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Originally Posted by Bill14564
March 2020... that was back when the virus was thought to spread through surface contact, right? There was a huge emphasis on washing hands, not touching your face, no handshakes, disinfect the groceries before they came into the house, etc? If that was how the virus was transmitted then masks would have done no good, they would have provided more psychological relief than anything else.
Science soon learned more and found the virus is spread through droplets. Since masks can reduce droplets the advice was changed. Evolving advice based on evolving science is what I hope for out of those in positions of influence.
My conjecture is he provided thoughts and guidance based on the information he had at the time. As information changed he didn't dig in his heels and stick with what turned out to be the wrong guidance, he revised his guidance to meet the new information.
But if you want to accuse him of lying then what did Dr. Fauci have to gain by intentionally lying about the masks in 2019, in March 2020, or today?
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First of all, the recommendations did not
EVOLVE.. It changed almost overnight. I am sure it was a coincidence but the policy u-turn occurred about the same time the extreme lockdowns were implemented.
Here is Fauci's job descriptions:
Dr. Fauci was appointed Director of NIAID in 1984. He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat established infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, etc.
Since pandemics from viruses have occurred through out recorded history, why is it that in 2020 the highest paid US government employee with a tenure of almost 40 years did not have a clue about the effectiveness of cloth masks? Have we not been using masks in the medical field for decades?
I am not anti mask on a limited basis but the flip flop on policy was not based primarily on "Science" unless you are talking about political science.
And for the Fauci faithful out there, which prior health crisis out there has he done a superb job on?