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The article claims to refute your statement by pointing out that "The CDC has been singing the same tune for the past ten years. Swine flu, don’t wear masks. SA
by williamstein 7y ago
The article claims to refute your statement by pointing out that "The CDC has been singing the same tune for the past ten years. Swine flu, don’t wear masks. SARS, don’t wear masks. They’ve been really consistent on this point. But why?" This text in the article has several links.
- seemslegit 7y agohttps://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/masks_cdc.png https://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/masks_cdc.png Seems pretty consistent with my point - if masks weren't believed to be effective they would not be recommended "if unavoidable" , a use / don't use recommendation is not the same as a scientific finding of efficacy - it almost always factors in an implicit cost-benefit analysis of exactly the kind SSC advocates for. Case in point - all countries are now recommending (and in some places legally requiring) masks and not because a bunch of RCTs were conducted in the last two months.