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For anyone convinced in this mask pseudoscience, here is extensive scientific literature over decades that establishes that wearing surgical masks, respirators

For anyone convinced in this mask pseudoscience, here is extensive scientific literature over decades that establishes that wearing surgical masks, respirators and cotton masks do not reduce the risk of contracting verified illnesses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-inf... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659... https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567 https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381

kovek 6y ago
Does the literature talk about reducing the risk of sharing those verified illnesses with others? For example, if a person has an illness that transmits through coughs, then if they wear a mask and cough, is the chance that people around them get the illness lower?
thanatosmin 6y ago
I looked at three links here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 Is laughably underpowered. 2 people got a cold in one group, 1 in the other. There's nothing to derive from this. bin-Reza is a review that does not agree with your statement. Radonovich et al compares N95 and surgical masks, and finds no difference between those. One has to actually read and critically evaluate scientific papers to learn something.
- thanatosmin 6y ago
  Smith et al again compares N95 to surgical masks. Offeddu et al is the same. Long et al is the same. So none of these links support your claim.
40four 6y ago
Ok so I randomly clicked on one of you links and it says Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicated a protective effect of masks and respirators against clinical respiratory illness (CRI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) Meta-analysis of observational studies provided evidence of a protective effect of masks and respirators against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

kovek 6y ago

Does the literature talk about reducing the risk of sharing those verified illnesses with others? For example, if a person has an illness that transmits through coughs, then if they wear a mask and cough, is the chance that people around them get the illness lower?

thanatosmin 6y ago

I looked at three links here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002 Is laughably underpowered. 2 people got a cold in one group, 1 in the other. There's nothing to derive from this. bin-Reza is a review that does not agree with your statement. Radonovich et al compares N95 and surgical masks, and finds no difference between those. One has to actually read and critically evaluate scientific papers to learn something.

thanatosmin 6y ago
Smith et al again compares N95 to surgical masks. Offeddu et al is the same. Long et al is the same. So none of these links support your claim.

40four 6y ago

Ok so I randomly clicked on one of you links and it says Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicated a protective effect of masks and respirators against clinical respiratory illness (CRI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) Meta-analysis of observational studies provided evidence of a protective effect of masks and respirators against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)