By Scott Morefield | Townhall.com
Source:
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File
We've been told for well over a year that widespread
forced public masking should be implemented because, even if only moderately to
slightly to negligibly effective at curbing the spread of COVID-19, there are
ZERO drawbacks.
"What's the harm?" they ask.
"It's only a minor inconvenience," they bleat.
"If it saves ONE LIFE, it's worth it!" they
implore.
Meanwhile, we on Team Reality have not only continued to
point to real-world data that
shows masking to be entirely
ineffective, we've also maintained that forced public masking, especially
long-term, has negative societal and even health
ramifications that the powers-that-be are all-too-happy to ignore in
subservience to their newfound face mask god.
It only stands to reason that one of those health
ramifications would be the fact that millions of people, particularly children,
have been forced to wear and carry around pieces of cloth they've continually
breathed through for hours on end. What lurking pathogens might be found on
these disgusting contraptions being incessantly handled, stuck in pockets, and
mindlessly tossed on books, tables, and desks? Well, one group of Florida
parents sent a batch of masks worn by their children to a lab to find out. And
yeah, you'll probably need to make sure you aren't eating dinner anytime soon before
you digest THESE results.
Via press release:
Gainesville,
FL (June 16, 2021) – A group of parents in Gainesville, FL, concerned about
potential harms from masks, submitted six face masks to a lab for analysis. The
resulting report found that five masks were contaminated with bacteria,
parasites, and fungi, including three with dangerous pathogenic and
pneumonia-causing bacteria. No viruses were detected on the masks, although the
test is capable of detecting viruses.
The
analysis detected the following 11 alarmingly dangerous pathogens on the masks:
•
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia)
•
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis)
•
Neisseria meningitidis (meningitis, sepsis)
•
Acanthamoeba polyphaga (keratitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis)
•
Acinetobacter baumanni (pneumonia, blood stream infections, meningitis, UTIs—
resistant to antibiotics)
•
Escherichia coli (food poisoning)
•
Borrelia burgdorferi (causes Lyme disease)
•
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria)
•
Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires' disease)
•
Staphylococcus pyogenes serotype M3 (severe infections—high morbidity
rates)
•
Staphylococcus aureus (meningitis, sepsis)
Half
of the masks were contaminated with one or more strains of pneumonia-causing
bacteria. One-third were contaminated with one or more strains of
meningitis-causing bacteria. One-third were contaminated with dangerous,
antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. In addition, less dangerous pathogens
were identified, including pathogens that can cause fever, ulcers, acne, yeast
infections, strep throat, periodontal disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
and more.
The
face masks studied were new or freshly-laundered before wearing and had been worn
for 5 to 8 hours, most during in-person schooling by children aged 6 through
11. One was worn by an adult. A t-shirt worn by one of the children at school
and unworn masks were tested as controls. No pathogens were found on the
controls. Proteins found on the t-shirt, for example, are not pathogenic to
humans and are commonly found in hair, skin, and soil.
A
parent who participated in the study, Ms. Amanda Donoho, commented that this
small sample points to a need for more research: “We need to know what we are
putting on the faces of our children each day. Masks provide a warm, moist
environment for bacteria to grow.”
These
local parents contracted with the lab because they were concerned about the
potential of contaminants on masks that their children were forced to wear all
day at school, taking them on and off, setting them on various surfaces,
wearing them in the bathroom, etc. This prompted them to send the masks to the
University of Florida’s Mass Spectrometry Research and Education Center for
analysis.
The below chart, put together by the group of parents, shows the potential dangers from each pathogen:
Appetizing, eh? Of course, nothing above, or anything
else, will deter the extremists in the masking cult, some of whom now want to see masking in schools forever.
