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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Council Members and HOTLINE followers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is some debate in the public realm about the benefits of wearing a facial covering to prevent the spread of COVID in our communities. The evidence is accumulating about how and how well the wearing of facial coverings prevents the
spread of the novel coronavirus, as well as other diseases. Below are two links I found educational, the first is shorter and more of a summary, and the second is a bit of a deeper dive into published works and empirical comparisons, including behavioral
effects.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/masks-covid-19-infections-would-plummet-new-study-says/">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/masks-covid-19-infections-would-plummet-new-study-says/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://rs-delve.github.io/reports/2020/05/04/face-masks-for-the-general-public.html">https://rs-delve.github.io/reports/2020/05/04/face-masks-for-the-general-public.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Punchline: wearing facial coverings is a no-regrets action that almost certainly protects those around you from your germs, whatever they may be.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wear a mask. Save lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#4F6228">Sam Weaver<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="218" height="56" style="width:2.2708in;height:.5833in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D625D1.8ED75E80"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">weavers@bouldercolorado.gov</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#17365D">Phone: 303-416-6130</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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