And related to this, a new study also says that wearing of masks doesn't give people a false sense of security or increase the risk of infection (this was one of @WHO's concerns for not recommending universal face coverings till pretty late)
https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2913 …https://twitter.com/apoorva_nyc/status/1287903779820654594 …
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@zeynep pointed this out to WHO. Not sure if it was the same study or a different one.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Not sure. Maybe when it was a preprint? just came out in BMJ
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@zeynep would know! I heard her say it but not sure which study.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Ah! Sorry, missed this. Just had hand surgery plus been writing. (Yes, yes, doesn't make sense together but that's what's happening). There is this, from this pandemic. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2005.12446.pdf … But also I've been talking a lot about previous false sense of security claims.
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I have more here. https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202004.0203/v3 … In general, my expectation was masks would increase distancing because: previous studies, signaling effect, solidarity and lack of evidence in general for false sense of security as big problem in safety devices (like motorcycle helmets).
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