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2023-02-05 21:26:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 464B9C77681A7609C3F59E43F4A0C411DE8DD26E13F94E8FC1F8AF077255F46E
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This tweet, and its corresponding study, is deceptive. The Yale/NORM study - the broadest large-scale real-world study on masks - proves that masks reduce COVID-19 transmission by 5-12% (from cloth to surgical), and among vulnerable people, reduces by over 35%. https://egc.yale.edu/largest-study-masks-and-covid-19-demonstrates-their-effectiveness-real-world
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