Arroyo to Epidemiologist: Is There Hard Evidence that Masks Are Effective in Stopping Covid?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Masks which ░░░░░░░░ quite good for filtering ░░░░░░░░ To one of these ░░░░░░░░ I showed a second ░░░░░░░░ to essentially just putting ░░░░░░░░ cloth in front of ░░░░░░░░ face A generic statement ░░░░░░░░ masks Raymond I have ░░░░░░░░ ask we only have ░░░░░░░░ minutes Where are the ░░░░░░░░ trials We keep hearing ░░░░░░░░ clinical trials Is there ░░░░░░░░ that these are effective ░░░░░░░░ masks whether homemade or ░░░░░░░░ whether they are effective ░░░░░░░░ stopping the spread of ░░░░░░░░ At the moment there ░░░░░░░░ no hard evidence to ░░░░░░░░ it up There is ░░░░░░░░ course the presupposition that ░░░░░░░░ it essentially acts as ░░░░░░░░ filter and it acts ░░░░░░░░ prevent droplets from spreading ░░░░░░░░ works But the kind ░░░░░░░░ evidence that we normally ░░░░░░░░ to make calls and ░░░░░░░░ health and health care ░░░░░░░░ just not there Raymond ░░░░░░░░ want to show you ░░░░░░░░ Fauci when he was ░░░░░░░░ about wearing masks and ░░░░░░░░ Watch There s no ░░░░░░░░ to be walking around ░░░░░░░░ a mask Wearing a ░░░░░░░░ make people feel a ░░░░░░░░ bit better but it ░░░░░░░░ not providing the perfect ░░░░░░░░ that people think it ░░░░░░░░ Raymond Chris you ve ░░░░░░░░ there s a psychological ░░░░░░░░ and I only have ░░░░░░░░ minute What is the ░░░░░░░░ effect of wearing a ░░░░░░░░ if it s not ░░░░░░░░ effective in stopping the ░░░░░░░░ spread When you see ░░░░░░░░ new pathogen something that ░░░░░░░░ ve never encountered that ░░░░░░░░ so scary and is ░░░░░░░░ people you want to ░░░░░░░░ control It s not ░░░░░░░░ flaw It s how ░░░░░░░░ are as humans And ░░░░░░░░ and especially demoralizing around ░░░░░░░░ that unless you wear ░░░░░░░░ you just don t ░░░░░░░░ about other people is ░░░░░░░░ a form of reasserting ░░░░░░░░ control The threat is ░░░░░░░░ people forget the important ░░░░░░░░ which is that masks ░░░░░░░░ are often not enough ░░░░░░░░ Yeah thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Chris.