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Assignment:

During the pandemic, you probably heard a lot of contradictory statements, which were deemed "scientific", like "masks will not protect you, "masks will make you sick even more likely"(at the beginning of pandemic), "masks protect you", "cloth masks give you protection", "only K95 masks protect you" or "you can catch virus from surfaces for up to 3 days", "virus can live on surfaces up to 47 (!) days", yes, I read this article, "you can't catch the virus from surfaces" etc.

BASED ON WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, how would you explain so many contradictory statements all seemingly based on "science"? What scientific step/steps were most likely missed in the studies?

Here is helpful information for answering these questions:

- It takes around 3 years to do a study that follows all steps of the scientific method.

- It takes from 3 to 6 months to get a peer review (a review of an article about your new study from another scientist who works in the same field and clearly understands what your new study is about and what methods you used). To publish an article in a scientific journal you need at least two positive peer reviews.

- It usually takes up to two years to do a replication study, which will support or disprove conclusions of the initial study.

- It might feel like years ago, but the pandemic started in 2020.