White House COVID-19 doctor clashes with North Dakota governor on mask mandate
BISMARCK — A top doctor in the nation's fight against COVID-19 broke with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on the controversial topic of mask mandates during a visit to the state's capital city on Monday, Oct. 26.
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said there's evidence that statewide and local mask requirements have aided in slowing the spread of COVID-19 where they've been put in place. She cited specific examples — the state of Mississippi and the cities of Baton Rouge, La., and Phoenix, Ariz. — where the rate of infection and COVID-19 deaths declined just a few weeks after leaders implemented mask mandates.
"There is not only an evidence that masks work," Birx said. "There is an evidence that masks utilized as a public health mitigation effort work."
North Dakota is one of 17 mostly Republican-led states that does not have a statewide mask mandate, according to AARP.
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Being a partisan hack. My husband almost voted for him - thought he was doing well before the cases began to rise. He came around real quick and votes for the dem. Not that it makes a difference here. 