Why is there confusion about whether masks prevent COVID-19?

Public Perceptions, Misperceptions and The Messaging of Science

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Registration is required to receive a link to view this event. Upon registration, event details will be provided in the Eventbrite confirmation message.A recent Cochrane report, purporting to show limited data to support mandates to use masks to prevent COVID-19, has sparked immense controversy, seized by many critics as evidence of failures by public health officials. Join us to hear a panel of national experts analyze the report, its limitations, its media coverage, and lessons we can learn as we move forward.Speakers:Pam Factor-Litvak, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Associate Dean for Research Resources, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia UniversityAllison E. Aiello, PhD, James S. Jackson Healthy Longevity Professor of Epidemiology in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterMelissa A. McDiarmid, MD,MPH, DABT, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology &amp; Public Health, Director, Division of Occupational &amp; Environmental Medicine, University of Maryland School of MedicineRobert E. Fullilove, EdD, Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences and the co-director of the Cities Research Group, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDonald K Milton, MD, DrPH, MPowering Maryland Professor; Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of MarylandModerator: Robert Klitzman, MD, Program Director, M.S. in Bioethics, Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterF﻿or further information please contact Athina Fontenot (af3018@columbia.edu). For additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, please contact an Admissions Counselor at 212-854-9666 or inquire@sps.columbia.edu.

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