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[quote=Anonymous]Even if we set confounding variables aside, a 23% drop in cases is significant, but not really a game changer- particularly when cases are moderately low. It slows the spread a bit, but certainly doesn’t stop it. I find it odd when people say that it is safe for themselves or their child to go to school when universal masking is in place, but it suddenly becomes unsafe when masks are optional. Yes, the available data suggests an increased risk, but the level of increased risk isn’t significant enough that it would typically change rational behavior.

What I find most interesting in that study is Figure 2. To some extent, you can interpret it as evidence that the 23% reduction is not merely the result of confounding variables in the communities (you don’t really know that for certain, but I find it moderately compelling). However, the downward trend in cases in schools while leading up to mandate, without a corresponding decrease in community cases over the same time period, suggests there are other factors that are having a significant impact besides masking.[/quote]

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