Analysis of Covid-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resources and Mortality

...in a state where such mandates are widely ignored?<p>Without measuring actual average public mask usage, this is meaningless.<p>&quot;Law doesn&#x27;t change peoples behavior&quot; is hardly a headline, or a reason for a paper.

&gt; We assess the effects of a county-wide mask order on per-population mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) utilization, and ventilator utilization in Bexar County, Texas.<p>&gt; ...<p>&gt; We were unable to detect a reduction in per-population daily mortality, hospital bed, ICU bed, or ventilator occupancy attributable to the implementation of a mask order.<p>Interestingly, the mandate remains in place[1].<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sanantonio.gov&#x2F;gpa&#x2F;News&#x2F;ArtMID&#x2F;24373&#x2F;ArticleID&#x2F;21238&#x2F;City-of-San-Antonio-and-Bexar-County-Mask-Mandate-Remains-in-Place" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sanantonio.gov&#x2F;gpa&#x2F;News&#x2F;ArtMID&#x2F;24373&#x2F;ArticleID&#x2F;2...</a>

The typical fallacy of putting all masks in the same bucket. This is not different than whole lipid hypothesis built around &quot;fat&quot; consumption like fat is just one type!