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beholdachair 4 points ago +6 / -2

surgeons wear masks due to tradition from the miasma theory. That's it.

Studies show no difference in a surgical setting with or without a mask.

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HurdyGurdyHer 3 points ago +3 / -0

I'd like to see those. Our training didn't address "miasma;" only avoiding spreading bacteria.

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Hempaid 3 points ago +3 / -0

Here is a list of studies showing masks either no nothing or increase infection rates in surgical settings. https://jamesfetzer.org/2020/08/studies-of-surgical-masks-efficacy-masks-are-useless-in-preventing-the-spread-of-disease/