Association of Mask Mandates and COVID-19 Case Rates, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in Kansas

Accepted for Publication: April 22, 2021.

Published: June 23, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14514

Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2021 Ginther DK et al. JAMA Network Open.

Corresponding Author: Donna K. Ginther, PhD, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, 1460 Jayhawk Blvd, 333 Snow Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7594 (dginther@ku.edu).

Author Contributions: Drs Ginther and Zambrana had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Concept and design: All authors.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.

Drafting of the manuscript: All authors.

Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.

Statistical analysis: All authors.

Obtained funding: Ginther.

Supervision: Ginther.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Funding/Support: Drs Ginther and Zambrana are supported by a CARES Act Supplemental Award for University Centers Recipients (grant No. ED20DEN3070059) from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.

Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

Additional Contributions: We thank Laura Mussulman, MA, MPH, University of Kansas Medical Center, for collecting the hospitalization data. We thank Lindsay Jorgenson, MPH, MSW, University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research, for the figure. We thank Carolyn Caine, AM, University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research, for manuscript preparation and editorial assistance. These contributions were not compensated beyond employment.