BREAKING: Danish mask study that JAMA, NEJM & Lancet REFUSED to publish was just published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
In the largest randomized controlled trial to date w/ 6,024 subjects, medical masks were NOT effective protection against infection.https://t.co/HyFiQX2qPG
— James Todaro, MD (@JamesTodaroMD) November 18, 2020
A massive Danish study on mask usage found no statistically significant difference in coronavirus infection rates between mask-wearers and non-mask-wearers. In fact, according to the data, mask usage may actually increase the likelihood of infection. https://t.co/ijUy8hfNTY pic.twitter.com/gYDtA8ac0p
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 18, 2020
The difference in rates of infection between the control group (no masks) and medical mask wearers was 2.1% vs 1.8%, respectively.
Odds Ratio CI was 0.54 to 1.23, P=0.33.
No significant difference.
— James Todaro, MD (@JamesTodaroMD) November 18, 2020
In the study 46% wore the mask as recommended, presumably, not touching it or adjusting it, and they were using high quality surgical masks. Most of the public is using cloth masks and buffs and touching them constantly, which is probably worse than not wearing a mask at all. pic.twitter.com/bsdg9RAAOO
— Leon Clark (@LeonClark2036) November 18, 2020
Um… bingo?
That isn’t actually the conclusion of the Danish study. The conclusion was as follows:
Masks didn’t reduce the infection rate by more than 50 percent is the most they could say with a high degree of certainty. That’s quite a vague statement. Additionally, there are numbers stated in the study that could easily be misinterpreted or deliberately misrepresented—which could explain why JAMA, NEJM & Lancet didn’t publish it.
CIs are “Confidence Intervals”, which relate to the degree of confidence in the accuracy of the findings. When they’re compatible with a range of observed statistical results that runs from a 46 percent decrease to a 23 percent increase, you’re really not zeroing in on much of anything with a very high degree of certainty. This is why the bottom line conclusion is such a vague statement. The most they can say with a high degree of confidence is that masks didn’t reduce the likelihood of infection by more than 50 percent.
@Greg: By touching the front of your mask, you might infect yourself. Don’t touch the front of your mask while you’re wearing it. But we see it all the time. Not to mention the virus airborne will get into your eyes, masks are totally useless.
Taking Vitamin D3 seems to be the ONLY proven protection against the corona virus.
Masks, used by untrained people who do touch their masks or who wear them incorrectly, or who wear masks made of knitted materials, offer only a false sense of security.