Vaccines, Masks, Staying At Home Did
Not Make A Major Difference In COVID Case
Rates, NYT Writer Says
Posted By: formerNYer, 3/9/2022 3:46:50 PM
A senior writer at The New York Times said vaccinations, booster shots and masks have not caused a major difference in case rates between parts of the country with different levels of COVID-19 precautions in a Wednesday morning newsletter. The newsletter compared COVID-19 case rates for Democratic and Republican areas, noting that Democrats were more likely to wear masks, get vaccinated and boosted, avoid public spaces and shut down in-person schools over virus fears.
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I wonder if the NY Slimes will now be banned from youtube, Fascistbook and the other communist social media pages for "misinformstion?"