i'm dropping this link on all the FB health experts in my feed, prefaced with the question, "are the contributors to the NEJM conspiracy theorists now too?"
But, but, but...progressives are just so science-based ! Not like us Bible-reading neanderthal conservatives who believe in the fantasy of only two genders instead of 64 ! /s
"There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza."
"We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. "
New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=TOC
Thanks for digging up supporting studies.
NEJM is the authoritative medical science journal for the USA.
Or maybe WAS - until the progressives find out about this...
i'm dropping this link on all the FB health experts in my feed, prefaced with the question, "are the contributors to the NEJM conspiracy theorists now too?"
But, but, but...progressives are just so science-based ! Not like us Bible-reading neanderthal conservatives who believe in the fantasy of only two genders instead of 64 ! /s
fwiw, i think this NEJM link deserves its own post.
I live in NYC surrounded by SJW NPCs who always wear masks outside. ( I never do - I only wear them in places where I risk fines for non-compliance ).
I tell them about the science when they bring the topic up - they don't want to hear it.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
"There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza."
Which is a position they haven't really changed on. Public mask use are more to stop what's coming out of your month, not what's coming in.
Surgeons aren't wearing masks to protect themselves from their patients. It's to protect their patients from any type of contamination they breath.