Face Diaper Studies To summarize, some studies indicate that surgical masks and respirators worn by medical professionals in a medical setting show efficacy in reducing the odds of infections, but NO studies show cotton or paper masks, such as those foisted upon the general public by our glorious leaders, reduce your chances of infection. In fact, one of the studies that compared N95 to surgical masks found no difference in infection rates between the two, which the study suggests might be due to people touching the N95 mask and contaminating it because it’s not as comfortable to wear. In the only study that focused specifically on cloth masks, it found an increased risk of infection by people who wore them. How many times a day are people touching their grimy cotton face diapers with unwashed hands, and then pressing that damp contaminated surface against their facial orifices?  How many people are dead now because they wore a face diaper and they infected themselves because of this bad advice? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/ Conclusion: Face mask use in health care workers has not been demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds. A larger study is needed to definitively establish noninferiority of no mask use. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20092668/ There is some evidence to support the wearing of masks or respirators during illness to protect others, and public health emphasis on mask wearing during illness may help to reduce influenza virus transmission. There are fewer data to support the use of masks or respirators to prevent becoming infected. Further studies in controlled settings and studies of natural infections in healthcare and community settings are required to better define the effectiveness of face masks and respirators in preventing influenza virus transmission. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22188875/ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567 We found no significant difference in risk of influenza-like illness between N95 respirators and surgical masks in the meta-analysis of the 3 RCTs (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.19–1.41; I2 = 18%) (Figure 2). We also found no significant difference in risk of workplace absenteeism between N95 respirators and surgical masks in the 1 RCT that measured this outcome. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29140516/ Our analysis confirms the effectiveness of medical masks and respirators against SARS. Disposable, cotton or paper masks are not recommended. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577 The first randomized controlled trial of cloth masks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8upEg-bEJ8