Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/71h3KlD0Y0c   Wearing a face mask does not prompt people to omit physical distancing or hand washing.  This the conclusion of a British investigation that reviewed 22 studies.   Six studies of more than 2,000 households show in the aggregate that those wearing masks are not more likely to aggregate in large crowded groups or dispense with commonsense hand washing.  Three studies actually showed that people tend to move away from those with masks thereby maintaining distancing.  Six studies showed mask wearing fails to negatively impact hand sanitizing.   Wearing a mask, distancing, and washing are the three keys to stopping CoVid and getting back to normal living.  MDW!   https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m2913   #covid #masks #distancing #washing