A new research study finds that COVID 19 mandates put in place in many American cities made virtually no difference in stopping the spread of the virus. Vitor Melo (pronounce: VEE-tor Mellow) conducted the study for George Mason University’s Mercatus Center. He says they looked at infections and deaths in cities that mandated COVID shots and those that did not…:
“…and we find that really had no effect in any of the cities – including new Orleans – that implementing the mandate really didn’t affect COVID cases or deaths. So, it didn’t reduce the spread of COVID.”
Many cities, including New Orleans, imposed citywide mandates; requiring bar, restaurant and venue employees to have the shots or close down temporarily. Melo says his study also looked at whether people decided to get COVID shots because a citywide mandate was in place, and found no evidence that was the case…:
“People who were going to get vaccinated still got vaccinated, and people who weren’t going to get vaccinated…the mandate really didn’t change their decision.”
He says those who resisted the shots would simply go to a nearby city with no mandates to visit bars or restaurants.
Melo says his research makes no statement on the vaccine itself or its effectiveness. He only looked at how the policies performed, and the results show no evidence vaccine mandates made a noteworthy difference in impeding the spread of COVID. He says many felt they were being penalized for being reluctant to get “the Jab”…:
“It’s imposing a cost on them. They can’t work at a restaurant, they can’t go to attend in public indoor spaces. And, really, there is no evidence. We find no evidence that it affected their behavior at all.”
Melo hopes his research will be considered by public officials if there is another disease-related health emergency in the future.
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