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The US is one case, I wonder what about Europe or China? It seems part of the problem was that the mandates were loosely followed at a societal level — masks cl
by Twixes 4y ago
The US is one case, I wonder what about Europe or China? It seems part of the problem was that the mandates were loosely followed at a societal level — masks clearly do reduce the spread of diseases when used reliably (see: doctors). It seems likely that in societies who followed the guidance strictly, there must have been _some_ reduction in infections. I suppose the question then is: are there any places where we can compare a community loose on masking, and one strict on it – all other things being equal?
- VagueMag 4y ago> It seems likely that in societies who followed the guidance strictly, there must have been _some_ reduction in infections. There are lots of Asian countries where mask mandate compliance has been well over 95%. Still, you cannot point to a single instance there or anywhere else where the imposition of a mask mandate can be seen to have had any effect on case curves. The Bangladesh RCT which even mandate advocates like to refer to showed a 10% reduction in community transmission, with a 95% CI which overlapped "no effect".