Masks Didn't Slow COVID Spread: New Study
May 27, 2021 21:13:05 GMT -5
Post by J.J.Gibbs on May 27, 2021 21:13:05 GMT -5
Masks Didn't Slow COVID Spread: New Study
Spencer BrownSpencer Brown| @itsspencerbrown|Posted: May 26, 2021 11:30 AM
Masks Didn't Slow COVID Spread: New Study
New findings reported Tuesday in a University of Louisville study challenge what has been the prevailing belief that mask mandates are necessary to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The study notes that "80% of US states mandated masks during the COVID-19 pandemic" and while "mandates induced greater mask compliance, [they] did not predict lower growth rates when community spread was low (minima) or high (maxima)." Among other things, the study—conducted using data from the CDC covering multiple seasons—reports that "mask mandates and use are not associated with lower SARS-CoV-2 spread among US states."
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Spencer BrownSpencer Brown| @itsspencerbrown|Posted: May 26, 2021 11:30 AM
Masks Didn't Slow COVID Spread: New Study
New findings reported Tuesday in a University of Louisville study challenge what has been the prevailing belief that mask mandates are necessary to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The study notes that "80% of US states mandated masks during the COVID-19 pandemic" and while "mandates induced greater mask compliance, [they] did not predict lower growth rates when community spread was low (minima) or high (maxima)." Among other things, the study—conducted using data from the CDC covering multiple seasons—reports that "mask mandates and use are not associated with lower SARS-CoV-2 spread among US states."
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