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They didn't just "not recommend" masks, they affirmatively said "don't".
by wnoise 7y ago
They didn't just "not recommend" masks, they affirmatively said "don't".
- dboreham 7y agoThey also said "and don't tell anyone that masks might be beneficial"
- nullc 7y agoI missed the word don't. I did see them use "not effective" which is CDC muckmuck for hasn't been proven by multiple rigorous studies to work.
- lonelappde 7y agoThe CDC and Surgeon General ran a campaign with the slogan "STOP buying masks". It doesn't simpler than that.
- stevenwliao 7y agoAgreed. There's a difference between "stop buying masks because we need to save them for nurses" and "stop buying masks because they don't help at all*". Lying erodes public trust.