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FBaggins

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21. That seems unlikely
Sat Oct 9, 2021, 11:21 AM
Oct 2021

Florida doesn’t have a mask mandate and there are just a handful of school districts that have been trying. Schools haven’t been a particularly large factor in overall Covid cases anyway, so a few school districts (about ten percent of them?) aren’t likely to influence the statewide numbers that significantly.

What appears to be happening is that enough unvaccinated people caught delta that they’ve effectively increased the vaccination rate (for however long natural immunity lasts).

Or perhaps it’s just the normal ebb and flow of any other virus. A peak followed by a decline isn’t necessarily related to government policy.

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Did they ever consider the fact Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 #1
Good point Botany Oct 2021 #4
That seems unlikely FBaggins Oct 2021 #21
Actually wish it was just the folks in this fucked up state I live in. lark Oct 2021 #2
Don't forget Mississippi's Taint Reeves Botany Oct 2021 #7
I THINK it's 18 states that have no mask mandates. lark Oct 2021 #8
Wow UnderThisLaw Oct 2021 #20
... flying rabbit Oct 2021 #23
They think chaos, death, division hurts Biden. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #3
+1 n/t area51 Oct 2021 #17
There is a dark portion of the antivax who believe Covid will reduce population but will increase .. marble falls Oct 2021 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #9
"as if" is the operative phrase. marble falls Oct 2021 #14
And in the beginning they were openly hoping only certain people would get sick and die. sop Oct 2021 #15
Like Democrats. marble falls Oct 2021 #25
More deaths implies Biden's a failure. Girard442 Oct 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #10
Wasn't there an executive order banning mask mandates in FL? cadoman Oct 2021 #11
I think some school districts went against the Governor and installed mask mandates Botany Oct 2021 #13
do you have a link to a judicial decision on that post mid September? cadoman Oct 2021 #16
Yes, You Are Exactly Correct SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #12
Sad but true. There's a deep strain anti-knowledge in the nation... brush Oct 2021 #19
Post removed Post removed Oct 2021 #18
that's been a major part of the problem in this country...... Takket Oct 2021 #22
We have some of the greatest Dr.s, Microbiologists, Epidemiologists, and Public Health People in ... Botany Oct 2021 #24
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