Dr. Makary: Masking Has ‘Essentially No Benefit Whatsoever’ When It Comes to Covid

ACUNA Dr Marty Makary ░░░░░░░░ us now He s ░░░░░░░░ professor of public health ░░░░░░░░ Johns Hopkins University and ░░░░░░░░ Fox News contributor Doctor ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ here You know I ░░░░░░░░ I just see folks ░░░░░░░░ and watching at home ░░░░░░░░ that it s possible ░░░░░░░░ mask mandates or recommendations ░░░░░░░░ come back there are ░░░░░░░░ studies that say that ░░░░░░░░ really wasn t that ░░░░░░░░ Fauci seems to have ░░░░░░░░ back and forth What ░░░░░░░░ you say on all ░░░░░░░░ this MAKARY Well first ░░░░░░░░ all the study that ░░░░░░░░ interviewer is asking Dr ░░░░░░░░ about is something called ░░░░░░░░ Cochrane Review It s ░░░░░░░░ summary comprehensive analysis of ░░░░░░░░ studies on masks it ░░░░░░░░ that masks had no ░░░░░░░░ on community transmission Now ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean if ░░░░░░░░ put two people into ░░░░░░░░ room and they have ░░░░░░░░ tight fitting N95 masks ░░░░░░░░ a brief 20 minute ░░░░░░░░ that you re not ░░░░░░░░ to reduce the risk ░░░░░░░░ transmission it s believed ░░░░░░░░ does But on a ░░░░░░░░ level when we tell ░░░░░░░░ population when we tell ░░░░░░░░ in schools including toddlers ░░░░░░░░ wear masks it had ░░░░░░░░ no impact on transmission ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci did not ░░░░░░░░ the study he didn ░░░░░░░░ try to poke holes ░░░░░░░░ it He changed the ░░░░░░░░ he created this arbitrary ░░░░░░░░ of delineation that there ░░░░░░░░ individual masking and community ░░░░░░░░ and individual may work ░░░░░░░░ community may not but ░░░░░░░░ have spent a tremendous ░░░░░░░░ of energy and our ░░░░░░░░ arguing over masking It ░░░░░░░░ an intervention that is ░░░░░░░░ no benefit whatsoever but ░░░░░░░░ live in a new ░░░░░░░░ of blind allegiance to ░░░░░░░░ public health officials and ░░░░░░░░ I think is the ░░░░░░░░ of it ACUNA Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ have decided that sometimes ░░░░░░░░ just have to make ░░░░░░░░ minds up for themselves.”