New Clinical Trial on Face Masks & Covid-19 - 4 - Precision Evidence | Lyssna här

The world's currently largest randomized controlled trial (RCT) on Covid-19 protection by face masks is just published.
The study showed a reduction in risk for Covid19 by using a facial mask
There are, however, severe limitations in this study and much more to mask-wearing than provided by this study,
In this episode, we go beyond the abstract for the details.

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LINKS:

Covid-19 and face mask study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817

CDC Guidelines https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/masking-science-sars-cov2.html

Precision Evidence Podcast Episode #2 http://www.precision-evidence.com/2

NOTES:

How to interpret the abstract
What does it mean that wearing a mask "did not reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among wearers by more than 50%."
Results from the study showed a small insignificant reduction in risk for Covid-19 by wearing a mask
How many persons must wear a mans to avoid one person getting Covid-19
The precision of the evidence with few exclusion criteria
Evaluating the study population
Study design and management
Limitations
Relate to CDC guidelines
What can we conclude based on this paper?

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