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2023-05-01 12:41:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CA9B3AE9EE8C38E6371D638A73E67D91DBA33DEA17C2151FE1E9442163E8FC5A
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Image shows a fact taken out of context by the author to incorrectly imply that masks do not block coronavirus transmission. Studies show that masks do block coronavirus traveling in respiratory droplets because of cloth layering and triboelectric charge. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014564118#abstract-1 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776536 https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/resources/general-resources/why-masks-work https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2
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