.@GovRonDeSantis told us that masks in schools don’t work vs. #COVID19, even defunding school districts that require masks.
He’s lying to you.
The data DeSantis has blocked actually shows up to 7 times less cases in schools with masks.
See it yourself: 1drv.ms/x/s!AucBHDdBrR…
School districts that required masks from the first day of school — @AlachuaSchools, @browardschools, @MDCPS — saw 𝟯.𝟱 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didn’t require masks.
The thirteen school districts that fully required masks with only a medical opt-out saw 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 the #COVID19 total cases per capita of school districts that didn’t require masks.
School districts that required masks with a parental opt-out saw 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 the #COVID19 total cases per capita of school districts that didn’t require masks.
Overall, the 22 school districts that required masks — with either medical or parental opt-out — all saw 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 #COVID19 total cases per capita than school districts that didn’t require masks.
When comparing peak weekly caseloads, school districts that required masks saw 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 #COVID19 peak cases per capita than school districts that didn’t require masks.
Finally, comparing peak weekly caseloads, the five largest school districts (all requiring masks, all with >180,000 students) saw 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 #COVID19 peak cases per capita than the five smallest school districts (none requiring masks, all with <6300 students).
This data is indisputable evidence that kids are safer wearing masks at school, with lower #COVID19 cases in schools requiring them.
Yet @GovRonDeSantis and @richardcorcoran are defunding schools, fighting parents, teachers, @POTUS, and you.
Enough is enough. #WearAMask
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