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Please point out anywhere that "officially correct information" stated that n95 masks did not reduce the chance of infection. Very early on, I recall statement

Please point out anywhere that "officially correct information" stated that n95 masks did not reduce the chance of infection. Very early on, I recall statements discouraging mask use because of concerns the public would incorrectly wear them and increase their risk. At that time there was very limited information about how COVID-19 spread, with the NY Subway steam cleaning their cars on a nightly basis, and people washing their mail in an attempt to prevent infection. Here's what Factcheck.org has to say on the subject: https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-misinformation-about-face-masks/ https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-misinformation-ab...

ltbarcly3 4y ago
I can find tons of examples very easily. The last link is a video of Fauci saying masks won't help and aren't worth it. At the time, if you said people should wear masks, you were 'spreading misinformation'. https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_e58c20c6-8735-4022-a1f5-1580bc732c45 https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_e58c20c6-8... "While Fauci, along with several other US health leaders, initially advised people not to wear masks, Fauci later said that he was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough protective equipment for health care workers. This was also early in the pandemic before public health experts fully knew how contagious the disease was and how it spread." https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-said-masks-not-really-effective-keeping-out-virus-email-reveals-1596703 https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-said-masks-not-really-effecti... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/20/is-trump-right-that-fauci-discouraged-wearing-masks/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/20/is-trum... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddXPeeNGoo&t=10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddXPeeNGoo&t=10s
- axiolite 4y ago
  Absolutely NONE of your sources quotes anyone claiming that N95 masks don't protect against disease. In several cases, (early on) the statement was made that "drugstore" (surgical) masks won't protect the wearer, and only those with symptoms were recommended to wear them. That changed when research showed asymptomatic people were spreading COVID-19, then it was suggested that EVERYONE wear a (cloth or surgical) mask, not to protect themselves, but to protect the public from you. Other than that, everything said was and is still true. Nothing about N95 masks specifically... Probably because the public just couldn't buy them at the time.
  - ltbarcly3 4y ago
    A claim that 'masks' don't protect generally does imply N95 masks don't protect specifically. Did you not see the last video? Why are you trying to amend history to suit your political views here? Fauci repeatedly discouraged mask use because he said people would infect themselves by touching their faces to adjust the mask. He said this over and over, and that applies to N95 as much as any other mask. Frankly due to the amount of intentional suppression of these videos it's hard to find them. You would think there would be plenty of documentation of all the news around covid, especially the early days, but lots of tv appearances have fallen down the memory hole. It doesn't not matter, yes it was hard to buy an N95 mask at the time, but many, many people have N100 or P100 masks for work. As a hobby I spray paint sometimes, so I have multiple P100 masks, which far exceed anything necessary to prevent infection. The truth is people should have been encouraged to wear masks, and educated on which masks are effective and which were not. Fauci was wrong about masks early on, and as usual for him he lied about it later (hilariously that he lied is his official story, he lied to protect mask supplies, so he would rather you think he lied previously rather than was incompetent) to try to avoid looking like he made a mistake.

ltbarcly3 4y ago

I can find tons of examples very easily. The last link is a video of Fauci saying masks won't help and aren't worth it. At the time, if you said people should wear masks, you were 'spreading misinformation'. https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_e58c20c6-8735-4022-a1f5-1580bc732c45 https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_e58c20c6-8... "While Fauci, along with several other US health leaders, initially advised people not to wear masks, Fauci later said that he was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough protective equipment for health care workers. This was also early in the pandemic before public health experts fully knew how contagious the disease was and how it spread." https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-said-masks-not-really-effective-keeping-out-virus-email-reveals-1596703 https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-said-masks-not-really-effecti... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/20/is-trump-right-that-fauci-discouraged-wearing-masks/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/20/is-trum... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddXPeeNGoo&t=10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddXPeeNGoo&t=10s

axiolite 4y ago
Absolutely NONE of your sources quotes anyone claiming that N95 masks don't protect against disease. In several cases, (early on) the statement was made that "drugstore" (surgical) masks won't protect the wearer, and only those with symptoms were recommended to wear them. That changed when research showed asymptomatic people were spreading COVID-19, then it was suggested that EVERYONE wear a (cloth or surgical) mask, not to protect themselves, but to protect the public from you. Other than that, everything said was and is still true. Nothing about N95 masks specifically... Probably because the public just couldn't buy them at the time.
- ltbarcly3 4y ago
  A claim that 'masks' don't protect generally does imply N95 masks don't protect specifically. Did you not see the last video? Why are you trying to amend history to suit your political views here? Fauci repeatedly discouraged mask use because he said people would infect themselves by touching their faces to adjust the mask. He said this over and over, and that applies to N95 as much as any other mask. Frankly due to the amount of intentional suppression of these videos it's hard to find them. You would think there would be plenty of documentation of all the news around covid, especially the early days, but lots of tv appearances have fallen down the memory hole. It doesn't not matter, yes it was hard to buy an N95 mask at the time, but many, many people have N100 or P100 masks for work. As a hobby I spray paint sometimes, so I have multiple P100 masks, which far exceed anything necessary to prevent infection. The truth is people should have been encouraged to wear masks, and educated on which masks are effective and which were not. Fauci was wrong about masks early on, and as usual for him he lied about it later (hilariously that he lied is his official story, he lied to protect mask supplies, so he would rather you think he lied previously rather than was incompetent) to try to avoid looking like he made a mistake.