It might even block a droplet, but it's not providing the perfect protection that people think it is. And often there are unintended consequences People keep fiddling with their mask, they keep touching their face. Just a few weeks later, the CDC released its guidance recommending that Americans wear masks in public. You were asked to explain your original recommendation. You emphasized a very different consideration. You said, well, back then the critical issue was to save the masks for the people who really needed them because it was felt there was a shortage of masks. (06:05–06:11)
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