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by throwawaybutwhy 1660 days ago
This is an in vitro study. In vivo, there's a self-selection bias for non-occupational N95 use that would tilt observed difference in protection rates between N95 and surgical mask wearers.

Original study [0]

MPG press release [1]

[0] https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/118/49/e2110117118.full.pd...

[1] https://www.mpg.de/17916867/coronavirus-masks-risk-protectio...