Για όσους ακόμα έχουν
ενδοιασμούς περι ΜΑΣΚΑΣ, ας διαβάσουν την τελική και καθολική κατηγορηματική
μελέτη του Palo-Alto Medical Center του Stanford University, που λέει ότι «τόσο οι ιατρικές και οι μη ιατρικές μάσκες
είναι αναποτελεσματικές στο να παρεμποδίσουν την μετάδοση από άνθρωπο σε
άνθρωπο της ιογενούς και μολυσματικής νόσου SARS-CoV-2 και COVID-19».
A B S T R A C T
Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical
facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity of coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks’ efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological,
psychological and health effects are established. Is has been hypothesized that facemasks have compromised
safety and efficacy profile and should be avoided from use. The current article comprehensively summarizes
scientific evidences with respect to wearing facemasks in the COVID-19 era, providing prosper information for public
health and decisions making.
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CONCLUSION
The existing scientific evidences challenge the safety and efficacy of wearing facemask as preventive intervention for COVID-19. The data suggest that both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to block human-to-human transmission of viral and infectious disease such SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, supporting against the usage of facemasks.
Wearing facemasks has been demonstrated to have substantial adverse physiological and psychological effects. These include hypoxia,
hypercapnia, shortness of breath, increased acidity and toxicity, activation of fear and stress response, rise in stress hormones, immunosuppression, fatigue, headaches, decline in cognitive performance, predisposition for viral and infectious illnesses, chronic stress, anxiety and depression.
Long-term consequences of wearing facemask can cause health deterioration, developing and progression of chronic diseases and premature death. Governments, policy makers and health organizations should utilize prosper and scientific evidence-based approach with respect to wearing facemasks, when the latter is considered as preventive
intervention for public health.
ΠΗΓΗ: Baruch Vainshelboim (*) «Facemasks
in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis» στο Science Direct
/ Medical Hypotheses journal, 22
November 2020, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411. ΑΡΧΕΙΟΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ, 23.11.2020.
(*) Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
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