@PaulScott005 Here is evidence that they work - over 90 studies (including a meta analysis of 21).

Meta analysis of 21 studies:
https://t.co/GBymOZJY0m

Recent study in Germany:
https://t.co/irHP0wDDCn

70 various studies showing impact of masks on

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An August 2020 review by a German professor in virology, epidemiology and hygiene found that there is no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks and that the improper daily use of masks by the public may in fact lead to an increase in infections.

Link, 👇

https://t.co/fTa5BJlHfC

May 2020 cross-country study by the University of East Anglia (preprint) found that a mask requirement was of no benefit and could even increase the risk of

May 2020 meta-study on pandemic influenza published by the US CDC found that face masks had no effect, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control.

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Harvard's discriminatory policies are becoming increasingly well known, across the political spectrum (see, e.g., the recent lawsuit on discrimination against East Asian applications.)

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Harvard is being eclipsed by institutions that have different ideas about how to run a 21st Century institution. Stanford, for one; the UC system; the "public Ivys".