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The more conspiracy minded started parsing "please don't go out and panic-buy them like you've been doing with toilet paper" as "you don't need masks" almost im
by BWStearns 4y ago
The more conspiracy minded started parsing "please don't go out and panic-buy them like you've been doing with toilet paper" as "you don't need masks" almost immediately. It was dumb when it happened, it's still dumb today. I'm sure at least one talking head said something to that effect but that was not actually the consensus message.
"Don't buy these masks unless you're a medical professional" ≠ "Masks don't work unless you're a medical professional."
- namose 4y agoStop doing revisionist history. Fauci said directly that masks don’t work. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-fauci-outdated-video-masks/fact-checkoutdated-video-of-fauci-saying-theres-no-reason-to-be-walking-around-with-a-mask-idUSKBN26T2TR https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-fauci-outdated-... It’s fine to be wrong, that’s what science is all about, but at least admit it and explain the reasoning behind the change.