We still have mask mandates in various places, such as the dentist, here in WA. Had to wear one this morning with my two kids. I'm not sure why it drives me so crazy.
If one reads the report on the Cochrance website they acknowledge that the quality of the evidence from their study is low:
>> Authors' conclusions:
>> The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions. There were additional RCTs during the pandemic related to physical interventions but a relative paucity given the importance of the question of masking and its relative effectiveness and the concomitant measures of mask adherence which would be highly relevant to the measurement of effectiveness, especially in the elderly and in young children.
>> There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect. ...
We still have mask mandates in various places, such as the dentist, here in WA. Had to wear one this morning with my two kids. I'm not sure why it drives me so crazy.
If one reads the report on the Cochrance website they acknowledge that the quality of the evidence from their study is low:
>> Authors' conclusions:
>> The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions. There were additional RCTs during the pandemic related to physical interventions but a relative paucity given the importance of the question of masking and its relative effectiveness and the concomitant measures of mask adherence which would be highly relevant to the measurement of effectiveness, especially in the elderly and in young children.
>> There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect. ...
https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses