Probably the one thing Sweden should have done was to better protect the elderly and vulnerable at the beginning...that would have substantially cut back their deaths.
Diabetes is turning out to be one of the biggest common factors of those who the virus is killing... unfortunately Mississippi probably leads the world in Diabetes per capita.
Like I have said, there is probably some benefit of the mask if worn properly, but trying to claim that is the sole reason for the decline.. broader data just doesn’t support it.
California is still close to their peak after 6 weeks of a mandate. (Let me guess, they aren’t as likely to wear a mask as somebody from MS is****)
Georgia is on the decline with ER visits with Covid like symptoms half of where they were July 12. Hospitalizations trending down and positive testing rate declining. (Let me guess, they are all wearing masks without a mandate****)
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Florida is seeing a steady decline without a mandate. You have many examples of other states and even counties where you could have “evidence” that they work.. or not.
The data point that seems most consistent in the start of the decline is virus saturation. Although since we aren’t testing everybody, it isn’t exact, but when you start getting in the range of 25000 cases per million, the curve flattens and then start down..
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California is still under 20k, although since cases are concentrated more in the southern half, you can expect that you will see a decline in that region fairly soon.
I am not saying don’t wear a mask etc, but it would be very hard to prove based on real word examples that it is the main cause for a decline.
