Fauci: ‘There Is No Doubt that Masks Work’

SMERCONISH There is a ░░░░░░░░ out there by many ░░░░░░░░ many I don t ░░░░░░░░ that they don t ░░░░░░░░ and that the data ░░░░░░░░ that they didn t ░░░░░░░░ in the first go ░░░░░░░░ Respond to that on ░░░░░░░░ Fauci Yeah well that ░░░░░░░░ not so I mean ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ the population level that ░░░░░░░░ data are less strong ░░░░░░░░ knowing that if you ░░░░░░░░ on a situation as ░░░░░░░░ individual protecting themselves or ░░░░░░░░ them from spreading it ░░░░░░░░ is no doubt that ░░░░░░░░ work Different studies give ░░░░░░░░ percentages of advantage of ░░░░░░░░ it but there s ░░░░░░░░ doubt that the weight ░░░░░░░░ the studies and there ░░░░░░░░ been many studies indicate ░░░░░░░░ benefit of wearing masks ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ to one of them ░░░░░░░░ ve heard about it ░░░░░░░░ I heard about it ░░░░░░░░ a number of radio ░░░░░░░░ Bret Stephens in the ░░░░░░░░ talked about Cochrane Put ░░░░░░░░ on the screen The ░░░░░░░░ rigorous and comprehensive analysis ░░░░░░░░ scientific studies conducted on ░░░░░░░░ efficacy of masks for ░░░░░░░░ the spread of respiratory ░░░░░░░░ including Covid 19 was ░░░░░░░░ last month Its conclusions ░░░░░░░░ Tom Jefferson the Oxford ░░░░░░░░ who is the lead ░░░░░░░░ were unambiguous There is ░░░░░░░░ no evidence that they ░░░░░░░░ make any difference he ░░░░░░░░ the journalist Maryanne Demasi ░░░░░░░░ stop But wait hold ░░░░░░░░ what about the N ░░░░░░░░ masks as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ lower quality surgical or ░░░░░░░░ masks Makes no difference ░░░░░░░░ of it he said ░░░░░░░░ what about the studies ░░░░░░░░ initially persuaded policymakers to ░░░░░░░░ mask mandates They were ░░░░░░░░ by non randomized studies ░░░░░░░░ observational studies How do ░░░░░░░░ get beyond that finding ░░░░░░░░ that particular review Fauci ░░░░░░░░ but there are other ░░░░░░░░ Michael that show at ░░░░░░░░ individual level for individual ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ effect on the epidemic ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic as a ░░░░░░░░ the data are less ░░░░░░░░ But when you talk ░░░░░░░░ as an individual basis ░░░░░░░░ someone protecting themselves or ░░░░░░░░ themselves from spreading it ░░░░░░░░ others there s no ░░░░░░░░ that there are many ░░░░░░░░ that show that there ░░░░░░░░ an advantage When you ░░░░░░░░ at the broad population ░░░░░░░░ like the Cochrane study ░░░░░░░░ data are less firm ░░░░░░░░ regard to the effect ░░░░░░░░ the overall pandemic But ░░░░░░░░ re not talking about ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ individual s effect on ░░░░░░░░ own safety That s ░░░░░░░░ bit different than the ░░░░░░░░ population level.”