We will find out it was a dumb idea and it probably contributed to some other catastrophe.

The discussion was about the effectiveness of masks and policy. As of today, their death rate per million are far less than UK, France, Spain or Germany.

In my opinion, we still don't know enough, and knee jerking politicians don't help. We still don't have a vaccine for SARS or MERS from 20 years ago. The H1N1 Flu was actually just as bad, if not worse than COVID. The last administration suppressed the reporting of case data, so we don't have another data set to compare it to. The plans are poorly executed when it is turned into another ring of the political circus. Thanks for conversation.

Then use California and New York. Both implemented mandatory mask rules, and the number of cases tripled. New York has reach herd immunity, and lock down mask wearing California has not.(Policy put in place in May.) New York has reach zero deaths per million, and California is rising (with masks). The policies did nothing to reduce the rate of increase, which is why mask are not a factor if you look at the data. It's herd immunity, which is exactly the policy that Sweden actively made a choice to pursue.

You missed the point, they didn't wear masks or closed down their economy, and they don't have a curve as large as the US.

This statement is incorrect. Sweden did not politically enforce mask wearing, and they are nowhere near the US. Here some graphs to help you understand the data of the US as compared to the rest of the world. https://youtu.be/LgJ8_K6WCiw?t...

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/new... My CDC bandanna says: "If you think this will protect you from COVID, then you also believe your panties will stop farts."

What about the behavior example the students are exibiting? Today a website, tomorrow CNN for school shooting? Disposition predicts behavior, behavior predicts disposition....so unless there is a behavioral change, you are sending the wrong message to the students.