Representative Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) urges the President Joe Biden End the “discrimination” of military personnel who refuse to comply with the requirement to wear masks for those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 at Army bases in Alabama.
Brooks insists that wearing a mask will bring “unknown cancer and other health risks” letter To Biden on Monday. Republicans in Alabama stated that Major General David J. Francis, commander of Fort Luck, Alabama, issued an order last week requiring military personnel to be fully vaccinated or wear masks during the ongoing pandemic. This is “non-American. “.
Brooks wrote: “I noticed that if soldiers in Fort Luck, Alabama try to work without masks, they will be forced to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.” “I ask you as the commander-in-chief to order the grassroots leaders. Reverse this discriminatory practice and allow those who fight for our freedom and freedom to exercise these privileges themselves.”
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Brooks is neither a doctor nor a medical expert. He did not provide any evidence, while arguing that “time will prove” wearing a mask will bring risks that doctors and experts have not yet discovered. He insisted that there are too many known and unknown pros, cons, risks and benefits to issue mask authorization.
Brooks wrote: “I suspect that time will prove that although masks can promote health, they can also endanger the health of the wearer.” “The small fibers of the mask will often loosen and stay in the user’s lungs. Some masks contain ink and dyes. When they are eaten by the lungs, they create unknown cancer and other health risks.”
“Of course, all or almost all face masks reduce the amount of oxygen that enters the body, which brings all risks,” he continued. “There is also an unknown risk that in the hot and humid summer in the south, the risk of heatstroke in maskers will increase.”
Experts warn that wearing masks in hot weather may increase the risk of heat stroke. Some people suggest to wear a more “breathable” mask in a hot indoor environment, but generally do not need to wear a mask outdoors.
There is no evidence that typical masks cause cancer. In addition, the study It has been shown that wearing a mask does not significantly reduce oxygen intake or pose a risk in this regard.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Alabama has been increasing recently, and medical experts attribute it to the rise of the highly virulent Delta variant and the state’s low vaccination rate. Brooks said that the vaccine’s hesitation is “understandable” because the production rate of the vaccine is “fast.”
Former president Donald TrumpBrooks is a staunch supporter among them, and he is often touted and praised for the development of vaccines under his government’s “Action Distorted Speed” initiative. On Sunday, Trump stated that “people refuse to be vaccinated because they don’t trust” the Biden administration and the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The congressman argued that the “experimental” injection was related to the “risk of death and other adverse effects” and cited rare side effects. Brooks did not mention that more than 338 million doses of vaccine have been vaccinated in the United States alone, and most experts agree that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine is “safe and effective.”
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