Yeah, this probably should be in JP, but it does impact decisions we make when conducting business. FWIW, though, I heard reports yesterday comparing counties in Kentucky and Tennessee that had mandatory mask usage vs those that don't. If I remember correctly, the mask wearing counties in Kentucky had 50% of the number of infections as the non-mandated counties. In Tennessee hospitalization were significantly lower in the counties with mask mandates. More details here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/10/28/areas-with-mask-mandates-have-lower-covid-19-hospitalization-rate-study-finds-tennessee-vanderbilt/#fcbfb7a623ef
http://www.wibw.com/2020/08/06/dr-lee-norman-shows-graph-of-cases-per-capita-for-mask-mandated-and-non-mandated-counties/
The Forbes article has a good number of links to other articles about the efficacy of mask wearing at the end of the article, for those interested.
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