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For more information on the backstory behind this method of analyses, see the Twitter thread https://twitter.com/ChrisRackauckas/status/1454113155278323718 https://twitter.com/ChrisRackauckas/status/14541131552783237.... Importantly, I want to emphasize that this is about a quantification and not about the policy or ethics. Is X many extra cases and deaths reasonable for requiring masks indoors? For requiring policy Y? Knowing X helps all policy makers understand the true factors at play. Were these actions right or wrong? I don't know, nor do we presume to have an answer. That is a complicated question with ethical components, economics, and other factors. But this can help policy makers quickly get models to make the "correct" decision.