>A new CDC study says mask mandates may work. It studied mandates in 10 states March-October. The study stopped in October. And look what happened after October in the exact same states they were studying Down pointing backhand index. Now, how did they miss that big mess?

@colonelj
Question: how were the cases evolving in the rest of the country from October onward? What other major events took place that could help explain rises or falls in case numbers? What other safety measure were enforced or lifted during those times?

Point is, there are a lot of variables, and you're not accounting for any of them.

@alyx only thing you need to know is masks don't work (for the general public) as stated by previous U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Michael Adams

@alyx and as previously stated by Dr. Fauci until they were pressured into reversing course

@colonelj
You're a moron, you know that, right? Fauci literally admitted they lied to the people because they wanted to prevent people from buying up all the masks and ensure doctors still had access to them.
Don't get me wrong, that was the single most idiotic move he made in his entire life, and he should have had his career destroyed for that single lie, I have no love for Fauci.
But seriously, stop being a dumb ass. If masks weren't effective, why in the hell do doctors wear them, not just now with covid, but during things like surgery?

@alyx Masks don’t do much. Check the science.

https://swprs.org/covid-masks-review/

If masks weren’t effective, why in the hell do doctors wear them, not just now with covid, but during things like surgery?

I imagine it’s because an open body with exposed internal organs and blood vessels is a far more effective vector for transmission of far worse pathogens then the pissant crap you can expect from respiratory transmission. @colonelj