Paper has a misleading conclusion. The paper makes a conclusion that the study shows wearing a mask reduces COVID19 transmission, but the data shows the impact is insignificant.
The paper has a bad setup. They assume that when the mask mandate was in place, everyone wore masks. When there wasn't a mask mandate, everyone stopped wearing masks. In my opinion, the mask mandate didn't make a difference because states won't enforce them and people have their rights to choose whether they want to wear a mask or not. As such, a mask mandate didn't mean people started wearing masks. And no mask mandate also means that more cautious people didn't stop wearing masks.
Wow. That study is:
Paper has a misleading conclusion. The paper makes a conclusion that the study shows wearing a mask reduces COVID19 transmission, but the data shows the impact is insignificant.
The paper has a bad setup. They assume that when the mask mandate was in place, everyone wore masks. When there wasn't a mask mandate, everyone stopped wearing masks. In my opinion, the mask mandate didn't make a difference because states won't enforce them and people have their rights to choose whether they want to wear a mask or not. As such, a mask mandate didn't mean people started wearing masks. And no mask mandate also means that more cautious people didn't stop wearing masks.
This paper is crap and misleading at best.
Thank you! I agree 100%! Fricken spin but the data to those who know can see!