SARS-CoV-2 has affected all of us in one way or another. Sadly, governments and so-called "medical experts" like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), TriCounty Health Department (TCHD), and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), have had a far greater negative impact on our lives than the virus itself. Cloth masks do not work at stopping the virus! That is not me saying that, those are Epidemiologists from Oxford University (the top university in the world) saying that! Does Tri-County Health claim to know more than the top epidemiologists at the top University in the world???
N95 masks, if fitted correctly, might have some ability to stop the spread of virus, but even that is up for debate as there have been very few studies to show efficacy of a properly worn N95 mask at stopping SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Additionally, very few if any parents are sending their kids to school wearing a N95 mask that are fitted properly, nor are schools equipped with trained individuals on-site to educate students and staff on how to properly wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). The popular, homemade cloth masks do absolutely nothing to stop the spread of the virus! The size of bacteria compared to the size of virus is gigantic. The smallest bacteria are about 0.4 micron in diameter, while virus range in size from .02 to .25 micron in diameter, with SARS-CoV-2 being around .125 microns in size. The use of cloth masks will do nothing to stop the virus from spreading!
Masking children does far more damage than it does good. Actual bacteria that kill far more children annually than SARS-CoV-2 collect on those masks, and by not opting out of the TCHD mandate you are advocating to force children to wear those masks for 6+ hours a day??? How dare you!!! TCHD forcing children aged 2-11 to wear these masks on their faces for 6+ hours a day, and anytime they are indoors is anti-science, absurd, and asinine!
Additionally, more children have died from suicide in the last year than have died from Covid, and it's not even close. People, and especially children need to be able to see faces. The impact of a simple smile can make all the difference in one’s health!
If masks worked to stop a virus, then why have we not all been wearing masks to stop influenza (a virus that kills far more children annually than SARS-CoV-2) for the past 103 years?! The answer to that question is simple, because cloth masks do not work to stop the spread of the virus!
On June 5th, 2020, the World Health Organization said, “Many countries have recommended the use of fabric masks/face coverings for the general public. At the present time, the widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by high quality or direct scientific evidence and there are potential benefits and harms to consider.” There is still little to no scientific studies to refute this statement.
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been around since December 2020. I will remind you that in December 2020, most of the country, and citizens of Colorado were still under strict lockdown by Governor Polis, the CDPHE, and TCHD. If masks truly worked, then the spread of the Delta Variant should not have spread because you were mandating mask use at that time. Again, cloth masks will do nothing to stop the virus from spreading!
Additionally, new cases should not be the primary indicator or concern. The amount of death’s should be the primary indicator for considering taking action, if any action is taken at all. We are not seeing anywhere close to the number of deaths that we once saw when SARS-CoV-2 first arrived, and we are certainly not seeing them in children, nor are the hospitals being overrun with children. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/adam.anderson/viz/shared/QR2Z9RB74
There have been countless stories published in scientific literature and corporate media pointing to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic individuals. An examination of scientific articles of population-based studies that distinguished “asymptomatic” from “pre-symptomatic” transmission shows the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is low (usually 0%-6% percent) from asymptomatic individuals, and lower from asymptomatic individuals than from pre-symptomatic individuals. While one study showed a transmission rate as high as 10%, many studies showed rates of 0%.
To be fair, some of these studies showing zero transmission were quite large, but it is also inappropriate to handpick one of these studies to say, “asymptomatic transmission does not exist.” While transmission from asymptomatic individuals does occur, it also occurs for influenza, but masks aren’t mandated in flu season. In short, the scientific literature does not support the idea that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission comes from healthy people.
A Certain Adams County Commissioner has pointed to a crutch of an excuse stating that you have “chosen to follow Public Health guidance from TCHD & CDPHE, and that you will not be deviating from the American Academy of Pediatrics as they have all called “for the universal masking in all Colorado schools””. Unfortunately, as noted by numerous sources in this email communication, there are several reputable and peer-reviewed scientific sources that refute their partisan opinion. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has contributed 95.97% of their donations to Democrats, compared to only 0.75% to Republicans. Any organization that is so extremely biased to one political party is not to be trusted by the general public. We teach our children to think critically for themselves. Sadly, the Commissioners appear incapable of doing the same, and instead sheepishly and blindly follow biased, anti-science organizations like the CDPHE, TCHD, and the AAP. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/american-academy-of-pediatrics/recipients?id=D000046805
I want to be clear; I am pro-choice when it comes to wearing a mask. If it makes one feel better to send their children to school wearing a cloth mask, then let them. But do not force me to send my children to school wearing a mask against my will and my children’s free will, especially when the actual science shows that cloth masks do nothing to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2. It is wrong, no matter your rationale for doing it!
We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all people, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. I caution you not to fall trap to this "power".
Additionally, I demand that you remove Julie Mullica, Rosanna Reyes and Julie Schilz from the TriCounty Health Department Board. They do not represent Adams County and should be removed immediately.
Finally, I implore you, as Adams County Commissioner, to opt out of the mandate issued by TCHD. Do not mandate masks! Not now! Not Ever!! Just Opt Out!!!
We are watching, and I promise you that should you vote to uphold this mask mandate against our children aged 2-11, I will not rest until you are removed from office!
DEREK EASDON almost 4 years ago on Opt out of Tri-County Mask mandate
SARS-CoV-2 has affected all of us in one way or another. Sadly, governments and so-called "medical experts" like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), TriCounty Health Department (TCHD), and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), have had a far greater negative impact on our lives than the virus itself. Cloth masks do not work at stopping the virus! That is not me saying that, those are Epidemiologists from Oxford University (the top university in the world) saying that! Does Tri-County Health claim to know more than the top epidemiologists at the top University in the world???
https://unherd.com/thepost/oxford-epidemiologists-suppression-strategy-is-not-viable/
N95 masks, if fitted correctly, might have some ability to stop the spread of virus, but even that is up for debate as there have been very few studies to show efficacy of a properly worn N95 mask at stopping SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Additionally, very few if any parents are sending their kids to school wearing a N95 mask that are fitted properly, nor are schools equipped with trained individuals on-site to educate students and staff on how to properly wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). The popular, homemade cloth masks do absolutely nothing to stop the spread of the virus! The size of bacteria compared to the size of virus is gigantic. The smallest bacteria are about 0.4 micron in diameter, while virus range in size from .02 to .25 micron in diameter, with SARS-CoV-2 being around .125 microns in size. The use of cloth masks will do nothing to stop the virus from spreading!
Masking children does far more damage than it does good. Actual bacteria that kill far more children annually than SARS-CoV-2 collect on those masks, and by not opting out of the TCHD mandate you are advocating to force children to wear those masks for 6+ hours a day??? How dare you!!! TCHD forcing children aged 2-11 to wear these masks on their faces for 6+ hours a day, and anytime they are indoors is anti-science, absurd, and asinine!
https://rationalground.com/dangerous-pathogens-found-on-childrens-face-masks/
https://rationalground.com/mask-reports-from-lab/
Additionally, more children have died from suicide in the last year than have died from Covid, and it's not even close. People, and especially children need to be able to see faces. The impact of a simple smile can make all the difference in one’s health!
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/youth-suicide-attempts-soared-during-pandemic-cdc-report-says-n1270463
If masks worked to stop a virus, then why have we not all been wearing masks to stop influenza (a virus that kills far more children annually than SARS-CoV-2) for the past 103 years?! The answer to that question is simple, because cloth masks do not work to stop the spread of the virus!
On June 5th, 2020, the World Health Organization said, “Many countries have recommended the use of fabric masks/face coverings for the general public. At the present time, the widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by high quality or direct scientific evidence and there are potential benefits and harms to consider.” There is still little to no scientific studies to refute this statement.
file:///C:/Users/admin/Downloads/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.5-eng.pdf
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been around since December 2020. I will remind you that in December 2020, most of the country, and citizens of Colorado were still under strict lockdown by Governor Polis, the CDPHE, and TCHD. If masks truly worked, then the spread of the Delta Variant should not have spread because you were mandating mask use at that time. Again, cloth masks will do nothing to stop the virus from spreading!
Additionally, new cases should not be the primary indicator or concern. The amount of death’s should be the primary indicator for considering taking action, if any action is taken at all. We are not seeing anywhere close to the number of deaths that we once saw when SARS-CoV-2 first arrived, and we are certainly not seeing them in children, nor are the hospitals being overrun with children. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/adam.anderson/viz/shared/QR2Z9RB74
There have been countless stories published in scientific literature and corporate media pointing to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic individuals. An examination of scientific articles of population-based studies that distinguished “asymptomatic” from “pre-symptomatic” transmission shows the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is low (usually 0%-6% percent) from asymptomatic individuals, and lower from asymptomatic individuals than from pre-symptomatic individuals. While one study showed a transmission rate as high as 10%, many studies showed rates of 0%.
To be fair, some of these studies showing zero transmission were quite large, but it is also inappropriate to handpick one of these studies to say, “asymptomatic transmission does not exist.” While transmission from asymptomatic individuals does occur, it also occurs for influenza, but masks aren’t mandated in flu season. In short, the scientific literature does not support the idea that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission comes from healthy people.
A Certain Adams County Commissioner has pointed to a crutch of an excuse stating that you have “chosen to follow Public Health guidance from TCHD & CDPHE, and that you will not be deviating from the American Academy of Pediatrics as they have all called “for the universal masking in all Colorado schools””. Unfortunately, as noted by numerous sources in this email communication, there are several reputable and peer-reviewed scientific sources that refute their partisan opinion. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has contributed 95.97% of their donations to Democrats, compared to only 0.75% to Republicans. Any organization that is so extremely biased to one political party is not to be trusted by the general public. We teach our children to think critically for themselves. Sadly, the Commissioners appear incapable of doing the same, and instead sheepishly and blindly follow biased, anti-science organizations like the CDPHE, TCHD, and the AAP. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/american-academy-of-pediatrics/recipients?id=D000046805
I want to be clear; I am pro-choice when it comes to wearing a mask. If it makes one feel better to send their children to school wearing a cloth mask, then let them. But do not force me to send my children to school wearing a mask against my will and my children’s free will, especially when the actual science shows that cloth masks do nothing to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2. It is wrong, no matter your rationale for doing it!
We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all people, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. I caution you not to fall trap to this "power".
Additionally, I demand that you remove Julie Mullica, Rosanna Reyes and Julie Schilz from the TriCounty Health Department Board. They do not represent Adams County and should be removed immediately.
Finally, I implore you, as Adams County Commissioner, to opt out of the mandate issued by TCHD. Do not mandate masks! Not now! Not Ever!! Just Opt Out!!!
We are watching, and I promise you that should you vote to uphold this mask mandate against our children aged 2-11, I will not rest until you are removed from office!