Fauci said that US govt held off promoting face masks because it knew shortages were so bad even doctors couldn't get enough
who said that the increased demand for masks was putting medical professionals at risk.
Fauci explained the early advice against masks by saying: "The public health community — and many people were saying this — were concerned that it was at a time when personal protective equipment, including the N-95 masks and the surgical masks, were in very short supply."He added that the government did not want healthcare workers "to be without the equipment that they needed ... We were afraid that that would deter away the people who really needed it.
"We also know that simple cloth coverings that many people have can work as well as a mask in many cases." Fauci also came out "unequivocally" in favour of wearing masks in public, even though they do not offer a guarantee.
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