required of any kind by the public since not a single SARS-CoV case (the earlier coronavirus) was transmitted by an asymptomatic person.
Note that just a month later data now showed that there were cases of asymptomatic transmission, so the CDC (and Dr. Fauci...see photo in the attached article) recommended the only masks that were available...cloth masks...so even Dr. Fauci and all others not in hospital settings were wearing 'Cloth Masks'...you recall that, don't you?...here's an excerpt from the attached article...
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As Fauci told the Washington Post here , at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were not recommended for the general public, as authorities were trying to prevent a mask shortage for health workers and the extent of asymptomatic spread was unknown.
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Don't try to rewrite history.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-fauci-outdated-video-masks/fact-checkoutdated-video-of-fauci-saying-theres-no-reason-to-be-walking-around-with-a-mask-idUSKBN26T2TR