we won and the mask mandate is finally coming to an end. i am so thankful for everyone who stood by me while we pushed for this change. lets keep an eye on things to make sure the county stays true to this decision.
May 26, 2021
Final supporters
The State wide mask mandate in Wisconsin was ended on April 5th, 2021. After the announcement of the state wide mandate ending, Outagamie County Public Health officer (Natalie Vandeveld), County Executive (Tom Nelson) and County Board Chair (Jeff Nooyen) issued a local public health order to continue requiring face coverings in portions of Outagamie County. When inquiring about how long we could expect this order to be in place, I was told, “Until we reach community immunity through vaccination levels in the 80% range”. 80% is an awfully high number to be expecting from vaccines that are not FDA approved, and I feel that this number is not a realistic expectation.
According to a study found on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health:
“Efficacy of facemasksThe physical properties of medical and non-medical facemasks suggest that facemasks are ineffective to block viral particles due to their difference in scales [16], [17], [25]. According to the current knowledge, the virus SARS-CoV-2 has a diameter of 60 nm to 140 nm [nanometers (billionth of a meter)] [16], [17], while medical and non-medical facemasks’ thread diameter ranges from 55 µm to 440 µm [micrometers (one millionth of a meter), which is more than 1000 times larger [25]. Due to the difference in sizes between SARS-CoV-2 diameter and facemasks thread diameter (the virus is 1000 times smaller), SARS-CoV-2 can easily pass through any facemask [25]. In addition, the efficiency filtration rate of facemasks is poor, ranging from 0.7% in non-surgical, cotton-gauze woven mask to 26% in cotton sweeter material [2]. With respect to surgical and N95 medical facemasks, the efficiency filtration rate falls to 15% and 58%, respectively when even small gap between the mask and the face exists [25].
Clinical scientific evidence challenges further the efficacy of facemasks to block human-to-human transmission or infectivity. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 246 participants [123 (50%) symptomatic)] who were allocated to either wearing or not wearing surgical facemask, assessing viruses transmission including coronavirus [26]. The results of this study showed that among symptomatic individuals (those with fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose ect…) there was no difference between wearing and not wearing facemask for coronavirus droplets transmission of particles of >5 µm. Among asymptomatic individuals, there was no droplets or aerosols coronavirus detected from any participant with or without the mask, suggesting that asymptomatic individuals do not transmit or infect other people [26]. This was further supported by a study on infectivity where 445 asymptomatic individuals were exposed to asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carrier (been positive for SARS-CoV-2) using close contact (shared quarantine space) for a median of 4 to 5 days. The study found that none of the 445 individuals was infected with SARS-CoV-2 confirmed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase [27].”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/#b0070
I believe instead of masking, we should be advocating for people to live overall healthier lifestyles. It has been found that almost 80% of people who have been hospitalized for Covid have been overweight or obese. (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughly-78percent-of-people-hospitalized-were-overweight-or-obese.html)
Almost 40% of Wisconsin resident are obese. (https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/obesity-rates-wisconsin-higher-previously-thought/#:~:text=According%20to%20findings%20from%20the%20Survey%20of%20the,the%20national%20average%20obesity%20rate%20of%2034.9%20percent.)
Wearing a mask (as well as vaccination), should be a personal health decision. Outagamie County needs to expire their mask orders and focus on actually helping their residents to live healthy lifestyles.
More information regarding the harmful effects of continued masking will begin posting to the FaceBook group, “Petition to end Outagamie County Mask orders”
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
April 29, 2021
25 Comments
End the mandate! Give people back their freedom and allow them to take responsibility for their own health!
It's time to take the muzzles off. You're costing people their jobs, and money. You have no right to enforce such an offbase "Federal mandate" and using the EXCUSE of needing everyone "Vaccinated" is completely bull. Last time i checked this is still america, and we have our rights, and the right to choose how we live our lives. And not wearing a mask and refusing the vaccine is a right we have. Don't push your agenda on us. And get rid of this ridiculous new world order type oppression. NOW. Thank you, The U.S. Born Citizen that pays your check with my tax dollars taken every week out of my check. P.s. if you won't do it. We will make sure we get someone who will lift the mandate. Elections are right around the corner.
The county should support local hospitals in treating covid early with proven outpatient protocols.
States that have repealed their mask mandates are seeing their numbers fall. Our cities and counties should not be implementing mask mandates. Many of us refuse to wear them and will shop in neighboring counties. You're hurting local businesses by implementing mask mandates.
I agree with the request to end the Outagamie county mask mandate. I am fully aware of that there are risks involved, and there are also problems with people not being able to see each other's faces. Let us return to normal life. Thank you
Stop wearing the masks. They do more harm than good.
Masks are not needed anymore. It’s been a year
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we won and the mask mandate is finally coming to an end. i am so thankful for everyone who stood by me while we pushed for this change. lets keep an eye on things to make sure the county stays true to this decision.
May 26, 2021
Final supporters
The State wide mask mandate in Wisconsin was ended on April 5th, 2021. After the announcement of the state wide mandate ending, Outagamie County Public Health officer (Natalie Vandeveld), County Executive (Tom Nelson) and County Board Chair (Jeff Nooyen) issued a local public health order to continue requiring face coverings in portions of Outagamie County. When inquiring about how long we could expect this order to be in place, I was told, “Until we reach community immunity through vaccination levels in the 80% range”. 80% is an awfully high number to be expecting from vaccines that are not FDA approved, and I feel that this number is not a realistic expectation.
According to a study found on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health:
“Efficacy of facemasksThe physical properties of medical and non-medical facemasks suggest that facemasks are ineffective to block viral particles due to their difference in scales [16], [17], [25]. According to the current knowledge, the virus SARS-CoV-2 has a diameter of 60 nm to 140 nm [nanometers (billionth of a meter)] [16], [17], while medical and non-medical facemasks’ thread diameter ranges from 55 µm to 440 µm [micrometers (one millionth of a meter), which is more than 1000 times larger [25]. Due to the difference in sizes between SARS-CoV-2 diameter and facemasks thread diameter (the virus is 1000 times smaller), SARS-CoV-2 can easily pass through any facemask [25]. In addition, the efficiency filtration rate of facemasks is poor, ranging from 0.7% in non-surgical, cotton-gauze woven mask to 26% in cotton sweeter material [2]. With respect to surgical and N95 medical facemasks, the efficiency filtration rate falls to 15% and 58%, respectively when even small gap between the mask and the face exists [25].
Clinical scientific evidence challenges further the efficacy of facemasks to block human-to-human transmission or infectivity. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 246 participants [123 (50%) symptomatic)] who were allocated to either wearing or not wearing surgical facemask, assessing viruses transmission including coronavirus [26]. The results of this study showed that among symptomatic individuals (those with fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose ect…) there was no difference between wearing and not wearing facemask for coronavirus droplets transmission of particles of >5 µm. Among asymptomatic individuals, there was no droplets or aerosols coronavirus detected from any participant with or without the mask, suggesting that asymptomatic individuals do not transmit or infect other people [26]. This was further supported by a study on infectivity where 445 asymptomatic individuals were exposed to asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carrier (been positive for SARS-CoV-2) using close contact (shared quarantine space) for a median of 4 to 5 days. The study found that none of the 445 individuals was infected with SARS-CoV-2 confirmed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase [27].”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/#b0070
I believe instead of masking, we should be advocating for people to live overall healthier lifestyles. It has been found that almost 80% of people who have been hospitalized for Covid have been overweight or obese. (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughly-78percent-of-people-hospitalized-were-overweight-or-obese.html)
Almost 40% of Wisconsin resident are obese. (https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/obesity-rates-wisconsin-higher-previously-thought/#:~:text=According%20to%20findings%20from%20the%20Survey%20of%20the,the%20national%20average%20obesity%20rate%20of%2034.9%20percent.)
Wearing a mask (as well as vaccination), should be a personal health decision. Outagamie County needs to expire their mask orders and focus on actually helping their residents to live healthy lifestyles.
More information regarding the harmful effects of continued masking will begin posting to the FaceBook group, “Petition to end Outagamie County Mask orders”
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
April 29, 2021
25 Comments
I am disgusted that I am being forced to wear a mask in my own home to receive services for my daughter via birth to three. I am also disgusted that the speech therapist that comes is wearing a mask while working with my two year old daughter, and so her mouth cannot be seen when she's supposed to be 'teaching' her how to speak correctly. This bull needs to end for the sake of all!
End the mandate! Give people back their freedom and allow them to take responsibility for their own health!
It's time to take the muzzles off. You're costing people their jobs, and money. You have no right to enforce such an offbase "Federal mandate" and using the EXCUSE of needing everyone "Vaccinated" is completely bull. Last time i checked this is still america, and we have our rights, and the right to choose how we live our lives. And not wearing a mask and refusing the vaccine is a right we have. Don't push your agenda on us. And get rid of this ridiculous new world order type oppression. NOW. Thank you, The U.S. Born Citizen that pays your check with my tax dollars taken every week out of my check. P.s. if you won't do it. We will make sure we get someone who will lift the mandate. Elections are right around the corner.
The county should support local hospitals in treating covid early with proven outpatient protocols.
States that have repealed their mask mandates are seeing their numbers fall. Our cities and counties should not be implementing mask mandates. Many of us refuse to wear them and will shop in neighboring counties. You're hurting local businesses by implementing mask mandates.
I agree with the request to end the Outagamie county mask mandate. I am fully aware of that there are risks involved, and there are also problems with people not being able to see each other's faces. Let us return to normal life. Thank you
Stop wearing the masks. They do more harm than good.
Masks are not needed anymore. It’s been a year
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I am disgusted that I am being forced to wear a mask in my own home to receive services for my daughter via birth to three. I am also disgusted that the speech therapist that comes is wearing a mask while working with my two year old daughter, and so her mouth cannot be seen when she's supposed to be 'teaching' her how to speak correctly. This bull needs to end for the sake of all!