It does not: "On this occasion, we believe public-facing communications regarding the scientific view on the balance of risks and benefits of widespread uptake

It does not: "On this occasion, we believe public-facing communications regarding the scientific view on the balance of risks and benefits of widespread uptake of face masks have exceeded the scientific evidence base. Efforts to communicate a position so strongly in favour of widespread use of masks in the community, against current WHO advice and in the face of persistent evidence gaps and debates, risk promoting policy that is based more on eminence—the track record, credentials and status of the authors—than on evidence."