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Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures
[Dr. Ted Noel, MD: These studies reaveal the CDC has "found no evidence that masks had any effect on transmission of airborne diseases, in particular H1N1 flu, which is spread the same way that SARS-CoV-2 is spread. Even when they lumped the fourteen studies together in a 'meta-analysis,' they still struck out." (source)]Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020Policy ReviewN... READ MORE |
nolanf 09/29/2020 |
Published Studies: Masks are EFFECTIVE |
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Mayo Clinic: COVID-19: How much protection do face masks offer?
From: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449[Note: this is not a study. There are no references to any studies. This undated article, often referenced as proof that masks are effective, does not state that cloth masks are effective against the spread of the Coronovirus at all. It contains obvious contradictions with c... READ MORE |
nolanf 09/29/2020 |
Published Studies: Masks are EFFECTIVE |
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CDC: Considerations for Wearing Masks
From: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html#recent-studiesUpdated July 7, 2020The following are the references provided by the CDC as "Evidence for Effectiveness of Masks" (source) Each one of these studies are not actually studies using the scientific method, but are instead mathematical or simulated representations of t... READ MORE |
nolanf 09/01/2020 |
Published Studies: Masks are EFFECTIVE |
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BYU: Making sense of the research on COVID-19 and masks
For the PDF version of this report, click here.Executive summary: In the first few months of the pandemic, there was scientific uncertainty about the usefulness of public masking. Conflicting guidance was given by several official sources1–4.There is now convincing evidence from multiple controlled experiments5–7 and field observations8–14 that wearing masks r... READ MORE |
nolanf 08/20/2020 |
Published Studies: Masks are EFFECTIVE |
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Texas A&M: Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19
[Note that this study is in opposition to numerous opposing studies, going back over 25 years. Note its source of funding. Note that its conclusion is not based on the effectiveness of masks using quantifiable, physical measurements. Instead, this study relies upon the statisitical usage of masks in regions having employed them while dealing with COVID-19. This stu... READ MORE |
nolanf 08/03/2020 |
Published Studies: Masks are EFFECTIVE |