See? We told you so!
Cloth masks are useless as protection against viruses, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention now concedes. It took them long enough to admit the obvious.
The New York Times reported:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday clarified its stance on various kinds of masks, acknowledging that the cloth masks frequently worn by Americans do not offer as much protection as surgical masks or respirators.
While this disparity is widely known to the general public, the update marks the first time the C.D.C. has explicitly addressed the differences. The agency’s website also no longer refers to a shortage of respirators.
To read more, go here.
UPDATE:
Adding to the fun, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul asks if YouTube will apologize for suspending him when he raised questions on masks.
From Fox News:
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul hit back at YouTube "censors" on Saturday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged that cloth masks do not work as well against the coronavirus as N95 makes.
The Kentucky Republican wondered if YouTube would be apologizing for suspending him earlier this year for saying the same thing.
"Does this mean snot-nosed censors at YouTube will come to my office and kiss my … and admit I was right?" Paul wrote.
To read more, go here.
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