For the first time, people in England are being advised to wear face coverings in some enclosed spaces.
Wearing a face covering can prevent an infected person passing on the virus, rather than stopping someone contracting it.
What is the advice?
The Government for England says:-
- People should aim to wear face coverings on public transport and in some shops;
- Also in other enclosed spaces where social distancing is not always possible and they come into contact with others that they do not normally meet;
- Face coverings should be worn and not surgical masks which should be left for healthcare staff and other workers who need them.
People do not need to wear face coverings where they are:-
- Outdoors or while exercising;
- In schools;
- In workplaces such as offices and shops;
- Children under two or primary aged children who cannot use them without assistance;
- People who have problems breathing while wearing a face-covering.
The advice talks about face coverings, rather than masks.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says:-
Only two groups of people should wear protective masks, those who are:-
- Sick and showing symptoms
- Caring for people suspected to have coronavirus
Medical masks should be reserved for healthcare workers.
Masks are not generally recommended for the public because:-
- they can be contaminated by other people’s coughs and sneezes, or when putting them on or removing them
- they might offer a false sense of security.
Research has shown that enforcing the wearing of facemasks in public was not found to make an additional impact.
In fact many doctors and medical professionals are now reporting the wearing of face masks is counterproductive and can actually present a danger to health & safety.
Indeed this is the contention of Dr. Russell Blaylock a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and lecturer. For 26 years he practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. Dr Blaylock has authored four books.
Dr Blaylock states:- By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.”
Researchers have found that about a third of workers developed headaches with use of the mask, most had pre-existing headaches that were worsened by the mask wearing, and 60% required pain medications for relief. As to the cause of the headaches, while straps and pressure from the mask could be causative, the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause. That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood C02 (hypercapnia).
It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation by as much as 20%, which can lead to a loss of consciousness. This of course can lead to death.
A more recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81% developed headaches from wearing a face mask. Some had pre-existing headaches that were precipitated by the masks. All felt like the headaches affected their work performance.
The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity.
Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs.
This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver.
In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome.
People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at a further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen also promotes inflammation which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers. Repeated episodes of hypoxia have been proposed as a significant factor in atherosclerosis and hence increases all cardiovascular (heart attacks) and cerebrovascular (strokes) diseases.
There is another danger to wearing these masks on a daily basis, especially if worn for several hours. When a person is infected with a respiratory virus, they will expel some of the virus with each breath. If they are wearing a mask, especially an N95 mask or other tightly fitting mask, they will be constantly rebreathing the viruses, raising the concentration of the virus in the lungs and the nasal passages.
It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation.
By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.”
Analysis
I have looked in depth at this issue and have included citations from a broadchurch of institutions in order to make a balanced synopsis – the Government/BBC/World Health Organisation and Dr Blaylock 1 of the many medical experts who are citing health and safety issues arising from the continuous use of face masks/face coverings.
There is wealth of information out there on this issue for people to carry out their own research but I have helped condense this into one article for those who may not have the time or inclination to investigate. (Source links attached).
Q: Will the wearing of face masks become mandatory?
If so what is the reason when it appears to be counterproductive to health and safety.
Watch this space…..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51205344
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