The Truth About Mask Mandates:

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The study by Dr. Neil WM Orr states at the very beginning, “No masks  were worn in one operating theater for six months. There was no increase  in the incidence of wound infection.”

The study continues, “It would appear that minimum contamination can  best be achieved by not wearing a mask at all” and that wearing a mask  during surgery “is a standard procedure that could be abandoned. The  conclusion is that the wearing of a mask has very little relevance to  the well-being of patients undergoing routine general surgery and it is a  standard practice that could be abandoned.” Read the full study here.

The abstract of this study by Dr. Th. Göran Tunevall says it all: “It  has never been shown that wearing surgical face masks decreases  postoperative wound infections. On the contrary, a 50% decrease has been  reported after omitting face masks. The present study was designed to  reveal any 30% or greater difference in general surgery wound infection  rates by using face masks or not.”

The study concludes, “These results indicate that the use of face  masks might be reconsidered. Masks may be used to protect the operating  team from drops of infected blood and from airborne infections, but have  not been proven to protect the patient operated by a healthy operating  team.” In other words, wearing masks in public do nothing to protect  other people from you if you’re sick. Read the full study here.

Dr. Marcus W. Skinner and Dr. Brett A. Sutton conducted a  meta-analysis.  They searched the Medline database using the index terms  “surgical mask,” “anaesthetist,” and “infection control.” All original  studies published in peer-reviewed journals in the English language were  reviewed, with no restrictions on year of publication. Thirty-seven  (37) suitable journal articles were obtained, reporting on altogether 44  studies published between 1905 and 2000.

The study concluded, “There is little evidence to suggest that the  wearing of surgical face masks by staff in the operating theatre  decreases postoperative wound infections. Published evidence indicates  that postoperative wound infection rates are not significantly different  in unmasked versus masked theatre staff. However, there is evidence  indicating a significant reduction in post-operative wound infection  rates when theatre staff are unmasked.”

Finally, the study states, “A decision to eliminate masks would  generate much discussion. The evidence for discontinuing the use of  surgical face masks would appear to be stronger than the evidence  available to support their continued use.” Read the full study here.

Beder et al. set out to show “whether the surgeons’ oxygen saturation  of hemoglobin was affected by the surgical mask or not during major  operations.” Repeated measures, longitudinal and prospective  observational studies were performed on 53 surgeons using a pulse  oximeter pre and postoperatively.

The study revealed a decrease in the oxygen saturation of arterial pulsations (SpO2)  and a slight increase in pulse rates compared to preoperative values in  all surgeon groups. The decrease was more prominent in the surgeons  aged over 35. Pulse rates of the surgeons increase and SpO2 decrease after the first hour. This early change in SpO2 may be either due to the facial mask or the operational stress. 

In other words, wearing masks probably decreases your blood oxygen  levels after only one hour, and increases pulse rates. Imagine what is  happening after 8+ hours wearing masks. Read the full study: Postoperative wound infections and surgical face masks: A controlled study.

Examination of the literature revealed much of the published work on  the matter to be quite dated and often studies had poorly elucidated  methodologies. As a result, we recommend caution in extrapolating their  findings to contemporary surgical practice. However, overall there is a  lack of substantial evidence to support claims that facemasks protect  either patient or surgeon from infectious contamination. More rigorous  contemporary research is needed to make a definitive comment on the  effectiveness of surgical facemasks.

In the medical field where common practice can so easily become  dogma, it is necessary to recognise the constant need to maintain a  healthy skepticism towards established beliefs and to periodically  re-evaluate and critically assess their scientific merit. Read the full study here.

Note: BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed  journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention,  diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases  in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and  epidemiology.

“Medical masks are commonly used in health care settings to protect  healthcare workers (HCWs) from respiratory and other infections.  Airborne respiratory pathogens may settle on the surface of used masks  layers, resulting in contamination. The main aim of this study was to  study the presence of viruses on the surface of medical masks.”

“Conclusion:  Respiratory  pathogens on the outer surface of the used medical masks may result in  self-contamination. The risk is higher with longer duration of mask use  (> 6 h) and with higher rates of clinical contact. Protocols on  duration of mask use should specify a maximum time of continuous use,  and should consider guidance in high contact settings. Viruses were  isolated from the upper sections of around 10% samples, but other  sections of masks may also be contaminated. HCWs should be aware of  these risks in order to protect themselves and people around them.”

Read the full study: “Contamination by respiratory viruses on outer surface of medical masks used by hospital healthcare workers.”

By 26.10.2020 the registry had been used by 20,353 people. In this  publication we report the results from the parents, who entered data on a  total of 25,930 children. The average wearing time of the mask was 270  minutes per day. Impairments caused by wearing the mask were reported by  68% of the parents. These included irritability (60%), headache (53%),  difficulty concentrating (50%), less happiness (49%), reluctance to go  to school/kindergarten (44%), malaise (42%) impaired learning (38%) and  drowsiness or fatigue (37%). See full study here.

• WATCH – Dr. Fauci explains why wearing a mask during a pandemic is not effective – https://www.bitchute.com/video/DtHVePED1PgM/
• Post-Thanksgiving mask charts: Still no evidence that masks work – https://rationalground.com/post-thanksgiving-mask-charts-still-no-evidence-that-masks-work/?fbclid=IwAR1iCVaocqITg5MZ-X12hKJvRbMYtRjt_0j9LYO5qyfIeWEQokC2ELo7px0
• WATCH – Jim Meehan, MD – Wearing Masks Makes Healthy People Sick and Does Not Help to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 – https://www.bitchute.com/video/FqD950l67jDE/
• Peer-Reviewed Danish Study Finds Masks Don’t Protect Wearers From COVID Infection – https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817
• Why I Wear My Mask | Welcome to the Masquerade – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tH1p8Bnmwc&feature=youtu.be
• Why is Sweden Banning the Wearing of Masks? https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/covid-outliers-why-are-swedish-towns-banning-masks-177985
• YOU WERE PLAYED: Asymptomatic Transmission of COVID-19 Didn’t Occur at All, Study of 10 Million Finds – https://thedcpatriot.com/you-were-played-asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-didnt-occur-at-all-study-of-10-million-finds/
• Reality Check | Ben Swan On Why Face Masks Don’t Work, According To Science – https://youtu.be/wegZJI6NvpU?t=10 – Watch – 1:42 – 7:21
• The “Experts” Are Ignoring the Science on Wearing Masks –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlyh96yL7Q&feature=youtu.be&t=111 
• “We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection.” – https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?articleTools=true 
• Dr. Jim Meehan, MD – Why Healthy People Should Not Wear Masks – https://meehanmd.com/blog/post/173679/an-evidence-based-scientific-analysis-of-why-masks-are-ineffective-unnecessary-and-harmful
• Dr. Ronny Jackson: ‘Wearing a Mask Is a Personal Choice’ 
  • https://www.newsmax.com/us/dr-ronny-jackson-texas-congress-trump/2020/07/15/id/977331/
• Healthy People Should Wear Masks Only if Caring for Coronavirus Patients https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/healthy-people-should-wear-masks-only-if-caring-for-coronavirus-patients-who-says/?fbclid=IwAR3xxJeYcTnI7OJTrqIskeP1rd31fUTbLac9–BWqrv3J_M0Tkwb9hws8KY
• Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342?fbclid=IwAR1arBfDNIfUrfr1rn4C44Nuekv0b8LbtC94JbCP5on-TuRlHCm532xwSzU&
• MIT, Duke, and Medical University of South Carolina graduate Dr. Andrew Kaufman, MD – COVID-19 Tests Meeting FDA Standards Can Be Wrong 50% of theTime – https://www.bitchute.com/video/V4gEkhSBdy7C/ 
• FDA investigates lab as tens of thousands of COVID-19 test results in Florida are questioned – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/05/21/fda-investigates-microgen-dx-lab-covid-19-test-results-questioned/5222340002/?fbclid=IwAR12K3hsmH16sTTBl-BeXsTOYR-1dIGgdbMxilVW1NQVh-0kMG9QQCULCfQ 
• Florida hospitals are not reporting negative test results – https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/fox-35-investigates-florida-department-of-health-says-some-labs-have-not-reported-negative-covid-19-results 
• Covid testing kits are reporting false positives – https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/false-positive-results-bd-sars-cov-2-reagents-bd-max-system-letter-clinical-laboratory-staff-and 
• Orange Country inflated case numbers by counting healthy people as positive – https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-02/error-led-to-overcount-of-coronavirus-testing-in-orange-county 
• There is No Medical, Scientific or Constitutional Basis for Mask Mandates
• State Lab Finds 90 Positive COVID-19 Test Results Were False https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/state-lab-finds-90-positive-covid-19-test-results-were-false/ar-BB16Yche?fbclid=IwAR2VrS7VQpLGLJTx_QQ37SpWsqLYDIIvsaSwioWpjp6mZPyPdaX_GZOzy7c
• Sweden’s health agency says open schools did not spur pandemic spread among children – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-schools/swedens-health-agency-says-open-schools-did-not-spur-pandemic-spread-among-children-idUSKCN24G2IS
• https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/12292821/face-masks-not-necessary-say-holland-scientists/
   
  • The Netherlands telling the truth..
    “Dutch Medical Care Minister Tamara van Ark said:  “From a medical point of view, there is no evidence of a medical effect  of wearing face masks, so we decided not to impose a national  obligation.”
    Coen Berends, the spokesman for the National  Institute for Public Health and the Environment, added: “Face masks in  public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence,  there is no benefit and there may even be a negative impact.” 
     
•  Is breathing air with less than 19.5% oxygen content dangerous? 
  • https://www.bitchute.com/video/7o9AnLo3PoFc/
•  The rulemaking record for the Respiratory Protection  Standard clearly justifies adopting the requirement that air breathed  by employees must have an oxygen content of at least 19.5 percent. A  lesser concentration of oxygen in employees’ breathing air could  endanger them physiologically and diminish their ability to cope with  other hazards that may be present in the workplace. The rulemaking  record also demonstrates that any workplace atmosphere controlled at or  near your recommended minimal oxygen level of 100 mm of mercury at sea  level (equivalent to about 13 percent oxygen at sea level) is not safe  and healthful for all employees. Exposing employees to partial pressures  of oxygen that approach 100 mm of mercury at sea level leaves them with  no margin of safety from potentially debilitating effects, which could  appear suddenly and without warning.https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2007-04-02-0#:~:text=The%20rulemaking%20record%20for%20the,of%20at%20least%2019.5%20percent.
• Europe’s Top Health Officials Say Masks Aren’t Helpful In Beating COVID-19 – https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/08/europes-top-health-officials-say-masks-arent-helpful-in-beating-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR2IDLM62xp583SNhkoQosrX2J3RNAX0-y8-1sCvkymH3hHHvs_ffGNtRSs
• Sweden’s top virologist has a message on how to defeat coronavirus: Open schools and no masks – https://fortune.com/2020/08/05/sweden-anders-tegnell-face-masks-school-opening-coronavirus-covid-19-europe/?fbclid=IwAR1kJkn3vw1lae9xERL86e4rBAMBjj3XRw61eu-HO5e3lnlVakp6NLaQTyA
• Europe’s Top Health Officials Say Masks Aren’t Helpful In Beating COVID-19 – https://Fee.Org/Articles/Europes-Top-Health-Officials-Say-Masks-Arent-Helpful-In-Beating-Covid-19/?Utm_source=Zapier&Fbclid=IwAR2QrK9YtdDNHMPpdi7HhhTez-WlaKLGV0KN6xgp_1OwetwaSSUgzfWBGXA
• Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review – https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systemic-review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05
• Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common  cold among health care workers in Japan: a randomized controlled trial –  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
• Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting  health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic  review and meta-analysis – https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
• The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
• We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers  little, if any, protection from infection. In many cases, the desire for  widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic  – https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
• Kansas health secretary used misleading charts to push mask mandate –
  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kansas-health-secretary-used-misleading-charts-to-push-mask-mandate?fbclid=IwAR2pkJIbejVbMRsffs6yA92vJ1w-46mJeu7DCTm5XFeTZ950qHMNmzL-_cU
• ‘Don’t be a sheep’: Washington sheriff urges residents to defy mask order – https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/washington-state-sheriff-urges-residents-to-defy-mask-order/?fbclid=IwAR0LndKCSlu3Yek_ymvOOjRGoBUYjTkMl3UzIGY1PRtzl9Pm23xbZfEb3Ck
• Oregon Governor Caught Violating Her Own Mask Order – https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jeff-reynolds/2020/08/07/oregon-governor-and-her-security-detail-caught-violating-mask-order-n751178?fbclid=IwAR2NHUH6Icis59-REPJx-5yTPY68-b6texA3TdqoVjsoutb6qJnEqMEBgkU
• Dentists say ‘mask mouth’ can cause serious health complications, including strokes –
  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mask-mouth-dentists-warn-prolonged-use-of-masks-leading-to-poor-oral-hygiene?fbclid=IwAR1E5th8obDYqJxD9BissBaVLGh1Lp3YRnlKEJRmmSKt3qME5puowdlDFRA
• Biden Calls for Mandate Requiring All Americans to Wear Masks – https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-calls-for-mandate-requiring-all-americans-to-wear-masks?fbclid=IwAR0cqvoLkzL6mj7-3CGGnStPHQVzummBcfdYIu6gwoZGo9FY8aAYIGbh6AQ
• Pritzker Says Mask Mandate Applies Even While ‘Outside and Walking Around’ – https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-mask-mandate-applies-even-while-outside-walking-around/2321390/?fbclid=IwAR0Pmay2PzVxqA6TftngRfN3eJ96CtremZaOzLbO4tHN1pwC3Pf2n_QMm24
• “Europe’s Top Health Officials Say Masks Aren’t Helpful in Beating COVID-19” – https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/08/europes-top-health-officials-say-masks-arent-helpful-in-beating-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR3N-Qgry0-duDCWo2jWU2CP-H_Bk_uCDNkJwXJ5hnethMkqHInNZbNW7As
• Sweden’s disease expert says just wearing face masks could be ‘very dangerous’ – https://nypost.com/2020/08/19/swedens-tegnell-wearing-face-masks-may-be-very-dangerous/
• ‘We see no point in wearing a face mask,’ Sweden’s top virus expert says as he touts the country’s improving COVID numbers – https://fortune.com/2020/07/29/no-point-in-wearing-mask-sweden-covid/?fbclid=IwAR1I3ttrAFx0x3HetC7D_wS_5oClx7k-xG00HxJ8CtrhVk8m32faqyJWCbk
• Sweden’s Top Epidemiologist Says Just Wearing Face Masks Could Be ‘Very Dangerous’ – https://www.dailywire.com/news/swedens-top-epidemiologist-says-just-wearing-face-masks-could-be-very-dangerous
• Highly Decorated List of Canadian Doctors Including Two Former  Federal Medical Chief Medical Officers Signed an Open Letter Criticizing  the Lockdowns and Mask Mandates, etc. – http://www.balancedresponse.ca/open-letter/#content-content-inner
• Healthcare Professionals Share – What Are the Dangers of Mask Mandates? – https://themodelhealthshow.com/maskfacts/
• CDC guidelines say wearing a mask during prolonged exposure to coronavirus won’t prevent possible infection – https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cdc-guidelines-say-wearing-a-mask-during-prolonged-exposure-to-coronavirus-wont-prevent-possible-infection?fbclid=IwAR3JNCy777N7_bKVrNHRhVuKbH5JXuYKlOonTV48bgz4tOZt7WxQ9Ujkl2I
• Have We Been Lied to About Masks? What did the scientific literature say before the issue became political?
  https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-lied-to-dramatically-about-masks
• Masks are Ineffective, Unnecessary and Harmful – Dr. Jim Meehan, MD – https://meehanmd.com/blog/post/173679/an-evidence-based-scientific-analysis-of-why-masks-are-ineffective-unnecessary-and-harmful
• Does Mask Wearing Stop the Spread of COVID-19? No.
  CDC Study shows 70% of NEW coronavirus cases ALWAYS WORE A MASK, while only 3.9% NEVER wore a mask.
  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6936a5-H.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2Wi_WEcIZvnh-9ke3w1VMhIxRsAuhoFTsCuDBCROLKuqf1sJx6YUueciA
• WTH? CDC Admits “At No Time Has CDC Guidance Suggested that Masks Were Intended to Protect the Wearers” (VIDEO) – https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/wth-cdc-admits-no-time-cdc-guidance-suggested-masks-intended-protect-wearers-video/
• The 42 cited pieces of research / data listed below clearly show  that masks serve more as instruments of obstruction of normal breathing,  rather than as effective barriers to pathogens. Thus, masks should not  be mandated / required for the general public to wear: 
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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/
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  • N95 masks explained. – https://www.honeywell.com/en-us/newsroom/news/2020/03/n95-masks-explained
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  • C MacIntyre, Q Wang, et al. A cluster randomized clinical trial  comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks  to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers.  Influenza J. 2010 Dec 3.
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  • N Shimasaki, A Okaue, et al. Comparison of the filter efficiency of  medical nonwoven fabrics against three different microbe aerosols.  Biocontrol Sci. 2018; 23(2). 61-69.
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  • S Rengasamy, B Eimer, et al. Simple respiratory protection –  evaluation of the filtration performance of cloth masks and common  fabric materials against 20-1000 nm size particles. Ann Occup Hyg. 2010  Oct; 54(7): 789-798.
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  • C MacIntyre, H Seale, et al. A cluster randomized trial of cloth  masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2015;  5(4)
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• Do Masks Work? A Danish Controlled Study Says No 
  • https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817?fbclid=IwAR1tvXvxlCgej8JaDhPVXnhWpF4SUV-caY4SAWCmJ_902lInH2Eoqugf4VE&
• Case for Mask Mandate Rests on Bad Data 
  • https://www.wsj.com/articles/case-for-mask-mandate-rests-on-bad-data-11605113310
• Maker of COVID Tests Says Pandemic is Biggest Hoax Ever Perpetrated – http://www.ini-world-report.org/2020/11/21/maker-of-covid-tests-says-pandemic-is-biggest-hoax-ever-perpetrated/
• Sanford Health CEO steps down after sparking controversy for not wearing mask – https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/sanford-health-ceo-steps-down-after-refusing-to-wear-mask?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkdZNVpHWmxNREUwWlRKayIsInQiOiJaUGxhZFwvcUhSdStPa1NETFNYQmtJaVlRaWZzc2RucXZiYlwvREdoVk9JMXpHa3QyeGE1RzRWbW95U0R2WGNoSmZwUCtzMGN3TkNTSXlNUFdCZTFUSEJoS3VGMW15dDMwc0hxYlFIMjIyVHBGcWRDOU5rVzV2MXhBd2U4RGVhdWdCIn0%3D&mrkid=829978
• The arguments of the lockdown and mask totalitarians are so fickle  that they must resort to unprecedented censorship in order to win the  day. – https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-hopkins-analysis-showing-covid-19-has-relatively-no-effect-on-deaths-in-us-retracted
• German Neurologist Warns Against Wearing Facemasks: ‘Oxygen  Deprivation Causes Permanent Neurological Damage’ (and it’s worse for  kids) – Dr Margarite Griesz-Brisson. AN ABSOLUTELY MUST-READ AND PLEASE SHARE – https://davidicke.com/2020/10/16/german-neurologist-warns-against-wearing-facemasks-oxygen-deprivation-causes-permanent-neurological-damage-dr-margarite-griesz-brisson/?fbclid=IwAR2e54s8_rGBblJoMMRen3xexbfsuTOWvzN3Estm1iIDj468MzXY2aC33iI
• Mask Mandates Are Leading To Higher Illness Rates”, says OK Health Dept. – https://www.soonerpolitics.org/editorial/mask-mandates-are-leading-to-higher-illness-rates-says-ok-health-dept
• Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds – https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-didnt-occur-at-all-study-of-10-million-finds?fbclid=IwAR0YSwelwFi_Q7nh6c2wV-brSEBVAIquwTkuVi6ypUy67WTg7NG8pjqBp8I
• Mask Harms in Kids: 68% of Parents Report Alarming Psychological and Physical Problems In First-of-its-kind Study – https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/mask-harms-kids-68-parents-report-alarming-problems-first-its-kind-study-preprint1?utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletter%3A+Mask+Harms+in+Kids%3A+68%25+of+Parents+Report+Alarming+Psychological+and+Physical+Problems+In+First-of-its-kind+Study+%28UmzESh%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Daily+Newsletter&_ke=eyJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogIksydlhBeSIsICJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJsZXNsaWVAcmVkZWVtaW5nd2VsbG5lc3MuY29tIn0%3D&fbclid=IwAR3rbM-2uJnRpBKv6PnLuDwmPTRBI7PCsSGnH3nwc2zAob_Z8iHm_gDBwqM
• The TRUTH About Facemasks – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/?fbclid=IwAR0j-3JN3UFVlIh7YM2VEbrCNiMLXNFeD7I8w8vF2c48YohQ9Ep-3SujM3w
• Facts Matter (Aug. 21): NIH Director Admits School Mask Mandates Enforced on Children Are Not Based on COVID-19 Data – https://www.theepochtimes.com/facts-matter-aug-21-nih-director-admits-school-mask-mandates-enforced-on-children-are-not-based-on-covid-19-data_3959463.html