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OK, I'll humor you. I went and clicked on the first two links in that collection, both claimed to show "little to no evidence for the effectiveness of face mas
by newacct583 5y ago
OK, I'll humor you.
I went and clicked on the first two links in that collection, both claimed to show "little to no evidence for the effectiveness of face masks in the general population":
Both were studies of mask POLICY (i.e. does TELLING people to wear a mask work?) and not mask USE (do the masks actually work?). The first was just a historical review of previous pandemics with no ability to look at case studies.
The second looked only at Denmark, an environment where masks aren't common, and didn't even track whether or not the participants actually wore them. All they checked was if they were "recommended" or not. And the kicker? They ACTUALLY DID find a statistically significant benefit to mask recommendation, just not a large one. The inclusion in your magic "collection" is basically a lie.
Now I read two links carefully. Your turn: go back to that UCSF site and read some of the links there.
- nickthemagicman 5y agoMask policy? You mean epidemiological studies on communities? Ok.... Masks may or may not work as a stop for particles but do they stop spread on a community level?
- FireBeyond 5y agoThis just shows your ignorance even further. "Mask policy" - what a government organization (DOH, city council, what have you) states as its recommended behavior, action, enforcement practices. And has _absolutely nothing to do with_ epidemiological studies on communities. Nothing. Whatsoever. Policy: 'you should do X' Epidemiological study: a controlled investigation into what happens when people do X, when they don't, including how many do, how many don't, and all the circumstances surrounding it.
- nickthemagicman 5y agoDo these meet your criteria? The first three articles: 1. Meta analysis of mask usage 2. "''A Danish randomized controlled trial with 6000 participants, published in the Annals of Internal...."'' 3. """large randomized controlled trial with close to 8000 participants""" You clearly didn't click on the first two articles like you said you did. You're a liar and a fascist. I'm done here.
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