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2023-09-09 00:32:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CC63E6D2A0EAC3260B77A790896D0EBDFD5BABC56D72448F8B312A137A42F9C1
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The CDC claim that wearing a mask reduced the risk of infection by as much as 83% was based on two sources of evidence with drawbacks: laboratory experiments in stylized conditions and observational studies that do not fully account for variables that affect virus transmission https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/2/8/23591132/cdc-exaggerated-evidence-supporting-mask-mandates-column-jacob-sullum
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