Ending Mask Mandates Coming Too Soon in Colorado and Nation Wide

Right now in Colorado many mask mandates have either expired or have been taken down. Some schools have even started this. Even the CDC is saying that it is too early to remove the mask mandates, but in today’s age who listens to science or experts or when science backs experts. “99% of US counties still have high levels of coronavirus transmission” and this is not being taken into account when it comes to ending mask mandates.[1]

Let’s look at the current cases in Colorado:

This shows that the overall cases are going down, but let’s look at the death rate that gives a darker picture:

This shows that even as overall cases are going down that the death rate remains high. This means that proportionally more people are dying from infections then when the cases were higher. This does not bode well for us.

This trend can also be seen nationwide with cases going down, but deaths staying the same. This is one of the key things that people have to look at, but many are choosing to ignore. 

What does all of this mean? With people taking the masks off to early it keeps setting us back and everything keeps getting dragged out. If people would have just went along with the mask mandates in the first place we could have been so much further ahead than we are in fighting the virus. Based on everything that is coming out and looking at the numbers people should continue to wear masks at least for a few more weeks like the CDC recommends. Then again everyone that takes off their mask early is just setting us behind making this pandemic last even longer.

 

Articles to read:

2/8/22- “Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says” - https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/health/covid-mask-guidance-cdc-director/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1s433APEzJaWeuw8_QVfaEB3I6xXdIUSNrKvAfDGa4E2UFCb26FYBjSZo “Denver Public Schools to end mask mandate” – this one I have issues with where it just focuses on dwindling case numbers, but does not mention that deaths still stay high. See above. https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/denver-public-schools-to-end-mask-mandate/?fbclid=IwAR3UJsG-rf98hOGLUkwIftut9kWgRsJQ-RBBdxew04G2j2HMZlnTb8RNyEk

All pictures come from: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+people+in+colorado+have+been+infected+with+covid&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS974US974&oq=how+many&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j35i39l2j0i512l7.3927j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

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[1] Howard, Jacqueline and Nadia Kounang. “Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says.”