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no idea where you live but since masks have been enforced everywhere here (including: the beach, hiking trails, walking alone at night), with the police actuall

by mxxc 5y ago

no idea where you live but since masks have been enforced everywhere here (including: the beach, hiking trails, walking alone at night), with the police actually checking people, we've had 3 subsequent waves of covid. i'm only talking about exteriors because i haven't seen a single person not wearing a mask inside – no mask in a shop? you don't get allowed in. expecting more than this and discussing the result of a study that can't really be done in a lab is debating philosophy, but of course critics can go on downvoting.

ceejayoz 5y ago
Again, from the specific study in question: > In this community-based, randomized controlled trial conducted in a setting where mask wearing was uncommon and was not among other recommended public health measures related to COVID-19... This study did not tackle the effectiveness of masks. It attempted to determine the effectiveness of asking people to voluntarily wear one in a location where masking is not a recommendation by local health authorities. > expecting more than this and discussing the result of a study that can't really be done in a lab is debating philosophy Testing mask effectiveness can and has been done in a lab.
- mxxc 5y ago
  no not really. the study says that one of the two groups was instructed to wear masks. it's the people outside that were only recommended to do so. half of them reported always wearing them and only a small minority reported never doing so. the results of the test are in line with the sad reality in most european countries that have mandatory mask wearing since last summer. nobody is questioning lab tests. to be clear: the effectiveness of mask-wearing policies on a broad population can not be done in a lab, although it would be interesting to test "not wearing masks" in a country that does have that policy; this unfortunately can't be done either because it's currently against the law - where applicable.
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by mxxc 5y ago

ceejayoz 5y ago

Again, from the specific study in question: > In this community-based, randomized controlled trial conducted in a setting where mask wearing was uncommon and was not among other recommended public health measures related to COVID-19... This study did not tackle the effectiveness of masks. It attempted to determine the effectiveness of asking people to voluntarily wear one in a location where masking is not a recommendation by local health authorities. > expecting more than this and discussing the result of a study that can't really be done in a lab is debating philosophy Testing mask effectiveness can and has been done in a lab.

mxxc 5y ago
no not really. the study says that one of the two groups was instructed to wear masks. it's the people outside that were only recommended to do so. half of them reported always wearing them and only a small minority reported never doing so. the results of the test are in line with the sad reality in most european countries that have mandatory mask wearing since last summer. nobody is questioning lab tests. to be clear: the effectiveness of mask-wearing policies on a broad population can not be done in a lab, although it would be interesting to test "not wearing masks" in a country that does have that policy; this unfortunately can't be done either because it's currently against the law - where applicable.
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