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Analysis of Covid-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resources and Mortality

14 points by hncurious 5y ago

nanis 5y ago
> We assess the effects of a county-wide mask order on per-population mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) utilization, and ventilator utilization in Bexar County, Texas. > ... > We were unable to detect a reduction in per-population daily mortality, hospital bed, ICU bed, or ventilator occupancy attributable to the implementation of a mask order. Interestingly, the mandate remains in place[1]. [1]: https://www.sanantonio.gov/gpa/News/ArtMID/24373/ArticleID/21238/City-of-San-Antonio-and-Bexar-County-Mask-Mandate-Remains-in-Place https://www.sanantonio.gov/gpa/News/ArtMID/24373/ArticleID/2...
- torstenvl 5y ago
  Thank you for the TLDR, and I'm disappointed that you're being downvoted for a direct quote from the link. HN may not like the conclusion of the study, and there may even be methodological criticisms or alternate conflicting studies, but - in my view - that isn't a reason for you, personally, to take a karma hit.
  - nojito 5y ago
    Because the study is wrong. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872858/ > The benefits of mask mandates are apparent, especially when mandates were issued within a month. The impact of school closing and stay at home orders were less clear.
JoeAltmaier 5y ago
...in a state where such mandates are widely ignored? Without measuring actual average public mask usage, this is meaningless. "Law doesn't change peoples behavior" is hardly a headline, or a reason for a paper.
- nikolay 5y ago
  The mandates are not about masks anyway; they are about "face coverings", which in those states are pretty much bandanas and soggy, bacteria and fungi infested cloth masks.
nikolay 5y ago
The typical fallacy of putting all masks in the same bucket. This is not different than whole lipid hypothesis built around "fat" consumption like fat is just one type!

5 ms·

Analysis of Covid-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resources and Mortality

14 points by hncurious 5y ago

nanis 5y ago
> We assess the effects of a county-wide mask order on per-population mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) utilization, and ventilator utilization in Bexar County, Texas. > ... > We were unable to detect a reduction in per-population daily mortality, hospital bed, ICU bed, or ventilator occupancy attributable to the implementation of a mask order. Interestingly, the mandate remains in place[1]. [1]: https://www.sanantonio.gov/gpa/News/ArtMID/24373/ArticleID/21238/City-of-San-Antonio-and-Bexar-County-Mask-Mandate-Remains-in-Place https://www.sanantonio.gov/gpa/News/ArtMID/24373/ArticleID/2...
- torstenvl 5y ago
  Thank you for the TLDR, and I'm disappointed that you're being downvoted for a direct quote from the link. HN may not like the conclusion of the study, and there may even be methodological criticisms or alternate conflicting studies, but - in my view - that isn't a reason for you, personally, to take a karma hit.
  - nojito 5y ago
    Because the study is wrong. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872858/ > The benefits of mask mandates are apparent, especially when mandates were issued within a month. The impact of school closing and stay at home orders were less clear.
JoeAltmaier 5y ago
...in a state where such mandates are widely ignored? Without measuring actual average public mask usage, this is meaningless. "Law doesn't change peoples behavior" is hardly a headline, or a reason for a paper.
- nikolay 5y ago
  The mandates are not about masks anyway; they are about "face coverings", which in those states are pretty much bandanas and soggy, bacteria and fungi infested cloth masks.
nikolay 5y ago
The typical fallacy of putting all masks in the same bucket. This is not different than whole lipid hypothesis built around "fat" consumption like fat is just one type!