It's important not just to remember this (the incorrect guidance on masks) but to study and understand it. When I wrote my "masks work" op-ed on March 17 for the New York Times, I honestly thought I was likely ending my career as a public writer. https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/1261994903007113216 …
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Totally agree that we should be doing all three. The thing that's (from my understanding) still in the air, is whether people shift their hand-washing/distancing/face-touching behaviors due to wearing masks significantly enough to negate their benefits.
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That's a "risk compensation" theory and we have evidence from all other safety devices: it just never overwhelms the actual safety effect. So I feel confident saying not likely at all. Touching face with mask on is better than without mask, and no worse harm there.
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