Biden has made it a focus of his campaign … and, the politico-scientists are all in.
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For the sake of argument, let’s just accept the WSJ observation that:
Some studies show that widespread use of masks can reduce spread.
Even if masks are only incrementally helpful, they are among the least economically costly and burdensome options for reducing COVID spread.
OK, so there’s potential upside and no significant downside
With that in mind, a recent WSJ article on “COVID” Fatigue” had a chart that caught my eye.
The high red line below is the percentage of people who regularly wear masks when they leave home.
Bottom line: Gallup says that 91% of respondents said they wear masks in public settings … that’s up from 80% who said so in May.
Let’s dig a little deeper on those numbers…
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