Re: mask mandate

On Thu, 28 Nov 2024, JAB wrote:

When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23,
hospital transmission of resp virus went up.  When the mandate was
re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down.
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https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240523/Study-confirms-face-masks-effectiveness-in-reducing-disease-transmission-calls-for-improved-public-understanding.aspx
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https://bsky.app/profile/casinoshiftmd.bsky.social/post/3lbzsyrynwk2r
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Yet... sweden has the lowest excess mortality when it comes to corona, in all of the EU, without mask mandates, proving that masks did not make any difference at all. =)
https://www.europaportalen.se/2023/03/sverige-hade-lagsta-overdodligheten-under-coronapandemin-i-eu