Mask wearing slightly increased COVID deaths (Vitamin D decreased them) - April 2022

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Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe

Cureus 14(4): e24268. doi:10.7759/cureus.24268
Beny Spira

Lots of variance (ignore the 1 sigma, 2 sigma, 3 sigma colors)

Masking was the single most common non-pharmaceutical intervention in the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most countries have implemented recommendations or mandates regarding the use of masks in public spaces. The aim of this short study was to analyse the correlation between mask usage against morbidity and mortality rates in the 2020-2021 winter in Europe. Data from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality, and mask usage during a six-month period were analysed and crossed. Mask usage was more homogeneous in Eastern Europe than in Western European countries. Spearman's correlation coefficients between mask usage and COVID-19 outcomes were either null or positive, depending on the subgroup of countries and type of outcome (cases or deaths). Positive correlations were stronger in Western than in Eastern European countries. These findings indicate that countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage.

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These mandates and recommendations took place despite the fact that most randomised controlled trials carried out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic concluded that the role of masks in preventing respiratory viral transmission was small, null, or inconclusive [1,2,14,15]

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However, COVID Mortality DOES decrease with increased VITAMIN D

Less COVID-19 infection, mortality in countries with higher Vitamin D (Asia in this case) – May 2021

COVID-19 mortality extrapolates to zero at 50 ng of vitamin D – 18th Meta-analysis Sept 202

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