On a daily basis, members of ArtWithAim ask us if we have any research, or proof, that show whether facemasks work to stop the spread of covid. Therefore, below you will find over 40 peer reviewed research articles related to the hazards/uselessness of wearing face masks and the science of face masks:
Be fully informed about your, and your families, health decisions:
- https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.full
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500410/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00173017
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18331781/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35797-3
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479137/
- https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577#T1
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21477136/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28039289/
- https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.long
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20584862/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22188875/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479137/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531371
- /https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29855107/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29678452/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25806411/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23108786/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25858901/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5333967/
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article
- https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531371/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2
- https://vimeo.com/424254660
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=276231940292992&ref=watch_permalink
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0t84p6H4XAhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
- https://www.cambridge.org/…/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
- https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
- https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381
- http://www.medtau.org/ice-ccm/pandemic/N95.pdf
- https://www.cambridge.org/…/0921A05A69A9419C862FA2F35F8
- https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/11/3/494/397025
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/…/10…/rsif.2011.0537
- https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/…/1471-2458
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/…/10…/rsif.2010.0686https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12560-011-9056-7
Masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness
So here are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness:
- Jacobs, J.. L. et al. (2009) “Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial,” American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 – 419. N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.
- Cowling, B. et al. (20110) “Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review,” Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456. DOI:10.1017/S0950268809991658 None of the studies reviewed showed the benefit of wearing a mask in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.• bin-Reza et al. (2012), “The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence,” Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257-267. “There were 17 eligible studies. […] None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”
- Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) “Efffectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, CMAJ Mar 2016, cmaj.150835; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835″ We identified 6 clinical studies … In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in the associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”
- ¢ Offeddu, V. et al. (2017) “Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue 11, 1 December 2017, Pages 1934-1942, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix681
- Radonoviich, L.J. et al. (2019) “N95 Respirators vs. Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial”, JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824-833. DOI:10.1001/jama. 2019.11645
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