Mask Mandates Seem to Make CCP Virus Infection Rates Climb, Study Says

Mask Mandates Seem to Make CCP Virus Infection Rates Climb, Study Says
People wear face masks as they visit Times Square in New York on Dec. 10, 2020. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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Protective-mask mandates aimed at combating the spread of the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19 appear to promote its spread, according to a report from RationalGround.com, a clearinghouse of COVID-19 data trends that’s run by a grassroots group of data analysts, computer scientists, and actuaries.

Researchers examined cases covering a 229-day period running from May 1 through Dec. 15 and compared the days in which state governments had imposed mask mandates and the days when they hadn’t.