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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444">A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the
<i>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,</i> <a href="https://click.email.aamc.org/?qs=d43165478fd757eeb66f0483a44ac69ee9736aed01245f204dfbf07e0d26596986fe03da0f9225b14808e7a922ca17d91d3755fef88a54f1">
epidemiologists evaluated the rates of COVID-19 infection in Kansas counties that had mask mandates</a> 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.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Associate Dean
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director of Extension and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tucson, Arizona 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">520-621-7205</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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