Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year

[j brown's body]

"A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University ...finds that the abrupt removal in 2022 of mandates that children wear masks in school contributed to an estimated 21,800 COVID deaths that year — a shocking 9% of the total COVID deaths in the U.S. that year. “We were surprised by that too,” says Scott A. Imberman, a professor of economics and education policy at Michigan State and a co-author of the paper. On reflection, he says, given the mixing of children and staff in the close quarters of a classroom, “it’s pretty easy to see how COVID could propagate to the wider community.”

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children. A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults.

Among those who vociferously promoted these myths is Jay Bhattacharya, the former Stanford medical professor who is now director of the National Institutes of Health, a subagency of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services."

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[Integrityrespec]

"A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University ...finds that the abrupt removal in 2022 of mandates that children wear masks in school contributed to an estimated 21,800 COVID deaths that year — a shocking 9% of the total COVID deaths in the U.S. that year. “We were surprised by that too,” says Scott A. Imberman, a professor of economics and education policy at Michigan State and a co-author of the paper. On reflection, he says, given the mixing of children and staff in the close quarters of a classroom, “it’s pretty easy to see how COVID could propagate to the wider community.”

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children. A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults.

Among those who vociferously promoted these myths is Jay Bhattacharya, the former Stanford medical professor who is now director of the National Institutes of Health, a subagency of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services."

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Another nonsense study to justify the bullshit we had to deal with during Covid lockdowns. Did you read the many studies that say the opposite is true? Of course not.

 

[j brown's body]

Another nonsense study to justify the bullshit we had to deal with during Covid lockdowns. Did you read the many studies that say the opposite is true? Of course not.

Is that right? The article points out "the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that mask mandates in school had produced “a roughly 20% reduction in COVID-19 incidence.”

 

[j brown's body]

Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom​

Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom

“We're all worried because we're not sure what's going to happen in the future.”

www.politico.com

 

[noonereal]

"A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University ...finds that the abrupt removal in 2022 of mandates that children wear masks in school contributed to an estimated 21,800 COVID deaths that year — a shocking 9% of the total COVID deaths in the U.S. that year. “We were surprised by that too,” says Scott A. Imberman, a professor of economics and education policy at Michigan State and a co-author of the paper. On reflection, he says, given the mixing of children and staff in the close quarters of a classroom, “it’s pretty easy to see how COVID could propagate to the wider community.”

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children. A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults.

Among those who vociferously promoted these myths is Jay Bhattacharya, the former Stanford medical professor who is now director of the National Institutes of Health, a subagency of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services."

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We're in good hands.

Can't be true, masks don't work. Imbeciles.

 

[tshade]

It was an airborne virus. It was common sense to wear masks. Many did not, and many died.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

"A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University ...finds that the abrupt removal in 2022 of mandates that children wear masks in school contributed to an estimated 21,800 COVID deaths that year — a shocking 9% of the total COVID deaths in the U.S. that year. “We were surprised by that too,” says Scott A. Imberman, a professor of economics and education policy at Michigan State and a co-author of the paper. On reflection, he says, given the mixing of children and staff in the close quarters of a classroom, “it’s pretty easy to see how COVID could propagate to the wider community.”

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children. A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults.

Among those who vociferously promoted these myths is Jay Bhattacharya, the former Stanford medical professor who is now director of the National Institutes of Health, a subagency of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services."

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We're in good hands.

COMMON SENSE…

Anyone with school kids in their home, especially the younger ones because they are vastly more directly interactive with each other and do far less of things like handwashing, knows they are disease incubators.

When my young, school aged, grandchildren lived with me my rate of illnesses increased significantly. Common colds, stomach virus, you-name-it. When they moved out it decreased significantly. This was NOT surprising. It was COMMON SENSE.

 

[Pyrite]

Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom​

Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom

“We're all worried because we're not sure what's going to happen in the future.”

www.politico.com

more from the OP:

Commentary: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year

Critics of anti-pandemic measures prompted schools to end mask mandates, but doing so exposed millions to COVID infection, contributing to nearly 22,000 deaths.

www.latimes.com

...In February 2022, about 50% of public school children, or more than 20 million pupils, were in districts with mask mandates; then, over a period of six weeks, almost all those districts rescinded their mandates. “You can see how that would create a pretty substantial surge in infections.”

Most of the surge, Imberman told me, was a “spillover effect” in the communities outside the schools themselves.

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children.

A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults....

 

[VySky]

"A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University ...finds that the abrupt removal in 2022 of mandates that children wear masks in school contributed to an estimated 21,800 COVID deaths that year — a shocking 9% of the total COVID deaths in the U.S. that year. “We were surprised by that too,” says Scott A. Imberman, a professor of economics and education policy at Michigan State and a co-author of the paper. On reflection, he says, given the mixing of children and staff in the close quarters of a classroom, “it’s pretty easy to see how COVID could propagate to the wider community.”

The Michigan State finding undermines several myths and misrepresentations about COVID spread by the right wing. These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children. A related misrepresentation was that children can’t pass on the infection to adults. In fact, because many children didn’t show symptoms of the infection or had only mild, flu-like symptoms, they functioned almost like an undetected fifth column in spreading the virus to adults.

Among those who vociferously promoted these myths is Jay Bhattacharya, the former Stanford medical professor who is now director of the National Institutes of Health, a subagency of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services."

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We're in good hands.

I'm raising the BS flag.

MSU garbage study.

I cut to this statement which leads me to conclude the study is pure speculation

"Using event studies, difference-indifferences models, and instrumental variables models"

 

[VySky]

It was an airborne virus. It was common sense to wear masks. Many did not, and many died.

Mask didn't do jack chit. Fauci lied when he said he lied about masks.

 

[Pyrite]

I'm raising the BS flag.

MSU garbage study.

I cut to this statement which leads me to conclude the study is pure speculation

"Using event studies, difference-indifferences models, and instrumental variables models"

Call it BS as often as you want. Cast doubt in whichever way you want.

In the end, readers are left with the question of who is more credible: you or MSU?

 

[tshade]

Mask didn't do jack chit. Fauci lied when he said he lied about masks.

??? how would you know ?? No one followed the mask rule..... Of course it would have helped-----it was airborne....

 

[Fledermaus]

Mask didn't do jack chit. Fauci lied when he said he lied about masks.

Blanket claim that is false....

 

[VySky]

Blanket claim that is false....

We get it. You still have your mask hanging from the mirror. It was cool before all the ducks on Jeep dashes

What did you do with your face shield and gloves?

 

[Fledermaus]

We get it.

You haven't seen the ball since kickoff.

You still have your mask hanging from the mirror. It was cool before all the ducks on Jeep dashes

Another failed claim.

What did you do with your face shield and gloves?

They weren't for COVID. I have them for handling hazardous materials though.

So, your habit of making false global claims.

It it simple ignorance or intentional trolling?