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Wait, why do surgical masks (not N95s) exist then? Have doctors been virtue signalling for decades?
by roywiggins 6y ago
Wait, why do surgical masks (not N95s) exist then? Have doctors been virtue signalling for decades?
- aleister_777 6y agoFor one time limited use in sterile environments. And they don't touch or adjust them either.
- jaywalk 6y agoAs it happens, kind of: "A recent review concluded that it is not clear whether face masks prevent surgical wound infections, and the scientific evidence for this practice is weak and insufficient." https://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=2085803 https://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid...