Fauci: ‘There Is No Doubt that Masks Work’

CNN s Michael Smerconish ░░░░░░░░ Fauci yesterday SMERCONISH There ░░░░░░░░ a perception out there ░░░░░░░░ many how many I ░░░░░░░░ t know that they ░░░░░░░░ t work and that ░░░░░░░░ data concludes that they ░░░░░░░░ t work in the ░░░░░░░░ go around Respond to ░░░░░░░░ on masks Fauci Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that s not so ░░░░░░░░ mean when you re ░░░░░░░░ about at the population ░░░░░░░░ that the data are ░░░░░░░░ strong than knowing that ░░░░░░░░ you look on a ░░░░░░░░ as an individual protecting ░░░░░░░░ or protecting them from ░░░░░░░░ it there is no ░░░░░░░░ that masks work Different ░░░░░░░░ give different percentages of ░░░░░░░░ of wearing it but ░░░░░░░░ s no doubt that ░░░░░░░░ weight of the studies ░░░░░░░░ there have been many ░░░░░░░░ indicate the benefit of ░░░░░░░░ masks SMERCONISH I m ░░░░░░░░ to refer to one ░░░░░░░░ them You ve heard ░░░░░░░░ it before I heard ░░░░░░░░ it from a number ░░░░░░░░ radio callers Bret Stephens ░░░░░░░░ the Times talked about ░░░░░░░░ Put that on the ░░░░░░░░ The most rigorous and ░░░░░░░░ analysis of scientific studies ░░░░░░░░ on the efficacy of ░░░░░░░░ for reducing the spread ░░░░░░░░ respiratory illness including Covid ░░░░░░░░ was published last month ░░░░░░░░ conclusions said Tom Jefferson ░░░░░░░░ Oxford epidemiologist who is ░░░░░░░░ lead author were unambiguous ░░░░░░░░ is just no evidence ░░░░░░░░ they masks make any ░░░░░░░░ he told the journalist ░░░░░░░░ Demasi Full stop But ░░░░░░░░ hold on what about ░░░░░░░░ N 95 masks as ░░░░░░░░ to the lower quality ░░░░░░░░ or cloth masks Makes ░░░░░░░░ difference none of it ░░░░░░░░ said Well what about ░░░░░░░░ studies that initially persuaded ░░░░░░░░ to impose mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ were convinced by non ░░░░░░░░ studies flawed observational studies ░░░░░░░░ do we get beyond ░░░░░░░░ finding of that particular ░░░░░░░░ Fauci Yeah but there ░░░░░░░░ other studies Michael that ░░░░░░░░ at an individual level ░░░░░░░░ individual when you re ░░░░░░░░ about the effect on ░░░░░░░░ epidemic or the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ a whole the data ░░░░░░░░ less strong But when ░░░░░░░░ talk about as an ░░░░░░░░ basis of someone protecting ░░░░░░░░ or protecting themselves from ░░░░░░░░ it to others there ░░░░░░░░ no doubt that there ░░░░░░░░ many studies that show ░░░░░░░░ there is an advantage ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ population level like the ░░░░░░░░ study the data are ░░░░░░░░ firm with regard to ░░░░░░░░ effect on the overall ░░░░░░░░ But we re not ░░░░░░░░ about that we re ░░░░░░░░ about an individual s ░░░░░░░░ on their own safety ░░░░░░░░ s a bit different ░░░░░░░░ the broad population level.”