New Study: Mask-Related Symptoms May Have Been Misinterpreted as ‘Long COVID’

April 24, 2023 in News by RBN Staff

source:  needtoknownews

 

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A new study published in Frontiers medical journal states that symptoms from wearing masks, including respiratory illnesses and other ailments, may have been misinterpreted as ‘long COVID’.  Green Med Info added that it is also possible that mRNA-jab induced adverse effects have been misindentified as “Long Covid” symptoms, but it has not been studied.

 

Summary by JW Williams

According to US News, symptoms of long COVID are wide-ranging, including shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, headaches, “brain fog” and other neurological problems. Their article claims that the condition is both difficult to diagnose and to treat. It also admits that experts warn, “people can get long COVID despite vaccination status or taking Paxlovid, so the measures aren’t guarantees against getting the condition.”

According to a study published by Frontiers, masks interfered with oxygen-uptake and carbon dioxide-release and can lead to mask-induced exhaustion-syndrome (MIES) and down-stream physio-metabolic dysfunctions. Several mask related symptoms may have been misinterpreted as Long COVID-19 symptoms.

The researchers who analyzed the data concluded, “Face mask side-effects must be assessed (risk-benefit) against the available evidence of their effectiveness against viral transmissions. In the absence of strong empirical evidence of effectiveness, mask wearing should not be mandated let alone enforced by law.”

Sayer Ji at Green Med Info wrote that mask mandates “should be backed by solid evidence, and should be balanced with the risks. [Note: it is also possible that mRNA-jab induced adverse effects have been misindentified as “Long Covid” symptoms; another vitally important area of research that has yet to make it through the highly guarded, censorship prone peer-review process.]”

Frontiers medical journal:      https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1125150/full

US News:     https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-04-14/long-covid-19-is-sticking-around-whats-causing-it

Green Med Info:     https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/harms-mask-wearing-misdiagnosed-long-covid-new-meta-analysis-and-systematic-revie3

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