Colorado has been under a mandatory mask order since July 17.  That prompted Troy Grice to [contact] Colorado’s Ministry of Health (sarcasm mine) in hopes of understanding what the scientific basis was for this mask diktat. I was able to speak to an actual “epidemiologist” there. When I asked her what evidence there was supporting the mask mandate, she said she would send it to me. When I asked her if she had reviewed the evidence herself, as I presume any inquisitive scientist would, she said, “No. We rely on the CDC guidelines.”