To Mask Or Not to Mask (#179) - a podcast by Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson

Dr. Berkson unmasks recent controversies about wearing masks in the United States. Citing multiple studies from around the world, Berkson shares how wearing a mask or other face covering can reduce the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Berkson discusses statistics about asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission of COVID-19, how different mask types affect the spread of the virus, lessons from countries and communities who have held the virus at bay, and more.

In this show you will learn about:

• Asymptomatic COVID transmission
• Presymptomatic COVID transmission
• The Annals of Internal Medicine/Scripps Institute and WHO snafu
• The 16-cluster study that shows you are more infectious before you know you are ill
• The Diamond Princess Cruise study that revealed almost 40 guests that were COVID carriers, had CT proven lung damage all without NO symptoms at all.
• Definition of N95 masks and comparison of mask effectivity
• Lessons from Iceland, how they beat COVID without masks or lockdown.
• And more….

Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2020.

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