You don't have to be. Dr. Fauci to be able to read and comprehend and come to logical conclusions about certain things. To wit:
- What is so hard to understand that the trials used to discredit HCQ+ were in no way parallel to the way it was supposed to be used? And that not one trial using HCQ+ the way it's supposed to be used showing it to be ineffective exists?
- What is so hard to understand that 12 out of 13 RCTs, including 2 out of 3 specifically regarding Covid, show cloth and surgical masks have no efficacy in stemming viral transmission? And that the "evidence" showing they work is entirely theoretical and anecdotal?
Contrary to what you might want to believe, it is possible for a layman to learn enough about a subject to form a credible view. I can provide several documented instances if you'd like. If you'd like to tell me where Dr. Risch fell short in his paper showing HCQ+ to be highly effective, I'd like to see it. (I bet you never read it). Since you're an MD (I infer), certainly you can tell me where he went wrong.