“Mask mandates were associated with a 0.5 percentage point decrease […] in daily COVID-19 case growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of […] 1.8 percentage points [after] 81–100 days.”
- “Mask mandates were associated with a 0.7 percentage point decrease in daily COVID-19 death growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and 1.9 percentage points [after] 81–100 days.”
- “Daily case and death growth rates before the implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period.”
Contrast that with the verifiable statistics on:
- 9.5 million jobs lost. SOURCE: Economic Policy Institute
- 4 million small businesses permanently closed by the end of the year. SOURCE: INC. Magazine
- And a 93% increase in mental health issues. SOURCE: Mental Health America
NOW FOR THE ‘SPIN’
Obviously relying on people NOT reading the details in the report, instead looking at the info-graphic.
Remember – “Daily case and death growth rates before the implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period.”
