[palmer]

Let me say that a different way to eliminate any confusion. 23.6% of the nurses who wore surgical masks got infected with influenza anyway, while ONLY 22.9% of those who wore N95 masks got infected.

Those are practically the same percentages. Are you suggesting either type of mask doesn't work because people got infected anyway? This is a study comparing two types of masks, not masks versus no masks.

Furthermore the study only considers masks for uninfected people, not infected people. Masks worn in public are for both.

[Grandpa Drudge]

You ask "Are you suggesting either type of mask doesn't work because people got infected anyway?"

Of course, that's exactly what I'm saying, and I said it very clearly, highlighted in bold red print. Isn't that obvious?

Your comment "Furthermore the study only considers masks for uninfected people, not infected people. Masks worn in public are for both." is utter nonsense.

The study was to determine whether N95 masks provided better or worse protection from influenza than surgical masks. The results showed that neither mask provided any significant protection. The very high infection rate with both is sufficient to prove ineffectiveness of both.