B.; Winsløw, U.C.; et al. Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers. Ann. Intern. Med. 2020.
The bestselling book "Face Masks In One Lesson" by Allan Stevo describes how to never wear a face mask again. The follow-up to the book, "Face Masks Hurt Kids," describes why to never wear a face mask again. We must defeat the awful, narrative around the mandates.
Examples of how face masks hurt kids will be posted to the Lockdown Land Substack each morning by 6am Eastern until the narrative around this ineffective and harmful medical intervention has shifted. Face masks are, in fact, not just harmful to children. Face masks are harmful to everyone. Thank you so much for helping me circulate this research.