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Originally Posted by Bill14564
It's doubtful the mask science changed. If anything, the mask science is more understood now but the general principles remain the same.
What changed, what you (intentionally?) neglected, was the threat. In 2019 the world was getting by just fine by adopting healthy habits and taking necessary vaccines. In 2020 Covid arrived in the US and the threat changed significantly. A different threat requires a different evaluation of mitigations.
Masks in a fully-vaccinated population are likely as unnecessary as they were in 2019. However, due to the continued efforts of some, we do not have a fully-vaccinated population and people are still dying at a rate of almost 2,000 per day.
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With regard to mask use, Dr. Fauci admitted he said we didn't need to wear masks partly because there was a shortage of masks and healthcare workers needed the masks. That had nothing to do with science.