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>>28852618
>There are exactly ZERO studies that show public use of masking prevents viral spread. Surgical masks are used to prevent BACTERIAL spread, and they are only for use in sterile environments with strict protocols.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

>A May 2020 meta-study on pandemic influenza published by the US CDC found that face masks had no effect, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control.

https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/masking-lack-of-evidence-with-politics/

>no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth masks against virus infection or transmission.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/-/new-study-reveals-blueprint-for-getting-out-of-covid-19-lockdown

>mask requirement was of no benefit and could even increase the risk of infection.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

>University of Illinois concluded face masks have no effect in everyday life, neither as self-protection nor to protect third parties

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372

>cloth face masks offer little to no protection in everyday life.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2

>An April 2020 Cochrane review (preprint) found that face masks in the general population or health care workers didn’t reduce influenza-like illness (ILI) cases.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20049528v1

>"evidence is not sufficiently strong to support widespread use of facemasks”

http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/13523664

>>24332777
scientist even had to make this basic video so mask tards could understand how pointless they are