.@GovMikeDeWine asked today if he could do anything over again re: Ohio's COVID-19 response
DeWine answered that he wishes he knew how effective masks are earlier in the pandemic.
Reminder: Here was DeWine on April 27, 2020 when Ohio briefly issued a mask mandate @ businesses:
DeWine answered that he wishes he knew how effective masks are earlier in the pandemic.
Reminder: Here was DeWine on April 27, 2020 when Ohio briefly issued a mask mandate @ businesses:
DeWine issued that mask mandate for biz's/customers on 4/27, then immediately reversed it the next day
Ohio wouldn't re-issue the public mask mandate until July 22
Ohio had 753 reported deaths as of April 27. It had 3,235 deaths reported as of July 22.
Ohio wouldn't re-issue the public mask mandate until July 22
Ohio had 753 reported deaths as of April 27. It had 3,235 deaths reported as of July 22.
https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1255600986959294464
As my thread above notes, DeWine/Husted/Acton did know the effectiveness of masks back then. The health understanding wasn't the issue.
The issue was politics: DeWine acknowledged that some lawmakers/Ohioans found masks "offensive."
Now says he wishes he knew.
The issue was politics: DeWine acknowledged that some lawmakers/Ohioans found masks "offensive."
Now says he wishes he knew.
(Above tweet should say that critics found the *mask mandate* to be "offensive.")
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