Desert Hound
DA
I do like to keep bringing this up for people like @dad4 and other true believers. I know it is beating a dead horse...but beat it I will and that is because people and various gov institutions beat the drum on masks DESPITE actual evidence. If we are going to be subjected to rules, they should be based on DATA.
Studies over decades have shown masks don't do anything with influenza like illness.
Recently I posted a study from the EU version of the CDC saying that they cannot at this time show masks actually work.
And here is from the WHO in Dec who published their study/recommendations. They do recommend wearing masks. However when you read their documentation they have this to say regarding how effective masks are:
From Page 8
"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). A recent systematic review found nine trials (of which eight were cluster-randomized controlled trials in which clusters of people, versus individuals, were randomized) comparing medical/surgical masks versus no masks to prevent the spread of viral respiratory illness. Two trials were with healthcare workers and seven in the community. The review concluded that wearing a mask may make little or no difference to the prevention of influenza-like illness."
Studies over decades have shown masks don't do anything with influenza like illness.
Recently I posted a study from the EU version of the CDC saying that they cannot at this time show masks actually work.
And here is from the WHO in Dec who published their study/recommendations. They do recommend wearing masks. However when you read their documentation they have this to say regarding how effective masks are:
From Page 8
"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). A recent systematic review found nine trials (of which eight were cluster-randomized controlled trials in which clusters of people, versus individuals, were randomized) comparing medical/surgical masks versus no masks to prevent the spread of viral respiratory illness. Two trials were with healthcare workers and seven in the community. The review concluded that wearing a mask may make little or no difference to the prevention of influenza-like illness."
