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From the same article: If that testing shows the virus has slipped into the country in places federal officials don't know about, "we've got a problem," Dr. Ant
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
From the same article: If that testing shows the virus has slipped into the country in places federal officials don't know about, "we've got a problem," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told USA TODAY's Editorial Board Monday.
So when the situation changed, his view also changed.
- icelancer 7y agoHe was also anti-mask, as I pointed out, as was the CDC/WHO despite a decade's worth of use by Asian countries who didn't wait on RCTs.
- ethbro 7y agoIt's going to require better citations than that to label Fauci "anti-mask." Your source possibly supports "ambivalently-mask," but even that would be debatable. His comments seem fair given the situation and knowledge at the time, as well as the political balance he was striking with his public comments.
- greglindahl 7y ago"When the facts change, I change my mind - what do you do, sir?" -- John Maynard Keynes
- dnautics 7y agoYeah because he knew that there was a supply crunch at the time and wanted them to go to first responders. Morever there is not solid evidence that mandatory masks are necessary, as Singapore hasn't mandated them, and amidst other social distancing procedures and testing regime, they have kept numbers relatively low.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoSingapore has mandated masks effective April 14, and cases have recently exploded largely due to unchecked transmission in dorms for foreign workers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_S...
- hef19898 7y agoAnd this whole discussion is about some presumed opinions about masks from February.