Citywide Vaccine Mandates Did Nothing To Stop Spread Of COVID: Researchers

Researchers examined the efficacy of citywide COVID vaccine mandates implemented across the United States in 2021 and found — meh.

“These mandates imposed severe restrictions on the lives of many citizens and business owners,” In a study done by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, the researchers stated that. “Yet, we find no evidence that the mandates were effective in their intended goals of reducing COVID-19 cases and deaths.”

Researchers evaluated New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

“We find no evidence that the announcement or implementation of indoor vaccine mandates in the cities listed had any significant effect on vaccine uptake, COVID-19 cases, or COVID-19 deaths, and this is largely consistent for all US cities that implemented the mandate,” Researchers Write.

When COVID first appeared on our shores in early winter 2020, leaders of big cities — almost invariably Democrats — enacted major lockdowns, forcing businesses to close and shutting down entertainment and sports venues. They also required everyone to wear masks. They also gave orders to the leaders requiring that millions take vaccines when they were created.

In August 2021, Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia Mayor, stated that science has shown that vaccine mandates and masks will slow down spread.

“The updated policies we announced today are critical to slowing the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, which is more dangerous and transmissible than earlier forms of the virus,” Kenney stated in a “a href=”https://www.phila.gov/2021-08-12-city-of-philadelphia-implements-new-covid-19-vaccine-and-mask-requirements/”>statement. “The science is clear: these measures will protect Philadelphians and save lives.”

However, researchers did not find any evidence supporting this claim.

“Our findings put into question the efficacy of city-level vaccine mandates,” The researchers discovered. “Indoor vaccine mandates caused large disruptions for many individuals and businesses. New York City, for example, fired 1,430 city workers for failing to comply with its vaccine mandate. A survey found that over 90% of NYC restaurants reported having customer-related challenges, such as losing customers who objected to the mandate, and 75% having staff-related challenges. Those are just a small fraction of the disruptions caused by the mandates.”

“Most supporters of the mandates claim that the associated increase in vaccination rates, and its implied reduction in the spread of COVID-19, outweigh the cost of the disruptions. However, we find that the effects of the mandates on their intended outcomes are not statistically noticeable in any of the cities they were implemented in all empirical strategies used,” The report stated.

Vitor Melo is a Mercatus Center postdoctoral fellow. He said that the cities are “amazing”. “intended outcomes were to raise vaccination rates, for people to get more vaccines; and consequently, the expectation was that COVID cases and deaths would go down.” He said that the study showed that mandated cities had a lower percentage of citizens than those that did. “there’s not much to show for it,” WTOP reported.

One final item was added to the final report. “key takeaway.”

“Public health restrictions and regulations were widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so understanding their consequences is essential. The authors find that city-level mandates had smaller effect on vaccine uptake (and consequently on COVID-19 cases and deaths) than nationwide mandates — and thus failed to achieve their intended objectives,” The report said so.

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Joseph Curl has been covering politics for 35+ years, 12 of which were as a White House correspondent for a national paper. He was also the Drudge Report’s morning editor for four years. Send tips [email protected] Follow him @josephcurl on Twitter