Masks: How Effective Are They? An Update
Here are three pieces that are packed with research and tons of relevant footnotes and links. Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data. A very good overview by Forbes. Here are all the collected links on masks The definitive study of masks and the 1918 Influenza Masks have not been proved efficient enough to warrant compulsory application for the checking of epidemics, according to Dr. Kellogg, who has conducted a painstaking investigation with gauzes. This investigation is scientific in character, omitting not one of the necessary factors. It ought to settle the much argued question of masks for the public. Should Everyone Wear A Mask In Public? Maybe—But It’s Complicated “The question a month ago was will they protect you, the wearer, and the answer is still, they probably won’t protect you,” Eli Perencevich, the University of Iowa. One of the biggest reasons they won’t protect the average wearer is that most don’t wear them correctly—even when trained—and unconsciously engage in counterproductive behaviors, such as touching the mask frequently. The historical peer-reviewed evidence on universal mask wearing to reduce community spread remains inconclusive. Here’s a short summary of what the peer-reviewed evidence does show, all of which must be considered through the lens of other issues discussed further down and the fact that COVID-19 is a new disease caused ...
