Talk:Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Review of child masking

BMJ BMJ published peer review here: [[1]]

Their conclusion: “Real-world effectiveness of child mask mandates against SARS-CoV-2 transmission or infection has not been demonstrated with high-quality evidence. The current body of scientific data does not support masking children for protection against COVID-19.”

This does not seem consistent with the narrative in our article. Springnuts (talk) 09:44, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That would be (not BMJ):
  • Sandlund J, Duriseti R, Ladhani SN, Stuart K, Noble J, Høeg TB (December 2023). "Child mask mandates for COVID-19: a systematic review". Arch Dis Child (Systematic review). doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-326215. PMID 38050026.
Bon courage (talk) 09:53, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
“Archives of Disease in Childhood is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the BMJ Group and covering the field of paediatrics. It is the official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.” - according to … er … our own article. A reliable source? But you are quite correct: it is not written by the BMJ: I have amended the title of this discussion topic, accordingly. Springnuts (talk) 12:46, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
BMJ Group these days publish (not write) a load of journals. Anyway, it's a good source and added. Bon courage (talk) 13:42, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Springnuts (talk) 21:27, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did they work for Omicron?

Perhaps not: [2]. Any thoughts? Should this be included in the article? MidnightBlue (Talk) 19:13, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I hit the paywall, but if it follows the stricter inclusion guidelines found at WP:MEDRS, it should be added. Also, if this is added, please cite the study itself and not the coverage in the popular press. Crossroads -talk- 18:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here are some short extracts from the article:
The study conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that masks in particular were not effective once the first wave of Omicron had passed, although they had previously helped to reduce infection rates...
Professor Paul Hunter, of the Norwich Medical School at UEA and the study’s lead author, told The Telegraph that “those people who didn’t wear masks got all their infections in the first couple of weeks [of the wave] and were then immune, whereas the people who had been wearing masks weren’t immune because they’d not had Covid up until that point.
“The value of masks was always delaying the pandemic until most people had the vaccine,” he said.
“Masks contributed to that, and so therefore probably saved many lives, but once Covid was here to stay, and certainly once Omicron came with it being much more infectious … masks were ultimately of no value for most people.”
The study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and published in PLOS ONE.
I couldn't find it at PLOS ONE, but it looks like you might have to be a (paid) subscriber. MidnightBlue (Talk) 20:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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