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HN has featured multiple studies on the effects of wearing a cloth isolation masks. They all found it reduced the chances of catching it by over 50%. That's wel

HN has featured multiple studies on the effects of wearing a cloth isolation masks. They all found it reduced the chances of catching it by over 50%. That's well worth it in my opinion.

m4rtink 7y ago
And to add to that - the other if not the main benefit of masks is it reduces the chance of transmission from infected people, if they do not know they are infected but wear a mask.
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  But the WHO say this is not the case. Who should people be listening to?
  - m4rtink 7y ago
    From what I've read in various articles WHO just says masks might not be 100% effective at protecting you and that's it. As far as I can tell, they are not saying anything about the other much more important aspect of masks protecting others when everyone wears them. And that's in my opinion very very wrong and is most likely already costing many lives...
    - chrisseaton 7y ago
      > From what I've read in various articles WHO just says masks might not be 100% effective at protecting you and that's it. They say there is not enough evidence to back up the idea that the general population wearing masks has a benefit to everyone. > There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit.