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For a while I assumed they lied as well. Now, looking back I'm not so sure. There really wasn't much scientific evidence of masks being effective for respirat

by j8hn 6y ago

For a while I assumed they lied as well. Now, looking back I'm not so sure. There really wasn't much scientific evidence of masks being effective for respiratory diseases.

freeone3000 6y ago
Putting aside the knee-jerk response of "of course a mask that covers your disease holes is protection against giving other people your disease"... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310104 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121... (2016) on the role of (incidental) face coverings to prevent population-level disease at large gatherings. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903134732.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903134732.h... (2019) on the role of personal protective equipment on stopping contraction of respiratory disease (flu). And to top it off: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 (2017) meta-analysis, including a controlled section on effectiveness on population face mask use to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV. We had the evidence.
blub 6y ago
No, they pretty much lied. The CDC was for example recommending n95 usage for medical personnel and surgical masks for infected people during the first SARS outbreak.
dx87 6y ago
Fauci admitted they lied because they knew there was a mask shortage, and they wanted to make sure medical personnel could get masks before the general population bought them all.
infamy_gyms_stu 6y ago
Dr Fauci has said their initial stance on masks was to ensure that masks were available for health care workers[0]. He did not say their stance changed due to new evidence. [0] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/06/17/fauci-masks-n2570789 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/06/17/fauci...

4 ms·

For a while I assumed they lied as well. Now, looking back I'm not so sure. There really wasn't much scientific evidence of masks being effective for respirat

by j8hn 6y ago

For a while I assumed they lied as well. Now, looking back I'm not so sure. There really wasn't much scientific evidence of masks being effective for respiratory diseases.

freeone3000 6y ago
Putting aside the knee-jerk response of "of course a mask that covers your disease holes is protection against giving other people your disease"... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310104 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121... (2016) on the role of (incidental) face coverings to prevent population-level disease at large gatherings. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903134732.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903134732.h... (2019) on the role of personal protective equipment on stopping contraction of respiratory disease (flu). And to top it off: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747 (2017) meta-analysis, including a controlled section on effectiveness on population face mask use to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV. We had the evidence.
blub 6y ago
No, they pretty much lied. The CDC was for example recommending n95 usage for medical personnel and surgical masks for infected people during the first SARS outbreak.
dx87 6y ago
Fauci admitted they lied because they knew there was a mask shortage, and they wanted to make sure medical personnel could get masks before the general population bought them all.
infamy_gyms_stu 6y ago
Dr Fauci has said their initial stance on masks was to ensure that masks were available for health care workers[0]. He did not say their stance changed due to new evidence. [0] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/06/17/fauci-masks-n2570789 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/06/17/fauci...