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Masking Up

Masking Up

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Are masks truly the lowest-cost major measure we can take to curb the pandemic? Why do some people refuse to wear them? And why do most people in many countries still not have high-quality masks? Co-hosts Jeff Sackmann and Carl Bialik dive into the data and confusing messaging around masks.

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Episode reading list:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/nyc-face-masks.html

https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-masks-and-the-experts

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/why-arent-we-wearing-better-masks/617656/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-was-consuming-india-until-nearly-everyone-started-wearing-masks-11609329603

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/31/21198132/coronavirus-covid-face-masks-n95-respirator-ppe-shortage

https://www.aier.org/article/the-question-of-masks/
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