Title:
Review of scientific reports of harms caused by face masks, up to February 2021
Author:
Denis G Rancourt, PhD
Researcher, Ontario Civil Liberties Association (ocla.ca)
Memebr scientist, PANDA (pandata.org)
Published:
Working report (not submitted for journal publication), published at Research Gate, 22 February 2021
Abstract:
A review of scientific publications, up to February 2021, about measured and potential harms of face masks imposed on workers, children, and the general population.
Note:
The article is organized into the following sections:
* Summary
* Introduction: Goverment's onus to evaluate safety
* Context: Risk-benefit-harm analysis
* Healthcare workers (HCWs)
* Physiological impacts of face masks in healthy adults
* Psychological harm in the general population
* Infants and school children
* Microbial pathogen infections from masks
* Endnotes / References