An analysis of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of face masks and related policies/issues.
“Predominant finding? The predominant conclusion is that face masks have a very important role in places such as hospitals, but there exists very little evidence of widespread benefit for members of the public (adults or children), as well as evidence that masking is truly an ineffectual way to manage pandemic-related spread of viral disease…
Our view is that masks as they are worn now, and the masks that are in use, offer zero protection… We state emphatically that public health policy, or any policy for that matter, must be undergirded by sound data and evidence. As we have said, the reality is that widespread use of masks is not supported by science and in fact just the opposite.
Conclusion: In sum, when we look at the science, there is emerging and troubling evidence of harms from mask use in the absence of any benefits.”