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<blockquote data-quote="Max68" data-source="post: 2332671" data-attributes="member: 521172"><p>I've not accused anyone on this site of being a covidiot or conspiracy theorist! I may not agree with everyone and fully expect many to disagree with me but I'd like to think that whilst we don't necessarily agree all the time we respect others opinions. I'm debating some other people on <strong>other</strong> sites who produce stats and studies <strong>without</strong> showing the whole scenario, thus two sides of the coin. People can't make their minds up to come to a personal conclusion/decision if all the facts are not on the table and that's what I am saying. </p><p></p><p>The study in itself is interesting but what the person on the other site didn't mention was further conclusions thus the below.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>"A study of more than 6,000 Danes published today by Rigshospitalet has been unable to find clear evidence that facemasks provide significant protection against coronavirus transmission.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Researchers expected to see a halving of the risk of transmission in cases where subjects were wearing masks, but the results showed a far more moderate rate of protection: at around 15-20 percent.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>HOWEVER, the Rigshospitalet press briefing underlined that these results should not raise doubts as to whether masks are effective.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Conclusions of the results are somewhat masked</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The study split subjects into two groups: those who always wore surgical masks when leaving the home, and those who did not. After following the subjects for a month, 1.8 percent of those who wore a mask caught the infection, compared to 2.1 percent of the control group. This difference was not large enough to conclude that there is a serious advantage to wearing a mask.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>HOWEVER, a key element lies in the fact that the study was carried out early this year, in April and May, when mask-wearing – far from being mandatory – was an unusual sight. At the time of the study, it is estimated that less than 5 percent of the population (of those not working within the health service) were regularly using masks.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>More needed to wear masks</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The researchers point out that the results of the report are in line with what is to be expected when most of the population ISN'T wearing a mask. Previous research has shown that mask wearing is at its most effective when the majority follow suit.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>So, far from undermining government guidelines of mandatory mask-wearing, the study may instead support efforts to encourage more people to wear them.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Further research, it is stressed, must be undertaken to reach a firm conclusion." </em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max68, post: 2332671, member: 521172"] I've not accused anyone on this site of being a covidiot or conspiracy theorist! I may not agree with everyone and fully expect many to disagree with me but I'd like to think that whilst we don't necessarily agree all the time we respect others opinions. I'm debating some other people on [B]other[/B] sites who produce stats and studies [B]without[/B] showing the whole scenario, thus two sides of the coin. People can't make their minds up to come to a personal conclusion/decision if all the facts are not on the table and that's what I am saying. The study in itself is interesting but what the person on the other site didn't mention was further conclusions thus the below. [SIZE=3][I]"A study of more than 6,000 Danes published today by Rigshospitalet has been unable to find clear evidence that facemasks provide significant protection against coronavirus transmission.[/I] [I]Researchers expected to see a halving of the risk of transmission in cases where subjects were wearing masks, but the results showed a far more moderate rate of protection: at around 15-20 percent.[/I] [I]HOWEVER, the Rigshospitalet press briefing underlined that these results should not raise doubts as to whether masks are effective.[/I] [I]Conclusions of the results are somewhat masked[/I] [I]The study split subjects into two groups: those who always wore surgical masks when leaving the home, and those who did not. After following the subjects for a month, 1.8 percent of those who wore a mask caught the infection, compared to 2.1 percent of the control group. This difference was not large enough to conclude that there is a serious advantage to wearing a mask.[/I] [I]HOWEVER, a key element lies in the fact that the study was carried out early this year, in April and May, when mask-wearing – far from being mandatory – was an unusual sight. At the time of the study, it is estimated that less than 5 percent of the population (of those not working within the health service) were regularly using masks.[/I] [I]More needed to wear masks[/I] [I]The researchers point out that the results of the report are in line with what is to be expected when most of the population ISN'T wearing a mask. Previous research has shown that mask wearing is at its most effective when the majority follow suit.[/I] [I]So, far from undermining government guidelines of mandatory mask-wearing, the study may instead support efforts to encourage more people to wear them.[/I] [I]Further research, it is stressed, must be undertaken to reach a firm conclusion." [/I][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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