No, mask mandates are not a 'war crime' that break the Nuremberg Code
A CLAIM HAS been recirculating on Facebook in recent weeks that mask mandates are a “war crime” that break the Nuremberg Code.
The Code has been referenced online repeatedly by anti-restriction activists to oppose various Covid measures – including against vaccine mandates in the UK – and has even been cited by MPs in submissions against their introduction . The ten Nuremberg Code standards include: that the voluntary consent of the person is “absolutely essential” before an experiment can be conducted; that the experiment should have a clear purpose for the good of society and that it should not be “random and unnecessary”; that the experiment should “avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury”.
The Nuremberg Code covers medical experiments and scientific research. Masks are categorised as a public health measure, which would not fall under the Nuremberg’s Code purview. Under Article 6 of that document, which deals with research carried out on groups of people, it states: This UNESDOC document doesn’t mention masks or mask mandates at all, but it does mention access to medical care and improving health in the developing world by creating new vaccines and improving childhood vaccines, among other issues.
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