So it was no surprise that the release of the 2023 Cochrane Review , which determined that masking is ineffective against the spread of respiratory illnesses such as influenza or COVID-19, was greeted by a chorus of crickets in the media.

The review analyzed the findings of 78 other studies that involved more than half a million people from across the globe and found that wearing a medical or surgical mask “probably makes little or no difference” in reducing the spread of respiratory viruses.

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