So much this. Especially on Twitter, but more dangerously in published papers.https://twitter.com/laurahelmuth/status/1273979510019502080 …
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Replying to @apoorva_nyc
My problem is with established experts in epidemiology doing long podcasts saying masks don’t work. This is then very hard to undo.
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Replying to @VincentRK
If you're referring to Dr. Osterholm, I don't think he said masks *don't* work, just that the evidence is variable depending on which kind of mask you're talking about.
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Replying to @apoorva_nyc @VincentRK
He did! He said they were just cosmetic, feel-good etc.
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Also, so many public health experts at the time were arguing, incorrectly, that there was a risk of false sense of security (no evidence to think that, and evidence not to think that) and that incorrect wearing would increase risk of infection (how? no evidence for that either).
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This is still a widely held view on
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I know. I still encounter it. Osterholm still makes that claim (no evidence, ignoring evidence to the contrary). I'm not against the idea that it's something to keep an eye out for but given past data, it would be a huge surprise and we already have counter evidence.
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