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Roland99

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4. One person posted a snippet of a study showing cloth masks not as effective as surgical masks

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 24, 2021, 02:12 PM

Aug 2021

for healthcare workers

A peer review of the study said estimates were imprecise and not statistically significant.

But that didn't phase the qultist.

And it was 10 years ago, in Vietnam, and didn't describe the cloth masks at all and was geared toward HCWs who wear masks for hours and hours.

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I just can't anymore. I don't know why I even did.... [View all] Roland99 Aug 2021 OP

I just ventured into a discussion this morning after avoiding Bev54 Aug 2021 #1

One person posted a snippet of a study showing cloth masks not as effective as surgical masks Roland99 Aug 2021 #4

For myself, I purchased medical grade N95 masks Bev54 Aug 2021 #6

My employer has developed masks that are very effective Roland99 Aug 2021 #8

Fascistbook is a disease. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #2

i met with my counselor today barbtries Aug 2021 #3

Haha! 2naSalit Aug 2021 #5

Because of those idiots, mostly Trump zombies, we will never reach herd immunity at the totodeinhere Aug 2021 #7