"It's not a study of the mask but of intervention to get people to wear a mask." Recently, a review from the Cochrane Library set off a firestorm …
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Don't Believe the Hype: Face Masks Do Protect Against COVID-19
Coronavirus misinformation continues to spread, this time involving a study some claim proves mask-wearing offers little protection. Scientists are pushing back, saying the results have been misinterpreted and yes, face masks DO help stop the spread of COVID-19. The researchers behind the study have even refuted the claim. Multiple others studies have also found face coverings offer protection against the virus.
A meta-analysis seeks to be the last word on the effectiveness of masks, but finding answers in science isn’t that easy. Here’s a seemingly simple question with a deeply unsimple answer: Do the masks that so many of us spent more than two years wearing actually prevent the spread of Covid-19? There …
The Cochrane Review 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' was published in January 2023 and has been …
The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific …
The armchair Covid quarterbacks are screaming some new tunes: Masks don’t work! Covid came from a lab! Here’s why we need to be cautious about …
A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it Masks have played a key role in keeping us all safe throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start, masks helped flatten the curve to protect our hospital systems, and since, masks have helped …
The debate over masks’ effectiveness in fighting the spread of the coronavirus intensified recently when a respected scientific nonprofit said its review of studies assessing measures to impede the spread of viral illnesses found it was “uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps …
