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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I also pointed out to them that their claims of false sense of security endangering other measures were without evidence, not based on the literature, not a reasonable expectation given existing literature, and were presented in their guidance without citations.
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Honestly, it was a lot of handwaving. And it is still in the updated guidance with similar handwaving, and I pointed this out to them too.
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