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Miksi en käytä maskia?

This blog post argues against the use of face masks, claiming they are ineffective and harmful. It compiles links, studies, quotations, and commentary about alleged health, social, psychological, and political problems associated with mask recommendations and mandates during the COVID-19 period. The text is polemical and aimed at giving readers material to use in disputes with schools, workplaces, and family members.

Olli Posti

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Author
Olli Posti
Date
2020-12-01
Published
2021-10-12
Intended for
People questioning mask use, especially those wanting arguments or source links to show teachers, principals, employers, coworkers, or family members.
Author's life context

The author is writing during the COVID-19 pandemic while responding to public debate, institutional mask guidance, and social pressure around masking. He positions himself as a critic of official recommendations and collective compliance.

Inspirations

  • Tieteellinen vai poliittinen maskisuositus?
  • Maskit ovat todistetusti tehottomia ja haitallisia
  • WHO: Maskien käytöstä ei hyötyä – miksi Suomessa ei tätä uutisoida?
  • Maskipakko vai sakko?
  • Kasvomaskien hyödyistä ei ole mitään näyttöä – miksi tutkimusta ei uutisoida Suomessa?
  • Katso tämä ennen kuin käytät maskia
  • Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
  • Real life study: Masked schoolchildren are harmed physically, psychologically, behaviorally and suffer from 24 distinct health issues
  • Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in Healthy Persons and Patients with COPD
  • Face masks: what the data say
  • Comparative effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical/face masks in preventing airborne infections in the era of SARS-CoV2 pandemic: A meta-analysis of randomized trials
  • Should individuals in the community without respiratory symptoms wear facemasks to reduce the spread of COVID-19?
  • https://themodelhealthshow.com/maskfacts/
  • https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub5/full
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263814/
  • https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577
  • Olli Tammilehto
  • Del Bigtree
  • Gustave Le Bon
  • Lancet
  • British Medical Journal
  • JAMA
  • BBC

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