Dossier
gain-of-function research
Coverage of gain-of-function research in the Nexus archive.
- One of the most prominent pro-mask mandate studies during the COVID pandemic was a misleading failure
A prominent 2020 study supporting mask mandates was criticized for flawed methodology and misleading conclusions, which were used by the CDC and other organizations to justify public health policies. The study's analysis of mask effectiveness relied on an implausible timeframe for measuring policy impact, contradicting known incubation periods of COVID-19.