Correlation Between MASK Compliance and COVID-19 OUTCOMES in Europe
ORIGINAL ARTICLE – PEER-REVIEWED
… was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease
… Data from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality, and mask usage during a six-month period were analysed and crossed
… findings indicate that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage
… all European countries … encompassing a total of 602 million people
… the widespread use of masks … was not able to reduce COVID-19 transmission
… the universal use of masks may have had harmful unintended consequences
