Re:Effectiveness of Mask Recommendation to Prevent SARS-CoV-...
by jimrandomh on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:01PM
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> The summary could be reworded "having one more doctor tell someone to wear a mask does not make them less likely to contract COVID-19."
That's not an accurate summary; that should be "having one more doctor tell someone to wear a mask does not have a large enough effect size on their likelihood of getting COVID-19 for this study to detect." They had 1.8% infected in the extra-recommendation group and 2.1% in the control group.
That's not an accurate summary; that should be "having one more doctor tell someone to wear a mask does not have a large enough effect size on their likelihood of getting COVID-19 for this study to detect." They had 1.8% infected in the extra-recommendation group and 2.1% in the control group.