An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

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Of course lockdowns do things. I don't care how many graphs you cough up it is beyond common sense. There is an argument to be had as to whether or not they are worth the cost but clearly lockdowns do something. Same exact thing with masks to a slightly lesser extent.

Druff said earlier in this thread that COVID is not a respiratory virus so therefore masks don't work the same way. I'm not sure where you guys get this stuff. Is it the censoring of correct info causing it?

Nice putting words in my mouth, but no, I didn't say that.

I said that conclusions from "respiratory viruses" cannot be applied to COVID, because it transmits differently.

The common cold, for example, transmits in several ways COVID does not, such as surfaces and saliva. The common cold does transmit through aerosol like COVID does, but it isn't as contagious as COVID, and it may be transmitting more in droplets than tiny aerosol particles.

This is actually why it's much easier to avoid getting COVID than something like the common cold. The common cold transmits in so many ways that it's extremely difficult to avoid. COVID has fewer methods of transmission, and thus a COVID-positive person touching a doorknob or coughing on your takeout food isn't likely to transmit it to you, whereas the common cold often will transmit that way. Indeed, I've had 3 colds in the past 18 months (including right now), while I have not gotten COVID.

It is also possible that kids barely transmit COVID, whereas we know they transmit colds very well.

My point was that you can throw everything out the window what works to "prevent respiratory virus transmission", because COVID behaves differently.

You said they were a "whole different animal" or maybe it was beast. You suggested it wasn't a respiratory virus. The fact that you casually make such proclamations that you later seem to not believe is strong evidence to what degree you are being influenced by groupthink.

If a cold has more vectors of transmission then evidence should be stronger for covid+masks when extrapolating from cold+mask results, no? What am I missing?