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by diognesofsinope 1653 days ago
If your point is that looking at counties and assigning mask_mandate = 1 vs mask_mandate = 0 isn't rigorous, agreed.

If you look at the series the different in case rates started before the mandate, making me think it's more about behavior differences in cities vs rural areas than the mandate (makes sense).
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qbasic_forever 1653 days ago
No, nothing I said at all is in regards to what you mention.

I'm replying to the point that mask mandates do not imply proper mask usage, which is almost certainly correct. However the usage errors the general population will make with masks should show up in the overall case rates and be accounted for in the data and conclusions here.

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