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'I've masked consistently since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
first with a cloth mask, before I knew better, and then for the last few years
with KN95s or N95s. And I have, to my knowledge, continued to avoid catching
the virus. In fact, I haven't been sick for at least 4.5 years, and I attribute
that in large part to masking. I also opt for patios if I go out to eat, if at
all possible, so that's also part of why I haven't been sick. But it's also
definitely the masking. Needless to say, I'm already a huge believer in the
science of masking. In simple terms: masks work.
However, it's hard to convince folks who have swallowed the fake news that
masking is harmful or that masks don't work. I won't link to those (flawed)
"studies" because I definitely don't want to share more misinformation, but
suffice it to say, folks who believe masks don't work are either not reading
actual science, or aren't actually masking, or aren't using high quality masks,
or if they are wearing masks, aren't wearing them properly (yeah, you're right,
masks around your chin don't actually work!).
In case you still have the patience to try to convince a mask skeptic—or even a
rabid anti-masker—that masks
do actually work, here's a great, brand-new,
peer-reviewed study to share with them. The paper, which is based on a
narrative review and meta-analysis research project, was written by an
international team of 13 researchers from universities including University of
Oxford (UK), University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia), University of
Toronto (Canada), University of Otago (Wellington, New Zealand), and University
of Calgary (Alberta, Canada).'
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
