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WHO study Dec 1 2020: MASKS DON'T WORK but put them on anyway "At present there is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking of healthy people in the community to prevent infection with respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 (75)."
posted ago by canadianamerican ago by canadianamerican +44 / -0

A large randomized community-based trial in which 4862 healthy participants were divided into a group wearing medical/surgical masks and a control group found no difference in infection with SARS-CoV-2 (76)

Here is the study: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1319378/retrieve

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– IBeWokeIBePraying 3 points ago +3 / -0

From page 8 of the report:

Guidance on mask use in community settings

Evidence on the protective effect of mask use in community settings

At present there is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking of healthy people in the community to prevent infection with respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 (75). A large randomized community-based trial in which 4862 healthy participants were divided into a group wearing medical/surgical masks and a control group found no difference in infection with SARS-CoV-2 (76)...

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