“The CDC does not mandate anything,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci. But if a Covid surge leads to a recommendation that people wear masks, “I hope they would abide by the recommendation and take into account the risks to themselves and to their families. We are not talking about forcing anybody to do anything.”

  • OrangeJoe@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You mean when they were telling people not to wear masks so that they could ensure there was enough supply for healthcare workers? And then changed to say we should all be wearing them once supplying them to healthcare workers was no longer an issue? That “wishy washy bullshit”?

    That’s not being wishy washy, that’s making the best recommendations at the time based on the situation not just of the disease, but practical factors too.

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      1 year ago

      That was only N95 masks which are the ideal ones to use but not even close to the ones a majority of people used even after the mandate. Telling people not to mask at all is not the same thing as saying “use cloth masks so that n95 masks can be preserved for healthcare workers”.

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      1 year ago

      They weren’t telling people not ti wear masks they were telling people that they didn’t need to wear them and had no effect. He made groundless statements because they wanted to ensure there was enough supply for healthcare workers. Then they started saying that they actually work and we must wear them.

      Personally I do think they can help. But the government has been consistently dishonest. It’s not difficult to see how people won’t believe a known liar.