What's the best data you've seen on masks and #SARSCOV2 transmission prevention?
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Replying to @gregggonsalves
Nearly all who now say cloth masks are effective..have no experience in this area. Dr. Lisa Brosseau has spent her career on this..worth listening to this interview. Her concern is that public health reversal, gives people false sense of security https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/mask-orders-and-the-science-of-homemade-masks/ …
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Replying to @gartmartin9 @gregggonsalves
All good with wanting more evidence on masks—different types, source-control versus PPE—but I find it baffling that "false sense of security" which is *utterly evidence free and if anything has evidence against* is touted by experts who allegedly have high standards for evidence!
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Replying to @zeynep @gartmartin9
My main thing: can wearing a mask HURT you? No. Keep washing your hands, observing social distancing, etc. Masks may not have enough evidence of benefit, but the downsides of wearing them are few.
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Replying to @gregggonsalves @gartmartin9
In my view, apples-to-apples, masks have more evidence than hand-washing at this point for this virus, but I agree that both are low-risk, high pay-off interventions. That's why I'm baffled by the false sense of security crowd.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
Also did you see these? Fauci and even some WHO folks are openly saying they withheld mask recommendation, despite evidence, because of the shortage. Way to lose trust!https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1275798134556368896 …
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