You guys realize that mask mandates are a message, right? It's an attempt to coerce the unvaxxed to "git 'er done" and be welcome everywhere. It's not a draconian restriction on our freedoms. It's simply making public life too much of a hassle without being vaccinated.
I've tried to explain the problem with mask mandates, because I see it here in California.
California has a statewide mask mandate that states that the unvaccinated must wear masks. Those who are fully vaccinated are recommended but not required. (Note: LA County and 7 Bay Area Counties have more strict local rules saying everyone must be masked regardless of vax status.)
So what happens? The people who are vaccinated have taken off their masks. And, quite predictably,
the people who are unvaccinated have taken off their masks, because no business is going to accost someone without a mask and demand to see their vax card.
So if you have a disparate policy, that policy does not incentivize the unvaccinated to get the jab.
So you could go the other way. You could be like LA County or those Bay Area counties which are now requiring masks for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. That
also doesn't lead the unvaccinated to get the jab, because there's no incentive (the ability to take off the mask) to getting it. I think they just figure they'll wait it out until the vaccinated get fed up enough to force a policy change.
I'm attaching the vaccination rates over time for Orange County, where the [unenforced] rule is that masks are required for the unvaccinated. I'm also attaching the vaccination rates over time for Los Angeles County, where the rule is that masks are required for everyone.
I don't see much difference in the graphs, leading me to suggest that mask mandates don't really affect vaccination rates to any appreciable degree.