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> this category won't do anything prevent you from catching it. Are you saying there have been studies showing approximately 0% reduced risk of infection from
by coryfklein 6y ago
> this category won't do anything prevent you from catching it.
Are you saying there have been studies showing approximately 0% reduced risk of infection from wearing a paper or cloth mask?
I'd have assumed that these masks are much less effective than an N95, but I haven't seen any data showing they have no effect.
- zucker42 6y agoThere are no studies that I know of that show that cloth masks provide protection for the wearer. The consensus now seems to be that they are effective at decreasing the likelihood that a sick person spreads it to a healthy person if sick people wear them. Related: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/31/ssc-journal-club-macintyre-on-cloth-masks/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/31/ssc-journal-club-macin...
- coryfklein 6y agoAbsence of evidence something something something