I have a new article in the New York Times discussing lack of randomized trials for masks for source-control for COVID. In my newsletter, I discuss what this debate/debacle reveals, not just about COVID denialism, but also about our public health response.https://zeynep.substack.com/p/on-randomized-trials-and-medicine …
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Yeah, it's the intentionally misleading spin that bugs me.
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Also: I realize the study addressed masks to protect self, not others, & as
@zeynep,@CLaineMD, &@DrTomFrieden point out, protection of others (source control) is key. So to imply (wink, wink) that research fails to confirm the effectiveness of masks is intellectually dishonest.
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Heard that even at college, so what to do with the "over 1" values of the CI? If they are not an "increase" then ...
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