2023-02-05 14:24:46
This tweet, and its corresponding study, is deceptive. The Yale/NORM study - the broadest large-scale real-world study on masks - proves that masks reduce COVID-19 transmission by 5-12% (from cloth to surgical), and among vulnerable people, reduces by over 35%. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-4) Author
2023-02-05 21:17:18
This tweet is based on new data and doesn’t rely on information gathered prior to 2021. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author
2023-02-05 21:54:08
The tweet in question discusses the paper recently published by Jefferson et al. in 2023. It is currently the largest study on mask efficacy. [Link] A community note attempts to refute this by claiming that a different paper published in 2021 is the largest. This is incorrect. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author