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The First Three Months What I saw inside the government’s response to COVID-19 By Anthony Fauci (archive.ph)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But this was how I became the public-health official who, very early in the pandemic, instructed people not to wear a mask.

This was a supposed "white lie" to try to preserve ppe for medical professionals, which was stupid because a lot of nurses and doctors took it to mean they didn't need ppe, and as far as I know the government didn't even try to secure any ppe for medical professionals or make sure they were available.

We knew it was airborne by how quickly it was spreading. The WHO knew it was airborne and immediately started upgrading their offices to filter the air, even while they told the world it wasn't airborne. The reason they didn't say it was airborne was because it would mean hospitals would have to take more strict measures to protect everyone, and it would cost a lot and make the job harder.

It's insulting to be told that the evidence at the time showed that it wasn't warranted to take airborne measures.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I remember hearing something how even just having everyone pull their shirt over their face when inside could be somewhat effective if everyone is "masking" this way. He fucked masking up so hard (and probably so permanently in amerikkka ).