Lab testing shows a reduced transmission of the virus by 16%
Are you going to trust your grandma with those odds?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8
This Nature article cites NO EVIDENCE that masks work. They just make a bunch of claims
Their citations.
1st citation – cdc has one person that went to a hairstylist with a mask and didn’t get infect. That’s NOT a study.
2nd citation – BLM riots. NOT a study
3nd citation – some overnight youth camp that claimed they followed the recommendations at the time. again NOT a study
4th citation – The meta study based on presumption of mask use and lockdown country wide. again NOT a study.
This study was debunked – https://www.r-bloggers.com/2021/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-cdcs-face-mask-study/
I’m waiting for this HARD evidence that masks work.
5th citation – Not found 404 error
6th citation – an opinion article on “all the current evidence” again NOT a study
7th citation – The animal (hamster) in a cage with a mask separation. The study that scott is referring to.
Mind you this article in nature is like 4 pages long.
Reduced transmission of the virus by 16%
That’s crap. Because that is with the mask creating a SEALED environment between the 2 cages.
as scott said. There’s the argument that infected air gets around the mask. It’s only 16% reduction and the real world tests show a variance of 0.3%
So unless you hermetically seal the mask to your face, you are not going to see any benefits.
This is in response to:
Episode 1434 Scott Adams: The Persuasion Filter on the Headlines, And Coffee Too
https://youtu.be/B4Pj-2oQEiQ