Burnett Says ‘We Were Told ... Any Mask Was Good,’ and Now Fauci Says Masks Work ‘Maybe Ten Percent’

MURTHY For people out ░░░░░░░░ who are struggling I ░░░░░░░░ them to know that ░░░░░░░░ re not alone BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ I hope everyone will ░░░░░░░░ this Sorry I m ░░░░░░░░ here so everyone can ░░░░░░░░ it But while I ░░░░░░░░ you I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about something Dr ░░░░░░░░ said recently as we ░░░░░░░░ talking about the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ did an interview with ░░░░░░░░ New York Times and ░░░░░░░░ said he talked about ░░░░░░░░ he said From a ░░░░░░░░ public health standpoint at ░░░░░░░░ population level masks work ░░░░░░░░ the margins maybe 10 ░░░░░░░░ But for an individual ░░░░░░░░ religiously wears a mask ░░░░░░░░ well fitted KN95 or ░░░░░░░░ it s not at ░░░░░░░░ margin It really does ░░░░░░░░ Do you see how ░░░░░░░░ find this an extremely ░░░░░░░░ statement Because for most ░░░░░░░░ us we were told ░░░░░░░░ didn t matter what ░░░░░░░░ of mask any mask ░░░░░░░░ good Our kids had ░░░░░░░░ wear masks for an ░░░░░░░░ year and a half ░░░░░░░░ school and none of ░░░░░░░░ wore them the right ░░░░░░░░ That hearing that it ░░░░░░░░ be good that he ░░░░░░░░ saying it but that ░░░░░░░░ that is upsetting for ░░░░░░░░ lot of people MURTHY ░░░░░░░░ can certainly understand that ░░░░░░░░ many who were listening ░░░░░░░░ for the messages that ░░░░░░░░ coming through and guidances ░░░░░░░░ what to do when ░░░░░░░░ recognize that sometimes guidance ░░░░░░░░ and evolved over time ░░░░░░░░ could be disconcerting And ░░░░░░░░ guidance does evolve over ░░░░░░░░ as you learn more ░░░░░░░░ I certainly remember even ░░░░░░░░ I was a private ░░░░░░░░ the first year of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic but I was ░░░░░░░░ closely and we were ░░░░░░░░ a lot as a ░░░░░░░░ about the pandemic and ░░░░░░░░ shifted accordingly But look ░░░░░░░░ thing I think that ░░░░░░░░ all need to recognize ░░░░░░░░ this pandemic has been ░░░░░░░░ hard for a lot ░░░░░░░░ people especially for kids ░░░░░░░░ for parents And you ░░░░░░░░ a parent I m ░░░░░░░░ parent We both lived ░░░░░░░░ some of these challenges ░░░░░░░░ are still trying to ░░░░░░░░ our kids through them ░░░░░░░░ one of the challenges ░░░░░░░░ kids have endured is ░░░░░░░░ fact greater loneliness and ░░░░░░░░ My hope with our ░░░░░░░░ advisory is we can ░░░░░░░░ out a pathway We ░░░░░░░░ fact lay out the ░░░░░░░░ framework for our national ░░░░░░░░ to address loneliness that ░░░░░░░░ everyone kids parents families ░░░░░░░░ and community organizations steps ░░░░░░░░ can take to build ░░░░░░░░ more connected America BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ right thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Dr Murthy I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ to you as well ░░░░░░░░ Good to talk to ░░░░░░░░ Erin.”