"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid drop
in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen no
decrease in cases, the states top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health departments top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but that
the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that require
masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it, Norman
said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with those
counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that required
the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one was flat,
he said.
€œDo masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where we
have essentially €” not due to any great design, but it has worked out
that way €” some counties have been the control group with a no mask
mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,€� Norman
said. €œThe experimental group is winning the battle. All improvements in
case development comes from those counties wearing masks.€�

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with mask
mandates represent two-thirds of the states population and include the
more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely to
be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban counties
suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even steeper in
rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 20:03:30 -0700, Bob F wrote:

"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid drop
in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen no
decrease in cases, the state’s top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health department’s top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but that
the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that require
masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it, Norman
said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with those
counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that required
the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one was flat,
he said.
“Do masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where we
have essentially — not due to any great design, but it has worked out
that way — some counties have been the control group with a no mask
mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,” Norman
said. “The experimental group is winning the battle. All improvements in
case development comes from those counties wearing masks.”

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with mask
mandates represent two-thirds of the state’s population and include the
more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely to
be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban counties
suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even steeper in
rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

I heard about that story but hadn't seen the graphic until now. Solid
evidence to support what most of us already knew. Of course, there will be
a few folks who fail to get the point. It's always like that.

Cue Muggles, T, etc.

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 06 Aug 2020 23:35:26 -0500, Jim Joyce
wrote:

On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 20:03:30 -0700, Bob F wrote:

"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid drop
in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen no
decrease in cases, the state’s top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health department’s top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but that
the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that require
masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it, Norman
said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with those
counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that required
the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one was flat,
he said.
“Do masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where we
have essentially — not due to any great design, but it has worked out
that way — some counties have been the control group with a no mask
mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,” Norman
said. “The experimental group is winning the battle. All improvements in
case development comes from those counties wearing masks.”

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with mask
mandates represent two-thirds of the state’s population and include the
more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely to
be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban counties
suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even steeper in
rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

I heard about that story but hadn't seen the graphic until now. Solid
evidence to support what most of us already knew. Of course, there will be
a few folks who fail to get the point. It's always like that.

Cue Muggles, T, etc.

I've h eard that using a table cloth for dinner will keep the table
clean, but there are no good controlled studies to prove it.

Also, I've heard that a runner will keep t he carpet clean, but again,
not controlled studies.

Also seat covers are alleged to protect upholstery of seats, but no good
studies.

From tis we can conclude that no covers are good and no studies are
good, no matter how they are dne. I heard that on tv. Read the
manuals, read the books.

On 2020-08-06 20:03, Bob F wrote:
"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid drop
in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen no
decrease in cases, the states top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health departments top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but that
the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that require
masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it, Norman
said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with those
counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that required
the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one was flat,
he said.
€œDo masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where we
have essentially €” not due to any great design, but it has worked out
that way €” some counties have been the control group with a no mask
mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,€� Norman
said. €œThe experimental group is winning the battle. All improvements in
case development comes from those counties wearing masks.€�

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with mask
mandates represent two-thirds of the states population and include the
more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely to
be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban counties
suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even steeper in
rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

This is not science.

On 8/7/2020 1:18 AM, T wrote:
On 2020-08-06 20:03, Bob F wrote:
"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid
drop in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen
no decrease in cases, the states top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health departments top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but that
the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that require
masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it,
Norman said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with
those counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that
required the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one
was flat, he said.
€œDo masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where we
have essentially €” not due to any great design, but it has worked out
that way €” some counties have been the control group with a no mask
mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,€� Norman
said. €œThe experimental group is winning the battle. All improvements
in case development comes from those counties wearing masks.€�

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with
mask mandates represent two-thirds of the states population and
include the more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely
to be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban
counties suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even
steeper in rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

This is not science.




ROFLMFAO! Bob has to go to a Kansas news source to try and prove a
point. ROFLMFAO! He never stops amusing us.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely
to be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban
counties suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even
steeper in rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

This is not science.




ROFLMFAO!Â*Â* Bob has to go to a Kansas news source to try and prove a
point. ROFLMFAO! He never stops amusing us.

So have you a constructive opinion on the Kansas mask experiment?

On 8/7/2020 3:10 AM, Hawk wrote:
On 8/7/2020 1:18 AM, T wrote:
On 2020-08-06 20:03, Bob F wrote:
"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid
drop in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have seen
no decrease in cases, the states top health official said Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health departments top administrator, said
that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable, but
that the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that
require masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month, 15
counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it,
Norman said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of cases
per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates with
those counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that
required the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one
was flat, he said.
€œDo masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where
we have essentially €” not due to any great design, but it has worked
out that way €” some counties have been the control group with a no
mask mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,€�
Norman said. €œThe experimental group is winning the battle. All
improvements in case development comes from those counties wearing
masks.€�

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with
mask mandates represent two-thirds of the states population and
include the more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more likely
to be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban
counties suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even
steeper in rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

This is not science.




ROFLMFAO!Â*Â* Bob has to go to a Kansas news source to try and prove a
point. ROFLMFAO! He never stops amusing us.

The facts are hard for TT's to deal with. Sorry.

"The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that
required the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one
was flat"

EVERY county that required masks went down. Every county that did not
stayed the same.

MASKS WORKED clearly in this state.

On 2020-08-07 09:41, Bob F wrote:
On 8/7/2020 3:10 AM, Hawk wrote:
On 8/7/2020 1:18 AM, T wrote:
On 2020-08-06 20:03, Bob F wrote:
"Kansas counties that have mask mandates in place have seen a rapid
drop in cases, while counties that only recommend their use have
seen no decrease in cases, the states top health official said
Wednesday.

Dr. Lee Norman, the state health departments top administrator,
said that overall statewide the numbers of new cases is favorable,
but that the reduction of new cases is entirely in the counties that
require masks be worn in public spaces.

After Governor Laura Kelly put a mask mandate in place last month,
15 counties stayed with the mandate while 90 counties abandoned it,
Norman said at a news conference Wednesday.

Norman pointed a graph showing the seven-day rolling average of
cases per 100,000 people comparing counties with the mask mandates
with those counties that abandoned it.

The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that
required the use of masks, while the trend line for those without
one was flat, he said.
€œDo masks work? Here in this natural experiment called Kansas where
we have essentially €” not due to any great design, but it has worked
out that way €” some counties have been the control group with a no
mask mandate and some have been the experimental group with masks,€�
Norman said. €œThe experimental group is winning the battle. All
improvements in case development comes from those counties wearing
masks.€�

It is important to understand, he noted, that the 15 counties with
mask mandates represent two-thirds of the states population and
include the more urban cities with greater population densities.

People in those counties rely more on mass transit there and tend to
have more racial and ethnic minority populations that are more
likely to be infected by COVID-19.

The declining coronavirus cases per capita in those more urban
counties suggest the improvement in the trend lines could be even
steeper in rural counties if they had mask mandates in place, he said."

https://www.wibwnewsnow.com/kdhe-kan...ws-masks-work/

This is not science.




ROFLMFAO!Â*Â* Bob has to go to a Kansas news source to try and prove a
point. ROFLMFAO! He never stops amusing us.

The facts are hard for TT's to deal with. Sorry.

"The favorable trend line down was entirely in the counties that
required the use of masks, while the trend line for those without one
was flat"

EVERY county that required masks went down. Every county that did not
stayed the same.

MASKS WORKED clearly in this state.

That is supposition, not science.