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No, the study would only be worthwhile if it fitted the narrative and proved the usefulness of masks. Otherwise its time to break out the excuses.
by tinus_hn 6y ago
No, the study would only be worthwhile if it fitted the narrative and proved the usefulness of masks. Otherwise its time to break out the excuses.
- weakfish 6y agoSounds like you're the one making excuses. Anti intellectualism is strong in this thread.
- nabla9 6y agoThe study is not about usefulness of wearing mask during epidemic. It's limited to the usefulness of wearing surgical mask to protect the wearer. There is lots of evidence that wearing mask protects others, that's why surgeons wear surgical masks during surgery. Surgical masks are not intended to protect the wearer, you need medical respirator for that. The question is how effective they are in doing job they are not designed to do. It seems to be limited, maybe around 30-50% depending on the study.
- petertodd 6y ago> There is lots of evidence that wearing mask protects others, that's why surgeons wear surgical masks during surgery. There is a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of masks during surgery, and they aren't always mandatory to wear: https://www.cochrane.org/CD002929/WOUNDS_disposable-surgical-face-masks-preventing-surgical-wound-infection-clean-surgery https://www.cochrane.org/CD002929/WOUNDS_disposable-surgical... https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncontrol/16278 https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/infectioncont... https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480558/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480558/ There are obvious hygienic benefits - no-one wants to be splashed with bodily fluids - but there is a lack of evidence that they actually protect the patient.