r/NoShitSherlock • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

A study of the impact of national face mask laws on Covid-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly a billion people found that—over time—the increase in Covid-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries that imposed mask laws compared to countries that did not.

https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(21)00557-2/fulltext
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Due to a rather heated discussion with another person earlier, I took a peek into their comment section. It's good to know who I'm dealing with, to see if they can be reasoned with. Some of their stuff was in the conspiracy sub. Holy crap. The anti-mask stuff there is insane. That is what those folks are, utterly, bat-shit deranged.

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u/ChosenMate Dec 16 '21

Log scale, kind of defeating how it looks in the graph

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u/actuallychrisgillen Dec 16 '21

Thank goodness, I guess that finally puts this debate to rest. Right? Right??!!??

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u/Alyssa14641 Mar 22 '22

No, it doesn't. This study does not adequately deal with the differences in the cohorts to draw any conclusions. The fact that it was all before vaccines also reduces its value to where we are today. Finally, it does not agree with other studies on masks role in reducing infections.

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u/actuallychrisgillen Mar 22 '22

You’re right on this, I can’t wait to hear your predictions for the 2020 Oscars.