Oct 27, 2020 03:02 PM
https://retractionwatch.com/2020/10/26/w...rate-stat/
EXCERPTS: You probably read a story or heard a news report over the past few days saying that if nearly all Americans wore masks to prevent COVID-19 spread, 130,000 lives could be saved by the end of February. That’s what a paper published on Friday says. But it turns out that figure sounds twice as good as reality. Here’s the story [...] That conclusion led to more than 100 headlines around the world, including “The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives” (New York Times) [...] You might say that a bad stat traveled halfway around the world before the truth got its mask on... (MORE - details)
EXCERPTS: You probably read a story or heard a news report over the past few days saying that if nearly all Americans wore masks to prevent COVID-19 spread, 130,000 lives could be saved by the end of February. That’s what a paper published on Friday says. But it turns out that figure sounds twice as good as reality. Here’s the story [...] That conclusion led to more than 100 headlines around the world, including “The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives” (New York Times) [...] You might say that a bad stat traveled halfway around the world before the truth got its mask on... (MORE - details)