You can't argue with "the largest study yet" on face masks...

[Old Irenaeus]

From rural Bangladesh… Surgical masks reduce COVID-19 spread, large-scale study shows

 

[Ben.]

"At 5 and 9 weeks follow-up, we surveyed all reachable participants
about COVID-related symptoms. Blood samples collected at 10-12 weeks of follow-up for
symptomatic individuals were analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies."

How is that a accurate measurement for effectiveness? ...

 

[LucyL]

From the study: "“Unfortunately, much of the conversation around masking in the United States is not evidence-based,” Luby said. “Our study provides strong evidence that mask wearing can interrupt the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. "

"Strong Evidence..." When you run the numbers from the article (anyone have a link to the actual study?) you find there were a whopping 107 positive COVID cases in the control group, and 92 positive COVID cases in mask group. Out of 342,126 people.

 

[sweetpeat]

From the study: "“Unfortunately, much of the conversation around masking in the United States is not evidence-based,” Luby said. “Our study provides strong evidence that mask wearing can interrupt the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. "

"Strong Evidence..." When you run the numbers from the article (anyone have a link to the actual study?) you find there were a whopping 107 positive COVID cases in the control group, and 92 positive COVID cases in mask group. Out of 342,126 people.

The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh | IPA

www.poverty-action.org

 

[Sefton10]

View: https://twitter.com/jackmurphylive/status/1433776092876361731?s=21

 

[achillea]

From rural Bangladesh… Surgical masks reduce COVID-19 spread, large-scale study shows

Bangladesh ..... Where is George Harrison when we need him?

The so called scientific community and the media will lick the bottom of the trough and say the water is pure.
We need to chop the head off the head of the Medusa.

 

[boris]

From rural Bangladesh… Surgical masks reduce COVID-19 spread, large-scale study shows

From the CDC.

Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures

Pandemic Influenza—Personal Protective Measures

wwwnc.cdc.gov

„...evidence from 14 randomized controlled trials of these measures did not support a substantial effect on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza. We similarly found limited evidence on the effectiveness of improved hygiene and environmental cleaning.“

This is from march 2020. Nothing changed since then.

 

[Tim Lundeen]

Some other factors re this study:

* mask wearing was not mandatory, so people with health problems were not forced to wear them
* mask compliance was not particularly high
* they did not study overall health effects, so we can't evaluate risk:benefits
* the study was short term, so we don't know the long-term risk:benefits
* this study gives very different results from prior work -- why?

 

[Peatness]

View: https://twitter.com/TanyaRo58329998/status/1412510320510316553

 

[jondoeuk]

Some early thoughts on that from Dr. Prasad


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29y7DzOP680

 

[Peatness]

 

[Peatness]

View: https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1434721635064377348

 

[Ben.]

View: https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1434721635064377348

I dont know if paint and virus comparison is valid enough to use the video for an argument. The reality however is that masks won't stop spreading (perhaps reducing but scared people should just stay home), lets not forget the fact that people wear the wrong masks and even if they do, wear it wrong. So this whole mask wearing thing for the most part is just a unessecary circus show.

 

[Peatness]

I dont know if paint and virus comparison is valid enough to use the video for an argument. The reality however is that masks won't stop spreading (perhaps reducing but scared people should just stay home), lets not forget the fact that people wear the wrong masks and even if they do, wear it wrong. So this whole mask wearing thing for the most part is just a unessecary circus show.

Paint particles are much larger than viruses - it makes a very good point

 

[LucyL]

bangladesh mask study: do not believe the hype

this is one of the worst studies i've ever seen in any field. it proves nothing apart from the credulity of many mask advocates.

boriquagato.substack.com

 

[TomS]

Facemasks are worth of nothing

View: https://twitter.com/barakshalev/status/1365721082880286720

 

[Peatness]

MAG again, this time the masks

AFTER SEEING THIS VIDEO YOU'LL NEVER WEAR ANOTHER FACEMASK IN YOUR LIFE​

View: https://www.bitchute.com/video/EZKAhyKsCfvj/

 

[Peatness]

View: https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1468494661589381121

 

[Dave Clark]

I thought that the CDC did a study in 2011 and showed that masks are 98% ineffective.

CDC Report on the Efficacy of Cloth Masks

Results obtained in the study show that common fabric materials may provide marginal protection against nanoparticles including those in the size ranges of virus-containing particles in exhaled breath.

www.samsorbo.com

 

[Peatness]

Horowitz: The country that ‘succeeded’ against COVID with masks has the highest case rate in the world | Blaze Media

Those who believe in the freedom of bodily autonomy are celebrating a slew of recent court rulings enjoining the Biden administration’s injection mandate. However, no GOP state attorney general has bothered to fight the equally immoral, illogical, and inhumane mask mandates that are still in...

www.theblaze.com