released Friday found that counties in Kansas that adopted a mask mandate saw a decrease in COVID-19 transmission compared to counties that did not, which saw an increase in the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, on July 3 issued a statewide mask mandate, but counties were able to individually opt-out from her order. Around 90 counties opted out of her according to aAccording to the CDC report, following the issuing of the opt-out mandate, COVID-19 incidence decreased in 24 counties with mask mandates but increased in 81 counties that opted out of the order.
The findings back up similar declines seen in 15 states and in Washington DC, which mandated masks, compared to states that did not have mask mandates, the CDC noted. Kelly on Wednesday announced a new mask mandate, effective next week, which requires masks in public spaces, health care facilities, public transportation lines, and outdoor spaces where social distancing is not possible,
reported. Kelly is also planning a public information campaign to encourage mask usage in the state, she said.
Who believe CDC this days?
BIAS ALERT—You forgot all the studies, including the one that they tried to manipulate, that show this isn’t always the case.
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lachic288 Holy crap... earth shattering news for Kansans!
How do you know if someone is complying with wearing a mask... that don’t make any sense ...🤷🏾🤷🏾
ClaraJeffery I've tried to show this to anti-maskers. But you may be surprised to find out that facts don't really matter that much to them...
ClaraJeffery Eight months of this and people still don’t think masks work. Ridiculous. Morons.
ClaraJeffery Duh.
Absolutely no way to authenticate that or prove that one community all wore masks. This is not a scientific conclusion and just a statement!
ClaraJeffery SHOCKING!
lachic288 I hope the governor of South Dakota reads that study
also reduces the ugly faces people do when you have a co-worker with bad breath 🙃
Wow, who would have thought!
Was this before or after they said water is wet
thanks for this news
No surprise. Masks save lives together with other preventative measures. I don't get what is difficult about it.