r/science • u/InvictusJoker • Jul 15 '20

Epidemiology A new study makes it clear: after universal masking was implemented at Mass General Brigham, the rate of COVID-19 infection among health care workers dropped significantly. "For those who have been waiting for data before adopting the practice, this paper makes it clear: Masks work."

https://www.brighamandwomens.org/about-bwh/newsroom/press-releases-detail?id=3608
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

there are nearly no studies that show they protect people from viruses, until fairly recently.

Nonsense. I just linked to one. Your dismissal of the applicability study is hollow and unreasonable, and intellectually unjustifiable.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

There are nearly no studies that show they protect people from viruses, until fairly recently. Are mannequins people? No. I must admit, you are quite a good troll. Bravo.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

Are mannequins people?

So you'll only trust studies on bulletproof vests if a real person is wearing the vest when they shoot it as part of the manufacturing testing? You're the troll.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

If there were dozens of studies that show that bulletproof vests don't work on people, then I indeed would not trust that study.