 We've reached a point in the pandemic where I don't necessarily feel as if these sorts of studies ones that I'm going to talk about today Are necessary because it's just kind of common sense at this point We don't need more studies to confirm what was already common sense to most people But here we are another study was released confirming that masks do indeed help to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in schools So Lee Cohen of CBS News explains the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new studies Friday that show enforcing masks in schools Helps reduce the spread of COVID-19 shocking one study looked at data from schools in Arizona's Maricopa and Pima counties After they resumed in-person learning in late July for the 2021-22 academic year The two counties account for roughly 75% of the state's population The CDC found that the K through 12 schools that did not have mask requirements at the beginning of the school year Were 3.5 times more likely to have COVID outbreaks than schools that required all people regardless of vaccination status to wear a mask indoors From the first day of school of the 999 schools analyzed in the study 21% had an early mask requirement 30.9% enacted a mask requirement between 9 and 17 days after the school year began and 48% had no mask requirement Of the 191 of COVID outbreaks that occurred in those schools from July 15th to August 31st 113 were in schools that did not enforce masks at all Schools with early mask requirements had the lowest number of outbreaks during that time frame Arizona was experiencing an upward trend of weekly COVID Cases according to Johns Hopkins University so this isn't too surprising to me, but I've seen people take studies like this and Misconstru the data in order to fit their anti-mask narratives They'll say well look this study proves that Masks even if they're instituted they're still COVID-19 outbreaks, but they don't tell you The real conclusion that masks help to reduce the spread of COVID-19. They make outbreaks less likely So masks obviously are important at schools And if you're one of those weird anti-mask parents who thinks it's child abuse to have your parents have masks or to have Your kids wear masks then You're deranged Because what's worse for your child having to wear masks and the inconveniences that come with that or have your kid Contract COVID-19 or bring it home to a loved one. I just I don't get the outrage when it comes to masks it's a piece of cloth and You don't have to make it this negative experience for your child get them a Ninja Turtles mask or a Paw Patrol mask Whatever the fuck kids like get them one of those make it a fun thing Stop pure mongering to them and they will comply like it's not that big of a deal And there's another study that confirms the same thing that this last study confirmed Another study from the cdc looked at the impact of school mask mandates across the us Authors looked at data from 520 counties that started school between july 1st and september 4th this year And had at least a full week of case data from the school year They only looked at counties where all the schools had the same mask policies of the 520 counties 198 had a school mask requirement at 322 did not Researchers found that counties that had no mask requirements in their schools had a higher rate of pediatric COVID cases after the school year began than those schools that did have requirements Schools that required masks the study found had 16.32 cases per 100,000 children in the first week of classes Schools without had 34.85 cases per 100,000 children Authors did note however that all children in the counties were included in the data and not just those who are school age They also noted that teacher vaccination rates and school testing data were not controlled in the analyses And that the sample size of counties is small in both studies authors reiterated that consistent and correct mask use Is a critical strategy from preventing the spread of COVID-19 Teenagers have recently made up the majority of weekly cases According to the cdc with elderly adults making up some of the lowest numbers of weekly cases So based on this data, I think it is easy to conclude that when you see states like texas like florida Band school districts from instituting their own mask mandates. That is literally child endangerment You are literally statistically making it more likely that your child Will get infected with COVID with COVID-19 And they're doing all of this not necessarily because they have some skewed study that they're citing. They're just playing political games With your child They're endangering your child's life For purposes of political expediency to score some political points if you know ronda sandis for example runs in 2024 He could say I shunned the liberal elites who wanted my kids to wear masks and your kids to wear masks And that was for freedom like that's all that this is about they don't actually care about the lives that they're putting in jeopardy They just care about themselves statistically speaking Masks help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 And if you're one of the parents who are against this, you're just stupid. You're just a bad parent Now, thankfully most parents as the cbs news poll states do support mask mandates But still I mean 42 of parents believe that masks should either be optional or not allowed and these both You know yield the same results So, I mean, there's a lot of parents who are either purposefully advocating for child endangerment or they're misinformed either way It's a distinction without a difference masks work and we have another study which confirms. Yes Obviously they work It's not a full proof strategy, right masks have to be worn correctly as the studies author state But it works it helps so put on a mask and stop Trying to spread misinformation about masks if you're one of the people who are indeed doing this And I just have to add that um, if you know anyone who is an anti-masker I think that this viral video is probably the best way to respond to these dipshits I view this as more of an instruction video not necessarily for entertainment But instruction as to how you should treat anti-maskers who are the dumbest people in society Anybody that wears a mask is a traitor to the united states. What are you talking about your traitor to freedom across world? People are not comfortable talking to you if you don't have a mask on it's my job Look kids get expelled from school if they don't wear a mask. I don't give a shit. I'm not in school That's tyranny, dude. They're abusing little kids. So you're enabling that bro Whatever, bro. How does it feel? How does it feel? To be a tyrant, bro. Hey, bro, don't walk away. I need your name. You can either delete that video Or you could donate $50 this guy's triggered because because I feel like this guy's triggered because You little bitch What are you gonna do about it? Nothing. I'm not about to assault you and go to jail I got shit to lose unlike you. You're out here with no job. Just walking around recording people. Bitch ass Yeah, oh Fuck you. All right So you're gonna donate or are you gonna sign a really beta wear a mask, dude? A beta wear a mask. Beta's wear a mask. Bro, then why don't you put me in my place? I'm talking to you like an alpha. What you gonna do? 200 years ago. I would love to bro, but that's crazy cuz it's 2021 You totally could but you're not just fight people like on the street. You're a pussy. I wish me could Pussy, I really wish you could. Pussy, but we can't do that. Pussy Okay, yeah. Yeah, keep wearing that mask. I will Stupid bitch. See you