COVID-19 face masks are inefficient, as claimed by a new study.
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A woman wearing a protective mask is seen in Union Square on March 9, 2020 in New York City. There are now 20 confirmed coronavirus cases in the city including a 7-year-old girl in the Bronx.
The latest research about these face covering seems to question the claims of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Ever since the global pandemic began, many health experts backed the statements of the CDC regarding the efficiency of face masks.
Because of this, many countries followed the advice of the CDC; requiring residents to wear face covers when going out to the public. But, a new study revealed that these face masks did little to nothing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Face Masks are Inefficient, Claims New Study
According to Fox News' latest report, a new scientific review published by Cochrane Library showed why face masks are ineffective.
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Protective masks bearing the names of medical staffers and nurses are pictured pinned to a wall on April 2, 2020 at the operative field hospital for coronavirus patients, financed by US evangelical Christian disaster relief NGO Samaritans Purse, outside the Cremona hospital, Lombardy.
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The new study was led by 12 researchers from different universities across the globe.
Based on their findings, medical and surgical masks makes little or no difference when it comes to preventing the spread of flu-like viruses, such as COVID-19.
However, involved researchers explained that their findings are based on randomized trials.
"The researchers focus primarily on randomized trials, but most of the studies that have been done on masks are population studies," explained Dr. Marc Siegel.
CDC's COVID-19 Face Mask Claims
Dr. Siegel explained that, although their study negates the claims of CDC, the health organization should not be blamed for everything.
If you will visit the official website of CDC, the agency said that masking is a critical tool for preventing COVID-19. CDC added that wearing a face mask is always better than wearing none at all.
"Some masks and respirators offer higher levels of protection than others, and some may be harder to tolerate or wear consistently than others," said CDC.
If you regretted wearing face masks during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, you still need to remember that the virus was a new one during that period.
This is why health experts were still trying to understand how the novel coronavirus work back then.
In other news, the U.S. FDA authorized the use of COVID-19 bivalent boosters for children.
We also reported that WHO urged real-time COVID data as the cases surged in China.
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