Commentary: What is a reasonable approach to masking right now?
In medicine as elsewhere in life, if you ask the wrong question, you’re likely to get the wrong answer. So if the question is, “Do masks worn outside medical settings work to protect against COVID-19 and respiratory diseases?” — or its politically charged companion, “Do you believe in masks?” — don’t be surprised if the answers you receive are simplistic or wrong.
A perfect example was the recent publication of an analysis by the respected Cochrane Library, an organization that collates and reports the results of scientific
