So, I’m basing this on information available from the CDC, medical literature, and a health professional who helped develop guidance for mask usage during the coronavirus pandemic.
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And I’m telling you that sometimes not everything you read is correct. Please read my piece and then go look at the direct evidence yourself. The message you’re amplifying is not based on evidence but the shortage. Also look at practices in every country that this under control.
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When and if we get through this mask shortage, we will almost certainly have to get used to universal mask usage as we relaxed the lockdown. In this current unfortunate messaging will hurt us very much in the long run because it is not correct.
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If/when universal mask-wearing is recommended, it will be because the environment/characteristics of the outbreak have changed in a way that makes wearing masks more advantageous than not wearing them. But that’s not where we are at the moment.
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This is not correct, Caroline. The only argument against mask wearing is the shortage. The outbreak is what it is.
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The question isn't "are masks harmful?", but rather, "under the current conditions, does population-wide mask-wearing confer more benefit than risk?" The answer to that question, at least right now, is yes. Nothing is completely harmless; that's why we assess harm vs. benefits.
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There's always some incident of someone choking on a mask or having a fatal allergic reaction. That's harm. But does it outweigh the benefits? Probably not. What about if a small % of mask-wearing ppl accidentally increase their risk by improper use? Does that outweigh benefits?
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What about if a small % of mask-wearing ppl accidentally increase their risk by improper use -- at a time when the quality of care is lower b/c hospitals are overflowing with people b/c healthcare workers are getting sick due to the shortage of masks?
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Each of the things I have said is true. It's true that we're facing a shortage. It's true that some people use masks improperly and accidentally increase their risk of disease. The risk of improper use is not the *reason* for the recommendation. However, that risk exists.
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None of that is an argument against universal mask wearing, which has clear, evidence-based and demonstrated benefits. There is only the shortage. I don’t think the evidence be any clearer. I don’t think I can be clearer.
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