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Hi Poal.

You may know a bit about my saga at work. A while ago I wrote about masks becoming mandatory at work again and how I was planning to get fired. I stood my ground and they have never raised the issue with me. I did write about how I'm sort of the golden person at work, which many took offense to me describing myself that way, but independent of how I want to describe myself it really is the situation, and is relevant to how these things are playing out at work. Because I was able to not wear a mask, without being confronted, and all other workers were required to, after a few days of that people started building up the confidence to follow my lead. Basically because one person stood up their policy has been turned to smithereens.

But only nearly though. A couple of days ago one of our more covidiot manager went on a rant yelling at a coworker for not wearing a mask calling him irresponsible. Part of me wants to put an end to this stupidity. Particularly his stupidity. I'm tired of ignorant, angry, scared morons. For this reason there is a task I've created for myself. I'll likely not actively use what I want to create, but I want it on hand should I ever need it. The ultimate education pack for mask idiots whose only knowledge is watching the news.

Here is my task, mainly for myself to do, but if you wish to help me get a head start I'd appreciate it. I want to create a print out of every notable study on masks, determine if they are pro-mask or anti-mask and then color code them according to the hierarchy of scientific sources of evidence. That last part is definitely mine to do, and I am more than willing to find the pro-mask studies myself as well. But I figure a few of you might know the most hard hitting anti-mask studies to consider.

They sort of see me as an overly smart person for my job, and I would love to live up to that image, wherein if they ever do have to confront me about masks, that per my image I immediately drop a stack of studies on them.

I also don't want my coworkers to continue being yelled at by angry ignorant people who wear security blankets on their face, and I certainly don't appreciate what standing my ground has done to my reputation when it otherwise has been perfect and I'd rather that be rectified and have them recognize my reasonability.

Help me build this stack of papers. Give my an initial set of studies (I'll expand it afterward). Our company is expanding and so if I can successfully push this company in a direction, it means maskless jobs you can all go to if you have no other options. Their company is culturally aligned with being the kind of outlier that would be maskless, but covid has made even companies with otherwise great cultures lapse on their strengths for the sake of appeasement of stupidity. I just need the tools to push this company to the other side of the crest.

I'm going to get this done anyway, but you are welcome to participate.

Hi Poal. You may know a bit about my saga at work. A while ago I wrote about masks becoming mandatory at work again and how I was planning to get fired. I stood my ground and they have never raised the issue with me. I did write about how I'm sort of the golden person at work, which many took offense to me describing myself that way, but independent of how I want to describe myself it really is the situation, and is relevant to how these things are playing out at work. Because I was able to not wear a mask, without being confronted, and all other workers were required to, after a few days of that people started building up the confidence to follow my lead. Basically because one person stood up their policy has been turned to smithereens. But only nearly though. A couple of days ago one of our more covidiot manager went on a rant yelling at a coworker for not wearing a mask calling him irresponsible. Part of me wants to put an end to this stupidity. Particularly his stupidity. I'm tired of ignorant, angry, scared morons. For this reason there is a task I've created for myself. I'll likely not actively use what I want to create, but I want it on hand should I ever need it. The ultimate education pack for mask idiots whose only knowledge is watching the news. Here is my task, mainly for myself to do, but if you wish to help me get a head start I'd appreciate it. I want to create a print out of every notable study on masks, determine if they are pro-mask or anti-mask and then color code them according to the hierarchy of scientific sources of evidence. That last part is definitely mine to do, and I am more than willing to find the pro-mask studies myself as well. But I figure a few of you might know the most hard hitting anti-mask studies to consider. They sort of see me as an overly smart person for my job, and I would love to live up to that image, wherein if they ever do have to confront me about masks, that per my image I immediately drop a stack of studies on them. I also don't want my coworkers to continue being yelled at by angry ignorant people who wear security blankets on their face, and I certainly don't appreciate what standing my ground has done to my reputation when it otherwise has been perfect and I'd rather that be rectified and have them recognize my reasonability. Help me build this stack of papers. Give my an initial set of studies (I'll expand it afterward). Our company is expanding and so if I can successfully push this company in a direction, it means maskless jobs you can all go to if you have no other options. Their company is culturally aligned with being the kind of outlier that would be maskless, but covid has made even companies with otherwise great cultures lapse on their strengths for the sake of appeasement of stupidity. I just need the tools to push this company to the other side of the crest. I'm going to get this done anyway, but you are welcome to participate.

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Here are some from my list if they're of use to you. There are many more if you need more. (edit: removed a few duplicates in the list)

Use of Surgical Face Masks to Reduce the Incidence of the Common Cold Among Health Care Workers in Japan: A Randomized Controlled Trial - PubMed American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 – 419. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211215233922/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/ https://archive.vn/qOouK

Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review” Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-%20review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05 https://archive.ph/9IXo9 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05/S0950268809991658a.pdf/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-review.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210623183036/https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05/S0950268809991658a.pdf/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-review.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20092668/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210809223716/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20092668/ https://archive.ph/5VMU0

Mask mandate and use efficacy in state-level COVID-19 containment https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.18.21257385v1.full-text https://web.archive.org/web/20211227203833/https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.18.21257385v1.full https://archive.fo/Md5rm

Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. A) Studies B) WHO review C) Real-world evidence D) N95/FFP2 masks E) Additional aspects F) The aerosol issue G) Contrary evidence H) Mask-related risks I) Conclusion https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220102171105/https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/ https://archive.fo/xsO0h

Effect of a surgical mask on six minute walking distance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395560/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211226035503/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395560/ https://archive.fo/wnjFw

"Exercise with facemask; Are we handling a devil's sword?" - A physiological hypothesis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32590322/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211222225134/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32590322/ https://archive.fo/rVH1u

The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211226035507/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/ https://archive.fo/k8Fki

Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26579222/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211227202900/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26579222/ https://archive.fo/Ptoji

Contamination by respiratory viruses on outer surface of medical masks used by hospital healthcare workers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31159777/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211230125846/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31159777/ https://archive.fo/pK5AO

A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211230125603/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/ https://archive.fo/4BZeY https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577 https://archive.vn/yzz4B

Facemasks and similar barriers to prevent respiratory illness such as COVID-19: A rapid systematic review https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20049528v1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211222225522/https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20049528v1 https://archive.fo/5KryX

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Part 1 - Face masks, eye protection and person distancing: systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211222225319/https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2 https://archive.fo/WfL8b

Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372 https://web.archive.org/web/20211222225334/https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372 https://archive.fo/TeewW

Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567 https://web.archive.org/web/20211222231758/https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567 https://archive.fo/3ktDY

The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210320003658/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779801/ https://archive.fo/MxXtq

Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://web.archive.org/web/20210301232314/https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://archive.fo/NghAW

Comparison of the Filter Efficiency of Medical Nonwoven Fabrics against Three Different Microbe https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29910210/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211222225522/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29910210/ https://archive.ph/DKpJM PDF https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en https://archive.fo/sqmD7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227203101/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en

Postoperative wound infections and surgical face masks: A controlled study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01658736 https://archive.fo/5E6mX

Surgical face masks in modern operating rooms—a costly and unnecessary ritual? https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/0195-6701(91)90148-2/pdf90148-2/pdf https://archive.fo/mox5v

Is a mask necessary in the operating theatre? https://web.archive.org/web/20211220101724/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/ https://archive.fo/iLkPM PDF https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/pdf/annrcse01509-0009.pdf

COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data - CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data https://web.archive.org/web/20200717141836/https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

Rapid Expert Consultation on the Effectiveness of Fabric Masks for the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 8, 2020) https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25776/rapid-expert-consultation-on-the-effectiveness-of-fabric-masks-for-the-covid-19-pandemic-april-8-2020 https://archive.fo/esLG3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556964/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210810074848/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556964/ https://archive.ph/q5Kde https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556962/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK556962.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210810074938/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556962/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK556962.pdf

Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article https://web.archive.org/web/20220104054507/https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article https://archive.fo/XazpU

Simple Respiratory Protection—Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227202842/https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/54/7/789/202744 https://archive.fo/2Fgmm

Optical microscopic study of surface morphology and filtering efficiency of face masks https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599448/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211228041929/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC6599448/ https://archive.fo/shtuW

Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230064307/https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/m20-1342 https://archive.fo/67pJX

Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y https://web.archive.org/web/20211227204951/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y https://archive.fo/WFYpv

Adverse Effects of Prolonged Mask Use among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-6-130.php?jid=jide https://web.archive.org/web/20211230135154/https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-6-130.php?jid=jide https://archive.fo/5uEQI

Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1130147308702355 https://web.archive.org/web/20211230003813/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1130147308702355 https://archive.fo/eOjb6

N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214 https://web.archive.org/web/20211231185111/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214 https://archive.vn/KYAba