It turns out that the hypothesis that wearing face masks traps and grows bacteria inside, is actually correct. We don’t need a Phd to realize that all types of masks trap in moisture. Wearing these masks for any length of time clearly illustrated that. If the goal of a face covering is to keep unwanted nano particles out, then obviously it would trap CO2 and moisture in. The problem with political theater and truth suppression is that it took two years to get the public the information.
In a new study published by Scientific Reports (12, article #11361 2022 - nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15409-x) we learned that wearing any type of face covering leads to growth of bacteria and fungi, both inside the mask and outside of it. Unfortunately, this news comes as some cities and counties are threatening to reinstate mask mandates.
This published study tracked the usage and lifestyle of mandated masks on 109 medical school volunteers. The study confirmed our hypothesis that these face coverings could be a problem for immune compromised individuals. Their findings weren’t surprising, but the amount of bacteria and fungi growth was. 99% of the masks sampled had bacteria growing on the inside, while 94% of them had bacteria on the outside. Yikes!
Fungi growth wasn’t much better at 79% of growth on the inside, versus 95% growth on the outside. Some of these growths weren’t harmful, but several were, including staphylococcus aureus, bacillus cereus, staphylococcus saprophytic, and pseudomonas luteola. The duration of mask usage found that fungal growth grew over time, while the bacteria growth would decline if the moisture content fell below 80%. If the mask was taken off for a long period of time (while sleeping at night for example) the bacteria would die as the mask dried out. Adversely, fungi and their spores are resistant to drying out, so they would continue to accumulate over time.
The take away from these Japanese researchers was that immunocompromised people should avoid repeated use of masks to prevent microbial infection. This is a sharp contrast to what we were told. The scientists and government mandated that we all wear masks to protect the immunocompromised people. It turns out that wearing a mask was the very thing that put their health in danger.
We are getting this new scientific proof that masks have negative consequences, just as local governments restart new mandates. This drum beat started from new recent recommendations from Lord Fauci. He was just on CNN (July 13) stating, “You really should be wearing masks in an indoor setting, a congregate setting—be wearing masks.”
Los Angeles County in California just reinstated indoor mask mandates on July 29 and San Diego school (SDUSD) President Sharon Whitehurst-Payne stated on a KUSI News interview (July 18) that for the new school year, “Students who feel uncomfortable wearing a mask, shouldn’t return to school at all.”
This is all very troubling to hear, but as we enter another election cycle in November, we can stand firm in the truth. We the people have the ability to fight back against restrictive mandates, especially when we have the scientific data on our side.
