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Wearing masks could save more than 100,000 US lives through February, new study suggests – CBS46 News Atlanta
If 95% of Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from Covid-19 through February, a new modeling study suggests.
If 95% of Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from Covid-19 through February, a new modeling study suggests.
The study — from the Covid-19 forecasting team at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation — notes that, as of September 21, only about 49% of US residents reported that they “always” wear a mask in public.
If mask-wearing remains 49% through February and states continue with removing social distancing mandates, the Covid-19…
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