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Let me rephrase: If you feel the need to wear a mask, do it. If not, don't. Edit: > in the prior this has high probability based on logic and the experience o
by charbonneau 5y ago
Let me rephrase: If you feel the need to wear a mask, do it. If not, don't.
Edit:
> in the prior this has high probability based on logic and the experience of many years
Reality can be counter-intuitive if you put your logic and experience to the test. Famous example: Using diuretics for antidiuretic effects [1]
Even a banal situation like wearing a face mask during surgery leads to inconclusive results [2]. Does it increase or decrease the number of cases of wound infections? There seems to be no clear evidence atm
[1] https://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/15/11/2948 https://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/15/11/2948
[2] https://www.cochrane.org/CD002929/WOUNDS_disposable-surgical-face-masks-preventing-surgical-wound-infection-clean-surgery https://www.cochrane.org/CD002929/WOUNDS_disposable-surgical...