Mask Mandates Didn’t Make Much of a Difference Anyway – Washington Post

States with mask mandates haven’t fared significantly better than the 35 states that didn’t impose them during the omicron wave. There’s little evidence that mask mandates are the primary reason the pandemic waves eventually fall — though much of the outrage over lifting mandates is based on that assumption. Many experts acknowledge that the rise and fall of waves is a bit of a mystery.