Authoritative Quotes On Ineffectiveness And Dangers Of Masks
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the chief medical advisor to the President
“People should not be walking around wearing masks. Masks do not provide the protection people think they do.” (link, March 8, 2020)
“Masks are really for infected people to prevent them from spreading infection to people who are not infected rather than protecting uninfected people from acquiring infection. The typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material. It might, however, provide some slight benefit in keep out gross droplets if someone coughs or sneezes on you. I do not recommend that you wear a mask, particularly since you are going to a vey (sic) low risk location.” (link, February 5, 2020)
In an interview on the The David Rubenstein Show, Dr. Fauci laughed when Rubenstein asked if he should wear a mask to stay healthy, and Fauci called that act ‘paranoid.’ (link, May 22, 2019)
California Department of Public Health, April 1, 2020
“Face coverings may increase risk if users reduce their use of strong defenses. There is limited evidence to suggest that use of cloth face coverings by the public during a pandemic could help reduce disease transmission.” (link)
Dr. Mike Ryan, Executive Director, World Health Organization health emergencies program, March 30, 2020
“There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit. In fact, there’s some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly.” (link)
Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General, February 29, 2020
“Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!” (Deleted Tweet | Archived page | Screen Capture | CNN Article | Axios Article)
Kathleen M. Pike, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Global Mental Health WHO Collaborating Centre at Columbia University, April 17, 2020
“Many young children burst into tears or recoil when someone wearing a mask approaches…By putting on masks, we take away information that makes it especially difficult for children to recognize others and read emotional signals, which is unsettling and disconcerting.” (link)
New England Journal of Medicine, May 21, 2020
“We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection.” (link)
The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University, July 23, 2020
“… masks alone have no significant effect in interrupting the spread of ILI or influenza in the general population, nor in healthcare workers.” (link)
“… despite two decades of pandemic preparedness, there is considerable uncertainty as to the value of wearing masks.” (link)
“… left the field wide open for the play of opinions, radical views and political influence.” (link)
Food & Drug Administration, March 16, 2020
“… even a properly fitted N95 respirator does not completely eliminate the risk of illness or death.” (Archive Link)
If worn properly, a surgical mask is meant to help block large-particle droplets, splashes, sprays, or splatter that may contain germs (viruses and bacteria), keeping it from reaching your mouth and nose. (link)
“While a surgical mask may be effective in blocking splashes and large-particle droplets, a face mask, by design, does not filter or block very small particles in the air that may be transmitted by coughs, sneezes, or certain medical procedures. Surgical masks also do not provide complete protection from germs and other contaminants because of the loose fit between the surface of the mask and your face.” (link)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
“There is no scientific evidence for healthy people wearing masks.” (video removed)
CAL-OSHA Regulations, October 27, 2020
“Cloth face covers are not protective equipment and do not protect the person wearing a cloth face cover from COVID-19.” (link)
