Do masks actually work? The best studies suggest they don’t

Published August 12, 2021 3:28pm ET



Over at City Journal, Jeffrey Anderson has written a very interesting article that dives into many of the studies our public health officials have used to justify mask-wearing. Now that the mask debate is back in full swing as several cities and states reimplement mask mandates, it’s worth asking, as Anderson does: How effective are masks really?

The answer: It depends on the study.

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