Ginther, Donna K.Zambrana, Carlos2021-12-102021-12-102021-06-23Ginther, D. K., & Zambrana, C. (2021). Association of Mask Mandates and COVID-19 Case Rates, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in Kansas. JAMA network open, 4(6), e2114514. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14514https://hdl.handle.net/1808/32278This study examined the association between mask mandates in Kansas counties and COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. The Kansas executive order that took effect on July 3 was adopted by only 15 counties, and 68 counties did not have a mandate through October. A second mask mandate order took effect on November 25, and 40 additional counties adopted it.© 2021 Ginther DK et al. JAMA Network Open. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Article10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14514PMC8223099openAccess