{"id":116440,"date":"2021-02-03T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T15:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=116440"},"modified":"2021-02-03T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T15:43:02","slug":"fauci-says-possible-cdc-will-recommend-americans-wear-two-masks-to-protect-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-says-possible-cdc-will-recommend-americans-wear-two-masks-to-protect-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci Says \u2018Possible\u2019 CDC Will Recommend Americans Wear Two Masks To Protect Against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffauci-says-possible-cdc-will-recommend-americans-wear-two-masks-to-protect-against-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=116440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fauci-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci says it\u2019s \u201cpossible\u201d the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could recommend wearing two masks to stem the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci has previously suggested wearing two masks was preferable to one \u2013 although he later walked that back a bit. But in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/postlive\/status\/1356617374275887105\">appearance<\/a> on The Washington Post Live on Tuesday, Fauci was asked if the CDC would issue guidance for all Americans to wear two masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s possible,\u201d said Fauci, an immunologist and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who served on President Trump\u2019s White House Coronavirus Task Force and is now President Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser on COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, in discussions with my CDC colleagues yesterday, we were talking about how the CDC is looking at doing a study of seeing whether or not two masks are better than one. It makes common sense you would think,\u201d he said. \u201cIf one mask serves as a physical barrier, if you put two on \u2013 if you\u2019re looking for enhancing the physical barrier \u2013 it makes common sense that it certainly can\u2019t hurt and might help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, though, there is a lack of data on whether two is better than one, Fauci said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when people tell me or ask me: \u2018Should I be waring two masks?\u2019 I say: \u2018You know, if it makes you feel better to do two masks, the chances are you\u2019re gonna\u2019 get an enhanced protection, so why not go ahead and do it?&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci\u2019s views on masks appear to have been evolving. Back in March 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging, Fauci said, \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to be walking around with a mask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better and it might even block a droplet, but it\u2019s not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is,\u201d the doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/preventing-coronavirus-facemask-60-minutes-2020-03-08\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;on CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after Fauci made his comments, experts \u2013&nbsp;including those in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention \u2013 said Americans <em>should<\/em> wear masks, citing estimates that 40% or more of those infected were asymptomatic but could still spread the virus. And Fauci agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were not aware that 40% to 45% of people were asymptomatic, nor were we aware that a substantial proportion of people who get infected get infected from people who are without symptoms. That makes it overwhelmingly important for everyone to wear a mask,\u201d Fauci&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/coronavirus-pandemic-09-22-20-intl\/h_bf089a39912dd3b166749c4ba471f143?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Top+Stories%29\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in September, noting that \u201cthe data now are very, very clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Fauci said that wearing two masks is likely more effective than wearing one.&nbsp;\u201cIf you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on it, just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,\u201d Fauci told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/fauci-says-drop-covid-cases-not-due-vaccine-we-don-n1255505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then last weekend, Fauci said: \u201cThere are many people who feel, you know, if you want to have an extra little bit of protection, maybe I should put two masks on. There\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but there\u2019s no data that indicates that that is going to make a difference and that\u2019s the reason why the CDC has not changed the recommendation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/double-up-dr-fauci-again-changes-mask-wearing-recommendation\">DOUBLE UP: Dr. Fauci Again Changes Mask-Wearing&nbsp;Recommendation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci says it\u2019s \u201cpossible\u201d the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could recommend wearing two masks to stem the spread of COVID-19. 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