CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
“If you are NOT sick: You do not need to wear a facemask unless you are caring for someone who is sick (and they are not able to wear a facemask). Facemasks may be in short supply and they should be saved for caregivers.”
Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963
“CDC doesn’t recommend that healthy people wear a face mask to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19. Only wear a mask if a health care provider tells you to do so.”
University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Reasearch and Policy
“Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data”
Yup. That has been the official guidance on masks since the start (including a widely circulated video starring the Surgeon General).
Walking this back now will reveal them to be clueless and ratchet up the panic. In the end I suspect they don’t do it.
A chorus of lies still smells like a feedlot after a summer rain.