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2025-03-16 23:20:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA55B82874BF100CB1EFF3083CF9B6B09DC655FBCE87C9838FADACDDD4694DA4
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Original Note:
The claims made in the meme are largely misleading or false: https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/comprehensive-review-confirms-masks-reduce-covid-19-transmission https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38198343/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10760436/ https://sph.umd.edu/news/study-shows-n95-masks-near-perfect-blocking-escape-airborne-covid-19 Doesn't Decrease Oxygen Intake: https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2021/03/does-wearing-a-face-mask-limit-your-oxygen-intake Increases Toxin Inhalation-Misleading: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9981272/ Doesn't Shut Down Immune System: https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/healthu/2023/03/28/can-wearing-a-mask-weaken-your-immune-system Increases Virus Risk-Unsubstantiated: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/06/face-coverings-made-layered-cotton-fabric-likely-slow-spread-covid-19 The size of SARS-CoV-2 does not render masks ineffective: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8499874/
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