Madison Area Lyme Support Group

Our Stand: at-a-glance

• Stand for Health Freedom believes that wearing a mask should be an individual’s choice. Mandatory mask policies are an insult to constitutional rights.
• The CDC’s policy guidance still encourages the use of face masks, despite substantial evidence showing that masks are harmful, as well as a lack of evidence showing they are effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus.
• The specter of COVID restrictions is being raised seasonally to spook Americans into compliance with public health demands; some colleges and hospitals echo the fear-mongering by demanding masks again for access.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flip-flopped its position on face coverings so many times since 2020 that former Director Rochelle Walensky was questioned by members of Congress about the basis for the CDC’s decisions.
• CDC guidance wasn’t just internally inconsistent, it was also often out of step with international assessments, including that of the WHO, showing either (a) top health officials in the world disagreed about the science supporting whether masks would stop COVID spread, or (b) mask guidance wasn’t based on science.
• After seeing the harms caused by masks, combined with lack of solid evidence that they work, some states made it unlawful to mandate masks in educational settings or, in some cases, throughout the entire state.
• Lawsuits have been filed across the country to challenge mandatory masks and many were won. Significantly, the masks for air travel were struck down as unconstitutional.
• Email your lawmakers now to urge them to do their part to make sure that mask-wearing remains voluntary.
• For more resources on masks, click our Mask FAQ here.