But the CDC and other public medical officials, knowing that the hospitals would only buy through their existing supply chains then, lied to the public about the effectiveness of any kind of masks.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/11289817/steph-mcgovern-anton-du-beke-thong-face-mask/
Well, there’s always these...
What, too soon?
Most hospital administrators also ran down their emergency supply of PPE in the flu season prior to March because that is what they always do.