Face Mask Study Emphasizes Everyone Must Wear Them In Order For Them To Work Against Coronavirus Confirming Previous Site Claims

Face Mask Study Emphasizes Everyone Must Wear Them In Order For Them To Work Against Coronavirus Confirming Previous Site Claims

November 24. 2020

Tweet on Twitter.com from the Los Angeles Times on Danish mask study in reference to coronavirus (Covid-19)

A new study released this past week on November 20, 2020, by researchers in Denmark states masks are only effective when everyone wears them in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19). The Los Angeles Times stated of the Danish study, "The researchers recruited more than 6,000 volunteers from around the country who spent at least three hours each day with people from other households and didn’t wear masks for their jobs."

The article further revealed, "About half of these volunteers were chosen at random to receive 50 surgical masks and were asked to wear them whenever they left home for the next month. The other half did not get masks and served as controls. Overall, 95 of the 4,862 volunteers who made it to the end of the study became infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That’s an infection rate of just under 2%."

The Danish study concluded, "If everyone wears a mask when near others, everyone is safer." This confirms what I have stated on this website for several months, even as recently again as October 30, 2020 in the article "Restaurants In America Closing At A Rapid Rate Due To Coronavirus (Covid-19)."

In the October 30, 2020 article "Restaurants In America Closing At A Rapid Rate Due To Coronavirus (Covid-19)." I wrote, "Another serious concern is in households where some observe medical and scientific guidelines, but other members of the family (or friends) do not, as it can cause transmission of the virus in the home when people let down their guard by taking off their masks to eat, drink and do other things. Therefore, wash your hands frequently, wear masks, social distance and sanitize your homes and offices. Keep up these practices as it can keep you healthy and alive during the coronavirus pandemic."

In the June 17, 2020 article "Coronavirus Cases Rising In U.S. Red States" I stated, "A recent map of United States coronavirus cases revealed, most of the spikes are occurring in red states (the south). Some in the south have publicly branded the coronavirus (Covid-19) a hoax. As such, some have refused to wear masks, will not use hand sanitizer and are not social distancing."

In the June 11, 2020 article "Coronavirus Cases On The Rise Again In America Since Easing Lockdown Restrictions" I stated, "Memorial Day in America, where places such as the boardwalk in Maryland were ramp packed with people, not social distancing and many not wearing masks, has resulted in a spike in coronavirus cases in America. Far right protestors who stormed the legislature and others who took to the streets demanding the country be reopened, all while not social distancing or wearing masks, has led to another spike in coronavirus cases."

In the June 22, 2020 article "Florida Has Become The New Epicenter Of The Coronavirus Outbreak In America (Video)" I stated, "People who don't social distance or wear masks are also traveling all over the state now that everything has reopened, which is spreading the virus...Everyone needs to be on the same page. The quicker the virus is contained and controlled (and even better, cured), the sooner things can get back to normal. Until then, it will impact everything from healthcare to the economy."

In the June 30, 2020 article "Coronavirus Cases Explode In America Leading To Re-Closing Of Select Businesses And A Travel Ban From The European Union (Video)" I stated, "One of the main factors in the surge of coronavirus cases is some segments of the U.S. population refuse to social distance, wear masks and use hand sanitizer, continuing to believe the virus is a hoax. This is heartbreaking, as coronavirus does a significant amount of damage to the heart and lungs of those who contract it. Some coronavirus victims need transplants to stay alive, which entails a series of complex, painful and difficult procedures."

I've been emphasizing the same message for several months about mask wearing, as it does work. However, as I also emphasized, if some wear the masks and some don't (and fail to sanitize and engage in social distancing) the virus will continue to spread. The study released last week on mask wearing confirms and proves everything I have stated for the past several months.

STORY SOURCE

Face mask trial didn’t stop coronavirus spread, but it shows why more mask-wearing is needed

Nov. 20, 2020 - Back in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in Denmark decided to conduct an usual experiment to test the infection-fighting power of face masks the same way they’d evaluate a potential vaccine or drug.

At the time, mask use was not recommended by Danish health authorities, and fewer than 5% of residents used them outside hospital settings. Those conditions made it possible to conduct the first — and only — randomized controlled trial of the face coverings.

The researchers recruited more than 6,000 volunteers from around the country who spent at least three hours each day with people from other households and didn’t wear masks for their jobs. About half of these volunteers were chosen at random to receive 50 surgical masks and were asked to wear them whenever they left home for the next month. The other half did not get masks and served as controls.

Overall, 95 of the 4,862 volunteers who made it to the end of the study became infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That’s an infection rate of just under 2%. But no matter how the researchers sliced and diced their data, they could not find a strong signal that the volunteers in the mask group were more protected than their counterparts in the control group.

In a typical clinical trial, this is the point where researchers would say their intervention didn’t work. But in this case, the investigators went the other way. The problem, they said, wasn’t with the masks. The problem was that people didn’t use masks enough...

The study results “should not be used to conclude that a recommendation for everyone to wear masks in the community would not be effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infections,” wrote the team led by researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital. A trio of editors of Annals of Internal Medicine, the journal that published the study, went further.

“Masks likely need to be worn by most if not all people to reduce community infection rates,” they wrote. “The results of this trial should motivate widespread mask wearing to protect our communities and thereby ourselves.”...

https://www.latimes.com

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