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wnoise
on April 17, 2020
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A Failure, but Not of Prediction
They didn't just "not recommend" masks, they affirmatively said "don't".
dboreham
on April 18, 2020
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They also said "and don't tell anyone that masks might be beneficial"
nullc
on April 18, 2020
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I missed the word don't. I did see them use "not effective" which is CDC muckmuck for hasn't been proven by multiple rigorous studies to work.
lonelappde
on April 18, 2020
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The CDC and Surgeon General ran a campaign with the slogan "STOP buying masks". It doesn't simpler than that.
stevenwliao
on April 19, 2020
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Agreed. There's a difference between "stop buying masks because we need to save them for nurses" and "stop buying masks because they don't help at all*".
Lying erodes public trust.
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