> I don't think it was deliberate lying. At the onset, hospitals needed PPE, which includes masks. I remember there being messaging encouraging ordinary citiz

> I don't think it was deliberate lying. At the onset, hospitals needed PPE, which includes masks. I remember there being messaging encouraging ordinary citizens not to stockpile N95 masks because hospitals needed the supply instead. If anybody in this same camp was telling the public that N95 masks aren’t effective then that’s an obvious contradiction, a lie. Anyway, lies and inconsistent messaging both degrade trust, which is a big problem at this moment.