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2023-08-22 19:47:28 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The study did NOT include any group that was wearing no mask. The study only concluded that there was no statistically significant difference between medical masks and N95 masks in preventing influenza infection. It made no finding about the effectiveness of masks in general.

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• The study did NOT include any group that was wearing no mask. The study only concluded that there was no statistically significant difference between medical masks and N95 masks in preventing influenza infection. It made no finding about the effectiveness of masks in general.