"During March 1–December 31, 2020, state-issued mask mandates applied in 2,313 (73.6%) of the 3,142 U.S. counties. Mask mandates were associated with a 0.5 percentage point decrease (p = 0.02) in daily COVID-19 case growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all) (Table 1) (Figure). Mask mandates were associated with a 0.7 percentage point decrease (p = 0.03) in daily COVID-19 death growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.0, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.9 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all). Daily case and death growth rates before implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period."
So in other words, "wearing masks" prevented a maximum of 1.9% reduction in cases.
The study goes on to say "Masks are proven to drastically reduce cases"
Further, we should in theory be seeing a decrease in cases through a pandemic due to more people already exposed and immune. This is just an analysis of daily case rate over a year. Now we already know the issues with what was considered a case in that period. Multiple tests for a single person being multiple cases, large reports of false positive cases, etc.
How many people after the August NYT article about false positive rate just refused to go take the crap shoot of a "Postive" lottery after that period which could also be driving down case rate? We're going to worry about a 1.9% value when the test itself has an astronomical false positive rate?
From the study
"During March 1–December 31, 2020, state-issued mask mandates applied in 2,313 (73.6%) of the 3,142 U.S. counties. Mask mandates were associated with a 0.5 percentage point decrease (p = 0.02) in daily COVID-19 case growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all) (Table 1) (Figure). Mask mandates were associated with a 0.7 percentage point decrease (p = 0.03) in daily COVID-19 death growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.0, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.9 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all). Daily case and death growth rates before implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period."
So in other words, "wearing masks" prevented a maximum of 1.9% reduction in cases.
The study goes on to say "Masks are proven to drastically reduce cases"
1.9% is "drastic"
Science is a political joke now
Further, we should in theory be seeing a decrease in cases through a pandemic due to more people already exposed and immune. This is just an analysis of daily case rate over a year. Now we already know the issues with what was considered a case in that period. Multiple tests for a single person being multiple cases, large reports of false positive cases, etc.
How many people after the August NYT article about false positive rate just refused to go take the crap shoot of a "Postive" lottery after that period which could also be driving down case rate? We're going to worry about a 1.9% value when the test itself has an astronomical false positive rate?
Has been for years. It's just out in the open now.