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Three Month update on Mask Use vs. Death Rates

Note how much higher mask use is in the US and in Spain (compared to Sweden) and also how the higher mask use in this small "sample of 3 nations" is associated with at least 13 times more death. Sources Mask Use: YouGov polls Death Rate: Worldometers website

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