Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis From Stanford University A couple of Quotes Therefore, it has been hypothesized: 1) the practice of wearing facemasks has compromised safety and efficacy profile, 2) Both medical and non-medical facemasks are ineffective to reduce human-to-human transmission and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, 3) Wearing facemasks has adverse physiological and psychological effects, 4) Long-term consequences of wearing facemasks on health are detrimental Long-term consequences of wearing facemask can cause health deterioration, developing and progression of chronic diseases and premature death. The bottom line is masks are dangerous. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614