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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-20 Public Comment - C. Tusken - Against Mask MandatesFrom:Cheryl Tusken To:Agenda Subject:Against Mask Mandates Date:Monday, July 13, 2020 11:06:18 AM First and foremost, as an adult I can inform myself on the risks of coronavirus and assess the risks for myself. It is for me to decide whether I feel comfortable with going in public.Sacrificing my freedoms, human connection and personal sovereignty is not acceptable any longer. Laws are made through the legislature, not through unelected Board of Healthdepartments. It astounds me that the Gallatin County Board of Health is considering mandatory face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus since there have been many studies state wearing a facemask does very little to the spread of the virus or provides very little prevention. It seems as though you would rather perpetuate this "Health Theater" to pacify those who are frozen infear about the virus because of the sort of daily case reporting from the GCHD and the media. While cases are going up in many areas, according the the CDC data, the death rates have actually declined by 90% nationwide, as I am sure you are aware LINK HERE. What thepublic needs to know is that the increase throughout the country are in young, healthy people who have a near zero chance of dying. The CDC now estimates the lethality of Covid-19 to bearound 0.3%. Additionally, there are reports that a single person who tests positive will be tested multiple times and each positive test result will be counted as a new case LINK HERE.This sloppy data collection is skewing the data and causing even more alarm with the public. This study "revealed a “jaw-dropping” connection between one’s chances of dying from thedisease and their age. People over age 80 are at least 20 times more likely to die from the disease than someone aged 50-59. The risk of dying from the coronavirus for adults under theage of 40 is close to zero." Why would we even be considering this? We should be bringing data to the public in context instead of merely new cases and death counts. If we provided aticker on the evening news throughout the flu season, I believe we'd all be begging to be on lockdown and wearing face masks permanently. This sort of sensationalized reporting is adisservice to the public and does far more harm than good. More on IFR, Risk, Transmission HERE. This is a must read. "The risk of death for the general population of school and working age is typically in the range of a daily car ride towork. The risk was initially overestimated because many people with only mild or no symptoms were not taken into account. i.e. we’re capturing most of the deaths but only 5–10%of the infections. Risk varies by age significantly. For kids (particularly toddlers), they are ~20X’s more likely to die from the Flu or Pneumonia than Covid. For those over age 70, therisk of fatality is ~2.5% — this is much higher for those in poor health. "For every 100 people infected ~20-50 of them will show no symptoms (i.e. asymptomatic). Of the symptomatic, ~80% have mild symptoms. Even among 70–79 year olds, about 60%remain symptom-free. So when accounting for symptomatic + asymptomatic, ~90% have mild or no symptoms. While most won’t know it, for a few, it’s vicious and deadly." We are clearly overreacting to the coronavirus. We need to allow healthy young people minglein the community and build herd immunity. Mandating masks - if the actually are effective - is only prolonging the inevitable of running its course throughout the population. We all want toget back to our regular lives and I refuse to believe we must come to terms with "the new normal." This virus is already showing signs of weakening and running its course. Below are a small sampling with links to my sources of study after study showing little to noeffectiveness in preventing the spread of the virus, but there is a vast pool of studies showing they are ineffective or further study is needed. Science Says Healthy People Should Not Wear Masks Masks reduce intake of oxygen, leading to carbon dioxide toxicity Germs are trapped near your mouth and nose, increasing risk of infectionWearing a mask causes you to touch your face more frequently There is no scientific evidence that supports healthy people wearing masksMasks obscure your facial features and impede normal social interaction Masks make it hard for hearing-impaired people to understand youMasks symbolize suppression of speech Masks do not prevent the spread of the virus (1) New England Journal of Medicine: "We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection." LINK HERE (2) CAL-OSHA Regulations: ”Cloth face coverings do not protect against COVID -19” LINK HERE (3) California Department of Health: "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 HERE (4) FDA - “Even a properly fitted N95 mask does not prevent illness or death” LINK HERE (5) CDC — There is no scientific evidence for healthy people wearing masks. The CDC guidelines have NO references to studies regarding masks : Watch “CDC Mask Deception” (6) Neurosurgeon Dr. Russell Blaylock :”There is no scientific evidence that masks are effective. If you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask.” LINK HERE (7) Columbia University: Psychological Harms of Face Masks: "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 HERE (8) US Surgeon General Jerome Adams:”Masks are not effective in preventing the general public from catching coronavirus.”LINK HERE (9) Dr. Anthony Fauci: “People should not be walking around wearing masks. Masks do not provide the protection people think they do.” LINK HERE (10) WHO, Dr. Mike Ryan: ”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 HERE (11) US Department of Labor — OSHA: ”Oxygen deficient is any atmosphere that contains less than19.5%.” This happens when the oxygen is displaced by inert gas such as CARBON DIOXIDE and is the leading cause of FATALITIES.” LINK HERE (12) Association of American Physicians and Surgeons "Filter efficiency was measured across a wide range of small particle sizes (0.02 to 1 µm) at33 and 99 L/min. N95 respirators had efficiencies greater than 95% (as expected). T-shirts had 10% efficiency, Scarves 10% to 20%, Cloth masks 10% to 30%, Sweatshirts 20% to 40%, and Towels 40%. All of the cloth masks and materials had near zero efficiency at 0.3 µm, a particle sizethat easily penetrates into the lungs." LINK HERE Estimating the Chance of Death Cheryl Tusken406-595-5256 Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.