Dr. Fauci said that he opposes a controlled study on the effectiveness of masks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Opposes Controlled Study on Effectiveness of Masks https://t.co/2KAbLxGubb via @BreitbartNews
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) July 17, 2020
Breitbart:
One student asked if it is possible to do a study in the midst of a pandemic about the effectiveness of wearing masks.
“What kind of studies can we do right now in the middle of the pandemic about masks and transmission of the disease?†the student asked. “Or are we just relying on anecdotal evidence because we are not able to do those kind of studies right now?â€
Fauci said there are enough “meta-analyses†of existing data showing the efficacy of masks.
“Right now, I’m convinced enough in the summation and totality of the data that has been analyzed by meta-analysis that I’m convinced that the benefit of wearing a mask clearly is there and is better than not wearing a mask,†he said:
In theory, a randomized controlled study would test the spread of the virus among people wearing masks versus people not wearing masks and possibly scientifically demonstrate the effectiveness of wearing one.
But Fauci balked at the idea.
“I would not want to do a randomized controlled study because that would mean having people not wear masks and see if they do better,†he said.
Fauci suggested he would never ask an individual to participate in a study that would involve not wearing a mask.
“I think that to do the study would be kind of difficult to do because then you’d have to tell people not to wear masks, and I’m not about to tell them that,†he said.
Well, this is interesting. Wouldn’t he want concrete data that masks work?
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