Damage from Face Covering

Public Health England did not have the information requested.

Dear Public Health England,

Please disclose the evidence demonstrating any potential or actual detriments to a wearer of
face coverings, such as headaches, oxygen deficiency, increased CO2 inhalation, staph infection,
inhalation of mask fibres getting into the lungs and anything other

Yours faithfully,

Ian Corless

FOI, Public Health England

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Dear Ian Corless,

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Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
[PHE request email]
Tel: 020 8327 6920
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OFFICIAL
Dear Ian Corless

Please find attached Public Health England's response to your request.

FOI Team
Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
[PHE request email]
www.gov.uk/phe Follow us on Twitter @PHE uk

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Dear FOI,

This response from PHE did not give me any information regarding my request.

My original request "Please disclose the evidence demonstrating any potential or actual detriments to a wearer of face coverings, such as headaches, oxygen deficiency, increased CO2 inhalation, staph infection,
inhalation of mask fibres getting into the lungs and anything other.

PHE listed testing against Covid. As you can see from my request. I am looking for data from the damages caused by mask wearing, Nothing to do with Covid

Yours sincerely,

Ian Corless

FOI, Public Health England

OFFICIAL
Dear Ian Corless

We acknowledge receipt of your email, which will be treated as a request for an internal review, following your requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please note we aim to complete your internal review within 20 working days from the day following the date of receipt of your request. We will notify you if we anticipate the internal review taking longer than 20 working days.

Kind Regards

FOI Team
Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
[PHE request email]
Tel: 020 8327 6920
www.gov.uk/phe Follow us on Twitter @PHE uk

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OFFICIAL
Dear Ian Corless

Please find attached Public Health England's response to your request.

FOI Team
Public Accountability Unit
Public Health England
[PHE request email]
www.gov.uk/phe Follow us on Twitter @PHE uk

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