What do 46 governors know that ours doesn't?

As of your editorial on Feb. 8, California, New Jersey, Oregon and Connecticut are ending their mask mandates leaving about four states with a mandate - including the dying state of Illinois.

Is it just possible that our great governor might be wrong on this? Or are the other 46 governors wrong? Where is it shown that states with all these restrictions and mandates have done better than the free states in terms of infections or deaths? Why is the harm done in terms of suicides, death from missing medical exams, overdoses, businesses, productivity, education and mental health by the mandates in these restrictive states never taken into account when trying to justify these mandates?

Where is the "follow the science" mantra as it pertains to these mandates?

John Vercillo

Elk Grove