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Re:Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering e... by glofish on Sunday August 09, 2020 @12:53PM (#24100902)
That is not what the paper found, all you need is to read the abstract:

"Cloth masks also had significantly higher rates of ILI compared with the control arm"

As for the second paper here is the summarry:

"The increased breathing resistance is especially problematic for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Patients with diffusion disorders have reduced capacity to compensate due to the reduced tidal volume. Another example of a population at risk is patients with heart failure. The observed mechanisms may lead to more severe symptoms in individuals with impaired capacity for myocardial compensation."

All I am pointing out is that masks are likely to have serious side effects, all which are completely disregarded and downplayed.

Re:Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering e... by zucker42 on Sunday August 09, 2020 @12:59PM (#24100958)
The control arm included mask usage.
Re:Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering e... by glofish on Sunday August 09, 2020 @01:03PM (#24100977)
Indeed, the paper is so valuable exactly because it looks at what happens when you force people to use the masks all the time.

it turns out it might be making the problem worse