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The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

Stricter Covid mask rules could’ve saved hundreds of thousands of lives, new study finds

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The US could have avoided almost 250,000 Covid-19 deaths if every state had adopted stricter mask and vaccine requirements seen in the Northeast during the height of the pandemic, according to a new study.

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