[true believer forever]

FAUCI: "And right now people should not be, there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask. When you’re in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better, and it might even block a droplet; but it is not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is. And often, there are unintended consequences: people keep fiddling with the mask and they keep touching their face."

REPORTER: "And can you get some schmutz sort of staying inside there?"

FAUCI: "Of course, of course, but when you think masks, you should think of healthcare providers needing them and people who are ill.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOoDkoaDuo

[Yosemitest]

That a great reply for all those who’ve forgotten just how LOONEY the left really is.

[jonrick46]

Fauci was correct. The mask is not great at protecting yourself. They are good at protecting others, like the people you are treating in a hospital. Because in the early stage of the pandemic, they needed the masks for hospital workers. Such workers have to change their masks often and go through a number of masks in a day. Fauci was thinking about mask shortages. He was worried that people would hoard them like we saw with toilet paper.