Do y’all have any good sources that masks don’t work? Like CDC sources and stuff like that. I already know it’s a bunch of bs and I’ve read about it but I’m fighting with HR where I work and they asked me for sources for my claim
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Yes. Tens of sources in these below articles. The first one is an AMAZING read. Read it thoroughly and understand the science behind this. The second article is also amazing.
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/still-no-conclusive-evidence-justifying-mandatory-masks
Mask Mandate Comparison pictures (Quick redpills): https://gofile.io/d/jPUJd0
Quick Summary (Quite difficult to review this science briefly):
Why do masks not work?
The epidemic’s basic reproduction number (R0) is highly or predominantly dependent on ambient absolute humidity.
Viral particles, or virions, are one of the smallest known bioaerosol agents, with a particle diameter ranging from 20 to 300 nm.
Viruses are measured in nanometers or microns (1 nanometer is 1/billionth of a meter, while 1 micron is 1/millionth of a meter) and viruses typically measure 125 nanometers or .125 micron. Viruses are carried as part of larger particles that range in measurement between 0.02 - 0.14 microns. Particles are transported in aerosols and droplets. Aerosols are typically less than 5 microns, while droplets are often larger, ranging between 5 - 10 microns.
Mask pores have a wider range of diameter sizes, anywhere from 80-500 microns. While viruses always travel as part of larger particles carried in aerosols or droplets, mask pores' larger circumference arguably can't prevent most flow through of smaller aerosol particles that carry ever smaller bacteria and viruses.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota found that the infectious dose of SARS-CoV-2 is just 300 virions (viral particles), whereas a single minute of normal speaking may generate more than 750,000 virions, making cloth face masks unlikely to prevent an infection. https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/
The 50-percent probability MID (“TCID50”) has variably been found to be in the range 100−1000 virions
There are typically 10 to 3rd power − 10 to 7th power virions per aerolized influenza droplet with diameter 1 μm − 10 μm
The 50-percent probability MID easily fits into a single (one) aerolized droplet
Therefore, the studies that show partial stopping power of masks, or that show that masks can capture many large droplets produced by a sneezing or coughing mask-wearer, in light of the above-described features of the problem, are irrelevant. For example, such studies as these: Leung (2020), Davies (2013), Lai (2012), and Sande (2008).