Where do the data stand on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Kristen tackles six myths (start times):

1. Masks don’t work (00:12:41)
2. Masks are unsafe (00:40:48)
3. Masks solve everything (00:52:34)
4. My mask protects only me (00:58:10)
5. Wear a mask only if you’re sick (01:03:35)
6. Mask-wearers are afraid or virtue signaling (01:06:00)

Guidelines on how to properly wear cloth masks begin at 01:09:06.

Abbreviated Reference List*

• How to Protect Yourself & Others, CDC, Updated Oct 28, 2020
• How to Select Masks, CDC, Updated Oct 29, 2020
• Masks overview, WHO, Updated October 20, 2020
• COVID-19: How much protection do face masks offer?, Mayo Clinic, Published Aug 20, 2020
• 5 Questions: Stanford scientists on COVID-19 mask guidelines, Stanford Medicine, Published June 19, 2020

*This is the most thoroughly-researched episode of EBS yet. Please visit earlybirdscience.com/episodes/23 for a full list of references.

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