Danish Study Doesn’t Prove Masks Don’t Work Against the Coronavirus
Published Date: 11/25/2020
Source: factcheck.org
Q: Did a recent study in Denmark show that face masks are useless for COVID-19?
A: No. The study found that face masks did not have a large protective effect for wearers — not that masks provide no protection at all or don’t offer benefits to others.
FULL QUESTION Are masks proven to be useless for COVID-19?
FULL ANSWER News of the results of a recent randomized controlled trial in Denmark testing a face mask intervention has led some to conclude that masks are ineffective against the coronavirus,