[CED/CD/EAT] An interesting article regarding a study in Kansas on the use of masks against C19

[Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto)]

A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, epidemiologists evaluated the rates of COVID-19 infection in Kansas counties that had mask mandates<https://click.email.aamc.org/?qs=d43165478fd757eeb66f0483a44ac69ee9736aed01245f204dfbf07e0d26596986fe03da0f9225b14808e7a922ca17d91d3755fef88a54f1> in comparison to counties that did not. In the span of June 1 to Aug. 23, 2020, the 24 counties with mask mandates saw a 6% decrease in case rate per 100,000 people, while the 81 counties with no mask mandates had a 100% increase.


Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Director of Extension and Economic Development
Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Forbes 301
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona          85721-0036
520-621-7205

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