Dr. Fauci on Not Recommending Wearing a Mask Back in March: ‘You Can Always Second-Guess Yourself’

ROBERTS Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci about masks ░░░░░░░░ you back in March ░░░░░░░░ not recommend wearing masks ░░░░░░░░ Surgeon General didn t ░░░░░░░░ I know the reason ░░░░░░░░ then was because you ░░░░░░░░ that PPE should be ░░░░░░░░ for the frontline health ░░░░░░░░ professionals and not have ░░░░░░░░ else on the planet ░░░░░░░░ to gobble it up ░░░░░░░░ their own personal use ░░░░░░░░ had you back then ░░░░░░░░ strongly for some sort ░░░░░░░░ facial covering whether it ░░░░░░░░ a scarf like Dr ░░░░░░░░ was wearing or whether ░░░░░░░░ might be these cloth ░░░░░░░░ that are ubiquitous now ░░░░░░░░ we be in a ░░░░░░░░ place now than we ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI Well I think ░░░░░░░░ would be somewhat better ░░░░░░░░ if people were continually ░░░░░░░░ masks back then John ░░░░░░░░ you can always second ░░░░░░░░ yourselves and say what ░░░░░░░░ have been or what ░░░░░░░░ have been done At ░░░░░░░░ time when we were ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ diminution in the availability ░░░░░░░░ PPEs for the people ░░░░░░░░ really need them back ░░░░░░░░ and also back then ░░░░░░░░ didn t fully realize ░░░░░░░░ significant the amount of ░░░░░░░░ infection was and importantly ░░░░░░░░ fact that people who ░░░░░░░░ asymptomatic or pre symptomatic ░░░░░░░░ transmit the virus something ░░░░░░░░ know for sure occurs ░░░░░░░░ now So the situation ░░░░░░░░ different I mean you ░░░░░░░░ on the information you ░░░░░░░░ at the time I ░░░░░░░░ that in the context ░░░░░░░░ that it was not ░░░░░░░░ what was being done ░░░░░░░░ as you get more ░░░░░░░░ the way we have ░░░░░░░░ now there s no ░░░░░░░░ what we should be ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ is uniformly recommending the ░░░░░░░░ of masks.”