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Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by sampo on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:31PM (#28149522)
> it's a statistical shit show to even show that masks have any effect at all

It's also a statistical shit show to show that condoms have any effect (against unwanted pregnancies, or sexually transmitted diseases), in studies using RCT settings:

https://jech.bmj.com/content/65/2/100

Do you think this should make us conclude, that condoms may reduce STDs or unwanted pregnancies at max 5-20%?

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Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by leereeves on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:49PM (#28149718)
That paper isn't about the effectiveness of condoms; it's about "Interventions to increase effective condom use...condom design, access to condoms, condom use behaviours and condom-related legislation."

In other words, it's a study about the effectiveness of policies, not the condoms themselves.

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Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by sampo on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @08:02PM (#28149857)
So, just like the mask studies mentioned.
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