Fauci: We Didn’t Have Lockdowns During Covid, ‘Masks Work’

Fauci So the thing ░░░░░░░░ needed to be done ░░░░░░░░ that you needed to ░░░░░░░░ physical distancing which you ░░░░░░░░ people say lockdown We ░░░░░░░░ t lock down China ░░░░░░░░ down We definitely closed ░░░░░░░░ lot of things down ░░░░░░░░ I think if you ░░░░░░░░ are fair and stop ░░░░░░░░ finger pointing in the ░░░░░░░░ it was absolutely essential ░░░░░░░░ only way to immediately ░░░░░░░░ down the 4 000 ░░░░░░░░ 000 deaths per day ░░░░░░░░ to shut things down ░░░░░░░░ a while That was ░░░░░░░░ right choice The thing ░░░░░░░░ need to reexamine is ░░░░░░░░ long you did that ░░░░░░░░ long schools were closed ░░░░░░░░ long industry was shut ░░░░░░░░ ISAACSON So what you ░░░░░░░░ sort of saying is ░░░░░░░░ it was too long ░░░░░░░░ Maybe it was I ░░░░░░░░ ISAACSON In retrospect Fauci ░░░░░░░░ think what people are ░░░░░░░░ confused is the idea ░░░░░░░░ shutting things down temporarily ░░░░░░░░ the right decision Everyone ░░░░░░░░ with that ISAACSON We ░░░░░░░░ all told flatten the ░░░░░░░░ but when the curve ░░░░░░░░ flattened we didn t ░░░░░░░░ to send kids back ░░░░░░░░ school Fauci What happened ░░░░░░░░ that that there became ░░░░░░░░ almost an ideological divide ░░░░░░░░ thing is very clear ░░░░░░░░ work You see a ░░░░░░░░ people say Oh masks ░░░░░░░░ t work Masks work ░░░░░░░░ other thing that s ░░░░░░░░ ISAACSON Well let me ░░░░░░░░ back on that a ░░░░░░░░ bit too Even that ░░░░░░░░ cloth mask That one ░░░░░░░░ Again there s the ░░░░░░░░ Walter A proper mask ░░░░░░░░ N95 or a KN95 ░░░░░░░░ worn all the time ░░░░░░░░ someone comes in and ░░░░░░░░ You know I don ░░░░░░░░ know what happened I ░░░░░░░░ a mask for most ░░░░░░░░ the time then I ░░░░░░░░ to the restaurant I ░░░░░░░░ my mask off and ░░░░░░░░ had my meal and ░░░░░░░░ got infected Masks don ░░░░░░░░ work Well you took ░░░░░░░░ mask off.”