Mask Mandates Linked to Increased COVID Death Rates
Data show that mask mandates had minimal effect on spreading the virus but increased the overall death rate in those who got sick. Face coverings are also linked to these other health conditions.
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Data from Kansas show counties with mask mandates had a higher death rate than counties without a mask mandate; two other large studies found similar results, one that gathered data in Europe only and the other from 69 countries
According to a study in early 2021, face masks increase your daily inhalation of microplastics; another study …