Ashley B. Moody: “Just a few weeks later, the CDC released its guidance…”

“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 masks. 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.” (05:12–05:18)

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