#COVIDUpdate
So on March 10, Texas stopped their COVID mandate. We are now almost three weeks later. What have we seen?
Well...not much.
If there is increased spread, we aren't seeing it.
So on March 10, Texas stopped their COVID mandate. We are now almost three weeks later. What have we seen?
Well...not much.
If there is increased spread, we aren't seeing it.
Mississippi did the same with masks earlier this month...and has been horrible through out the pandemic.
The surge never came.
The surge never came.
Florida?
Nope.
Nope.
Connecticut?
They actually removed the mask mandate and are seeing an increase!
So did the mask rule cause this?
They actually removed the mask mandate and are seeing an increase!
So did the mask rule cause this?
Doesn't look like it.
Here is NY....which has a mask mandate.
Their chart looks virtually identical to CT.
Here is NY....which has a mask mandate.
Their chart looks virtually identical to CT.
New Jersey too.
So what does all this tell us?
That the mask mandate removal is not driving virus cases. Maybe there is something (like weather patterns) but the masks aren't the key factor.
I still recommend wearing masks...but common sense above all else.
So what does all this tell us?
That the mask mandate removal is not driving virus cases. Maybe there is something (like weather patterns) but the masks aren't the key factor.
I still recommend wearing masks...but common sense above all else.
Masks probably work on the margins. But they aren't some magic wand, and they are not, certainly, the primary driving force in what is driving infection curves.
Especially now, after the vaccine.
Be smart. Mask when appropriate.
Especially now, after the vaccine.
Be smart. Mask when appropriate.
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