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No, there is a 2009 study which compares N95 mask efficiency with surgical masks, because they predict that during a pandemic N95 masks will be in shorter suppl
by doublekill 7y ago
No, there is a 2009 study which compares N95 mask efficiency with surgical masks, because they predict that during a pandemic N95 masks will be in shorter supply. (1)
They don't find significantly more efficiency for N95 masks, but other studies do find N95 masks slightly better. (2)
(1) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/184819 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/184819
(2) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00198.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-2659...
Do a search on Google Scholar for "N95" in combination with "virus" or "sars" for more studies.
Really a shame that authorities, including the Surgeon General, claim that masks are not protective, despite medical science to the contrary.
- drcode 7y agoGreat link! Yes, it really hurts me, as a science-based person, to have scientists with authority say things that are unscientific.
- greenburger 7y agoEven a simple homemade mask has some efficacy [1] though it significantly less. The primary author’s summary of wether they would be protective is “no” [2] [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_the_Efficacy_of_Homemade_Masks_Would_They_Protect_in_an_Influenza_Pandemic https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258525804_Testing_t... [2] https://twitter.com/chaiclate/status/1232972182667612162?s=20 https://twitter.com/chaiclate/status/1232972182667612162?s=2...
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