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While I did not think there was any usefullness in the use of facemasks in daily life to prevent the spread of infection, I was surprised to find so many studies showing that the use of surgical masks in the operating theatre actually CONTRIBUTED to infection!

An article listing various studies:

While I did not think there was any usefullness in the use of facemasks in daily life to prevent the spread of infection, I was surprised to find so many studies showing that the use of surgical masks in the operating theatre actually *CONTRIBUTED* to infection! An article listing various studies: [Studies of Surgical Masks Efficacy: Masks are useless in preventing the spread of disease (even during surgery)](https://jamesfetzer.org/2020/08/studies-of-surgical-masks-efficacy-masks-are-useless-in-preventing-the-spread-of-disease/)

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It's not surprising, paper masks like the ones they use for surgery are wothless after 20 minutes or so.