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Is there any valid reason NOT to wear a mask? We spoke to experts to see what they had to say. “Even doctors who are asthmatic, including myself, are able to (mask up)," one says. "Just wear the damn mask." http://torstar.co/sKhK50AB2pY

‘Just wear the damn mask’ and other truths from actual doctors

While some anti-maskers say there are medical conditions that make wearing a mask dangerous, so we decided to ask real doctors.

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Do masks make you sick? “No evidence whatsoever that wearing a mask will cause your carbon dioxide level to build up and certainly there’s no relationship between wearing a mask and damaging your immune system," Dr. Ken Chapman of @uoftmedicine says. https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/opinion/2020/07/17/just-wear-the-damn-mask-and-other-truths-from-actual-doctors.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=OpinionContributor&utm_content=justwearadamnmask

‘Just wear the damn mask’ and other truths from actual doctors

While some anti-maskers say there are medical conditions that make wearing a mask dangerous, so we decided to ask real doctors.

https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/opinion/2020/07/17/just-wear-the-damn-mask-and-other-truths-from-actual-doctors.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=OpinionContributor&utm_content=justwearadamnmask

Another common refrain? Medical conditions that prevent people from wearing a mask. But Dr. Jason Lee says that most people can wear a mask. “Even doctors who are asthmatic, including myself, are able to do this.”
https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/opinion/2020/07/17/just-wear-the-damn-mask-and-other-truths-from-actual-doctors.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=OpinionContributor&utm_content=justwearadamnmask

Lee says the N95 mask — which no one medical staff are required to wear — and a cloth mask. Anyone with such a serious condition would probably also have a disability parking permit and, quite likely, portable supplementary oxygen, he adds. https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/opinion/2020/07/17/just-wear-the-damn-mask-and-other-truths-from-actual-doctors.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=OpinionContributor&utm_content=justwearadamnmask

‘Just wear the damn mask’ and other truths from actual doctors

While some anti-maskers say there are medical conditions that make wearing a mask dangerous, so we decided to ask real doctors.

“You know, in almost every country where they’ve been able to ‘Crush the Curve’, people have been wearing masks,” Lee adds. "People just did it since it was a good citizen thing to do. It’s kind of strange that we have to fight for it."

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‘Just wear the damn mask’ and other truths from actual doctors

While some anti-maskers say there are medical conditions that make wearing a mask dangerous, so we decided to ask real doctors.

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