Russ Wiles: Fearmongering the public has replaced common sense science

To The Daily Sun,

With school-age children, the hospitalization risk is eight times higher with influenza, plus a lower mortality rate with Covid than with seasonal influenza. So under the current criteria, since there is a greater risk for children during the flu season, schools should be shut down every flu season. Fearmongering the public has replaced common sense science and practice. Send the kids back to school. The adults can wear masks, but not the children!

Dr. Scott Atlas reports that, "since everyone who gets hospitalized for any reason is getting tested for Covid-19, they may be classified as Covid-19 hospitalizations." Dr. Deborah Birx has already reported that official Covid-19 statistics like death tolls may be inflated by up to 25 percent. Dr. David Brownstein discovered that hospitals can receive up to $13,000 from the government for an admission diagnosis of Covid, and if ventilated, can receive up to $39,000. So who knows what the real death numbers are for this pandemic. The Hong Kong flu killed at least 100,000 in this country, which would be 170,000 extrapolated into today's population. In real numbers, who knows if we have really reached anywhere near 100,000 in actual deaths attributed to Covid-19. There was no lockdown in 1968-1969.

Is there anyone besides me concerned that extended use of face masks may be doing more harm than good? Drs. Brousseau and Sietsema and also Dr. Russell Blaylock believe they may cause more harm than good. Where are the studies on their efficacy, relative to extended use in the general population? What we do know for sure is that wearing these masks for hours at a time exposes the wearer's lungs to unhealthy levels of bacteria. Cloth masks may harbor bacteria and moisture making the wearer more prone to illness. Most masks do not create an adequate seal around the nose and mouth, thus not eliminating all transmission of particles or pathogens. Surgical masks do not retain or filter out submicron particles. Surgical masks do not protect the wearer from inhaling small particles that can remain airborne for long periods of time. Masks can also cause a decrease in the oxygen saturation of arterial pulsations (SpO2) and a slight increase in pulse rates. This can lead to decreased health levels in those that wear masks for long periods of time. Masks make the wearer touch their face more than they would otherwise to adjust the mask, leading to increased risk of infection or transfer of infection from the hands to the face. I have medically researched articles for these conclusions.

It would appear from a variety of research sites on masks, they are only necessary if you are sick with coughing or sneezing. They have not been shown to prevent transmission of illness if you are not coughing or sneezing. And yet, face masks are being treated as the best way to beat this virus, along with social distancing. Again I ask, where is the research showing the efficacy versus danger of having the entire population of a country wear face masks for months on end? 

Rus Wiles

Tilton