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will the "masks don't work" misinfo lead to more deaths than the "saddam has yellowcake" misinfo?

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· Mar 22, 2020

Masks seems to be why Tokyo is business as usual without lockdowns or quarantines: “An 80% compliance rate [in wearing face masks] essentially eliminated the influenza outbreak.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30229

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Jesse Powell

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was waiting for this

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Jesse Powell

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· Mar 10, 2020

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Would be interesting to compare Japan and Italy. Japan has loads of public transport, older population but clean AF.

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Politicians lied to us, again. Masks don’t work but please save them for healthcare workers because masks work 🤔

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show they do work. If out of masks check DIY masks efficiency

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C. Michael Gibson MD

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· Mar 17, 2020

Cambridge scientists tested 0.02 micron Bacteriophage MS2 particles (5 times smaller than the coronavirus) & compared homemade masks made of different materials to surgical masks. Surgical mask blocks 89% Vacuum cleaning bag 85% Dish Towel 73% T shirt 70% #macgyvercare

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