The former head of infectious diseases in the United States, Anthony Fauci, is getting a lot of attention in the right-wing media New York Post And Fox News after CNN interview About face masks on sunday.
In the broadcast, the CNN anchor asks how many people would comply if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) again recommended that US residents use masks.
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Anthony Fauci told the channel that he hopes people will.
“I worry that people won’t follow the advice,” Fauci tells CNN.
If the CDC recommends wearing a mask — it’s not a mandate here — I hope people will follow the recommendation, says Fauci.
Large study from recognized medical database Cochrane Library It concludes that face masks may have little or no effect on the population with influenza-like illnesses (COVID-19).
Other studies show that it works on an individual level. And when you look at the epidemic as a whole, the data is less robust. But there is no doubt that many studies prove that it works to spread infection in individuals, Fauci responds when faced with the study.
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The Corona pandemic has become highly politicized in the United States.
Former US President Donald Trump claims on his social media platform Truth Social that the recent virus outbreak is just “hype” to influence the 2024 presidential election.
– To all the Covid tyrants who want to take away our freedom: We refuse to close schools, accept closures or comply with orders to wear face masks, he says in a video posted to the site.
Fauci was the infection control chief when the coronavirus pandemic hit while Trump was president. Cooperation between the two quickly cooled, and Trump repeatedly criticized and opposed Fauci while he was president himself.
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