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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by thakoppno on Friday September 25, 2020 @09:55AM (#24589703)
> Participants were recruited year-round from March 2013 through May 2016

The study you linked did not have any covid patients.

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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by adrianN on Friday September 25, 2020 @10:00AM (#24589763)
The question was

> slows the spread of COVID-19 or a similar respiratory disease

What makes you believe that COVID-19 is spread significantly differently that the inconvenience of having to wear a mask is not bearable relative to the potential benefits? Do you believe that masks have risks other than being inconvenient?

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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by thakoppno on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:20PM (#24591423)
fwiw: my household’s being hyper-vigilant regarding covid, rarely doing anything beyond social distancing. i'm looking for a study that validates the conventional wisdom about masking so that we know we aren’t contributing to the spread. at no point am i suggesting any behavior that isn’t backed by scientific data.
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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by bildung on Friday September 25, 2020 @11:06AM (#24590573)
They did have coronavirus patients, though. I'm not aware of significant physical differences between Covid-19 and other coronaviruses.
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