Retraction notice to "Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis" [Medical Hypotheses 146 (2021)]
An oft-cited study from anti-maskers/naysayers has been retracted.
Masks work, our comprehensive review has found
A previous review suggested that masks don’t work. We can assure you – they do.
Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t
An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.
The role of masks and respirators in preventing respiratory infections in healthcare and community settings | The BMJ
"In conclusion, there is ample evidence on the effectiveness of masks and respirators in community and healthcare settings to inform consistent policy.32 Respirators are superior and should be the first choice in a serious emerging epidemic or pandemic in healthcare and aged care settings."
Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered - WHN
Picture a typical family gathering today. Most people have moved on from masking: kids run around freely, aunts and uncles chat over snacks, and only a couple of family members still choose to wear well-fitted masks. Soon, the questions start rolling in: “Isn’t the pandemic over?” “Aren’t you done with masks yet?” “But you’re not … Continued
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review | Clinical Microbiology Reviews
This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental impacts—of masks and masking.
The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks
Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2
This JAMA Insights CDC review summarizes accumulating evidence that mask wearing reduces spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection and that universal mandatory mask wearing policies reduce infections and deaths and emphasizes face masks are one component of pandemic control measures, including physical...
Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn't
New mask studies relying on a medical paradigm do not erase decades of engineering and occupational science that show they work