Fauci Couldn’t Name Any Studies Showing Masks Work Against COVID-19: Lawyers

[HARK!]

Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t cite any studies that changed his mind about masking against COVID-19 during a recent deposition, according to lawyers who were in the room.


Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, was among the U.S. officials repeatedly urging people to not wear a mask early in the COVID-19 pandemic unless they were showing symptoms. Among his many public and private statements, he wrote in a Feb. 5, 2020, email that “the typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material.”


About two months later, Fauci and other top officials reversed course and issued widespread masking recommendations, regardless of symptoms.


Asked about the change while under oath on Nov. 23, Fauci couldn’t provide any studies, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in a case against the federal government.

Fauci Couldn’t Name Any Studies Showing Masks Work Against COVID-19: Lawyers

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[DaisyDay]

Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t cite any studies that changed his mind about masking against COVID-19 during a recent deposition, according to lawyers who were in the room.


Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, was among the U.S. officials repeatedly urging people to not wear a mask early in the COVID-19 pandemic unless they were showing symptoms. Among his many public and private statements, he wrote in a Feb. 5, 2020, email that “the typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material.”


About two months later, Fauci and other top officials reversed course and issued widespread masking recommendations, regardless of symptoms.


Asked about the change while under oath on Nov. 23, Fauci couldn’t provide any studies, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in a case against the federal government.

Fauci Couldn’t Name Any Studies Showing Masks Work Against COVID-19: Lawyers

www.theepochtimes.com

Sounds like a PR attempt. And the Epoch Times?

 

[HARK!]

Sounds like a PR attempt.

Depositions aren't PR meetings.

And the Epoch Times?

And?

 

[The Barbarian]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2021 Jan 26;118(4)
The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts.

Took me 15 seconds. Granted, I couldn't cite it off the top of my head, but I knew there were lots of studies like this. I imagine Dr. Fauci was at least as aware as I am.

 

[The Barbarian]

The Epoch Times - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ruthiesea]

Sounds like a PR attempt. And the Epoch Times?

Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t cite any studies that changed his mind about masking against COVID-19 during a recent deposition, according to lawyers who were in the room.


Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, was among the U.S. officials repeatedly urging people to not wear a mask early in the COVID-19 pandemic unless they were showing symptoms. Among his many public and private statements, he wrote in a Feb. 5, 2020, email that “the typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material.”


About two months later, Fauci and other top officials reversed course and issued widespread masking recommendations, regardless of symptoms.


Asked about the change while under oath on Nov. 23, Fauci couldn’t provide any studies, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in a case against the federal government.

Fauci Couldn’t Name Any Studies Showing Masks Work Against COVID-19: Lawyers

www.theepochtimes.com

CDC lists 10 studies that show that masks are effective in slowing the spread of Covid-19 and those are the ones I found with a quick Google search.

 

[HARK!]

CDC lists 10 studies that show that masks are effective in slowing the spread of Covid-19 and those are the ones I found with a quick Google search.

Drug store masks, or did Fauci spread disinformation?

 

[DaisyDay]

Depositions aren't PR meetings.

Sure, but lawyer statements on the courthouse steps aren’t depositions.

And?

Highly unreliable source.

 

[HARK!]

Highly unreliable source.

Can you refute the article; or is this a ad hominem fallacy?

 

[HARK!]

Sure, but lawyer statements on the courthouse steps aren’t depositions.

Sure, but lawyers know better than to open themselves up to slander suits.

 

[The Barbarian]

Drug store masks, or did Fauci spread disinformation?

Turns out, even "drug store masks" are pretty effective at protecting others from people infected with COVID-19. They are somewhat effective at protecting the wearer as well.

Can face masks protect against COVID-19?

Face masks can help slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Learn about mask types, which masks to use and how to use them.

www.mayoclinic.org

 

[HARK!]

Turns out, even "drug store masks" are pretty effective at protecting others from people infected with COVID-19. They are somewhat effective at protecting the wearer as well.

So was Fauci spreading disinformation?

 

[The Barbarian]

Turns out, even "drug store masks" are pretty effective at protecting others from people infected with COVID-19. They are somewhat effective at protecting the wearer as well.

So was Fauci spreading disinformation?

That's what he was saying. Even then, it was known that masks work better for protecting others than for protecting one's self.

Fauci Said Masks 'Not Really Effective in Keeping Out Virus,' Email Reveals​

Fauci Said Masks 'Not Really Effective,' Email Reveals

The infectious diseases expert told a traveler in February 2020 that she did not need to wear a face covering as she was going to a "very low-risk location."

www.newsweek.com

Dr. Fauci was pointing out that the masks didn't protect wearers very much. This is why surgeons wear masks; not for themselves, but for patients. However, subsequent studies showed that the masks were at least somewhat effective in stopping incoming virus particles due to electrostatic and Van der Wals effects.

 

[DaisyDay]

Sometimes it is nice to crawl out of the echo chamber every once in a while.

Yes, you should try it.

Perhaps you'd prefer CNN with their highly reliable and unbiased "journalism? "

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Argument by large pictures?

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Yes, you should try it.


Argument by large pictures?

You're right. My post was off topic. I will delete it for you.

 

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Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t cite any studies that changed his mind about masking against COVID-19 during a recent deposition, according to lawyers who were in the room.


Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, was among the U.S. officials repeatedly urging people to not wear a mask early in the COVID-19 pandemic unless they were showing symptoms. Among his many public and private statements, he wrote in a Feb. 5, 2020, email that “the typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material.”


About two months later, Fauci and other top officials reversed course and issued widespread masking recommendations, regardless of symptoms.


Asked about the change while under oath on Nov. 23, Fauci couldn’t provide any studies, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in a case against the federal government.

Fauci Couldn’t Name Any Studies Showing Masks Work Against COVID-19: Lawyers

www.theepochtimes.com

This is so silly... when the man on TV told us mask don't help maybe stop a big drop.. blah blah blah. haha

 

[The Barbarian]

This is so silly... when the man on TV told us mask don't help

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His advice was pretty good. As he said, people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Remember, the research shows that it keeps the virus in, but isn't so good at keeping it out. So you wear a mask to protect others. Subsequent research has shown that the masks do provide some protection for the wearer, but not as much as it protects others.

maybe stop a big drop..

And now you realize why.

 

[Don't Panic]

His advice was pretty good. As he said, people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Remember, the research shows that it keeps the virus in, but isn't so good at keeping it out. So you wear a mask to protect others. Subsequent research has shown that the masks do provide some protection for the wearer, but not as much as it protects others.


And now you realize why.
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Where did the education system go so wrong in teaching how to think instead of just accepting what was heard at the barber shop?

 

[The Barbarian]

Where did the education system go so wrong in teaching how to think instead of just accepting what was heard at the barber shop?

It's counter-intuitive; how can a mask with spaces larger than the virus, catch virus particles? It's because they tend to adhere to any fibers they touch. It's not like catching fish in a net.

 

[stevil]

Are the far right still going after Faucci and masks??

I do wish people would educate themselves. In particular the difference between spreading the disease and catching the disease, as well as understanding the situation that USA was in when Faucci was recommending people not rush out and get masks. i.e. short supply of masks and only a handful of people in a country of 330 million having the disease.