I just wanted to share a story with you about how masks can negatively affect certain populations. For this reason alone they can not be mandated. My grandmother lives in Reston, VA and has a dear friend, 96 years old, who wanted to go out last week to get her hair done. She used to go to the salon to have her hair washed and set regularly and once the salon reopened, she made an appointment. Only 2 people were allowed in the salon and her daughter accompanied her along with the stylist. She was made to wear a mask through the whole 2 hour appointment despite relating multiple time that she felt she couldn’t breathe and that she was getting dizzy. At the end of the appointment she needed help getting into the car due to the dizziness getting worse. When she got home she had a massive heart attack and is now on hospice. Masks are not safe for everyone! Those with breathing problems, COPD, chronic bronchitis, asthma or anxiety and PTSD as well as the elderly can have serious and sometimes fatal effects!
Masks also do not prevent the spread of corona virus. Look up osha information regarding masks: N95 prevent the wearer from inhaling materials, surgical masks protect the people around you from your exhaled saliva and should be changed every 20-30 min in order to be effective and cloth masks do neither.
Below are three links regarding randomized control testing show the ineffectiveness of masks in preventing spread of coronavirus:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85814