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You had me up until the word "multiple". A more appropriate word would be percentage. I'm willing to cede ground that masks may reduce infections 5-20%. If it w
by ipspam 5y ago
You had me up until the word "multiple". A more appropriate word would be percentage. I'm willing to cede ground that masks may reduce infections 5-20%. If it were more, there would be correlates in the real world. As it is, it's a statistical shit show to even show that masks have any effect at all, much less how much.
- sampo 5y ago> it's a statistical shit show to even show that masks have any effect at all It's also a statistical shit show to show that condoms have any effect (against unwanted pregnancies, or sexually transmitted diseases), in studies using RCT settings: https://jech.bmj.com/content/65/2/100 https://jech.bmj.com/content/65/2/100 Do you think this should make us conclude, that condoms may reduce STDs or unwanted pregnancies at max 5-20%?
- leereeves 5y agoThat paper isn't about the effectiveness of condoms; it's about "Interventions to increase effective condom use...condom design, access to condoms, condom use behaviours and condom-related legislation." In other words, it's a study about the effectiveness of policies, not the condoms themselves.
- sampo 5y agoSo, just like the mask studies mentioned.