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Face masks cut disease spread in the lab, but have less impact in the community. We need to know why

  • Written by Paul Glasziou, Professor of Medicine, Bond University

In controlled laboratory situations, face masks appear to do a good job of reducing the spread of coronavirus (at least in hamsters) and other respiratory viruses. However, evidence shows mask-wearing policies seem to have had much less impact on the community spread of COVID-19.

Why this gap between the effectiveness in the lab and the...

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