{"id":1165153,"date":"2021-12-28T12:49:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T17:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165153"},"modified":"2021-12-28T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T17:49:53","slug":"cnn-medical-expert-doubles-down-that-cloth-masks-were-never-appropriate-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-medical-expert-doubles-down-that-cloth-masks-were-never-appropriate-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Medical Expert Doubles Down That Cloth Masks Were Never Appropriate For 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\">26<\/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%2Fcnn-medical-expert-doubles-down-that-cloth-masks-were-never-appropriate-for-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=1165153&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--><p>CNN\u2019s medical expert Dr. Leana Wen doubled down on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-medical-analyst-says-cloth-masks-are-little-more-than-facial-decorations\">recent comments<\/a> that cloth masks are nothing more \u201cdecorative\u201d face-coverings and essentially useless against the coronavirus. On Tuesday morning, Wen highlighted the clip and implored Americans to wear medical-grade masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCloth masks are not appropriate for this pandemic,\u201d Wen told CNN\u2019s John Berman on Christmas Eve. \u201cIt\u2019s not appropriate for Omicron, it was not appropriate for Delta, Alpha, or any of the previous variants either because we\u2019re dealing with something that\u2019s airborne. We\u2019re dealing with a virus that\u2019s extremely contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very beginning of the pandemic, we didn\u2019t know about masking,\u201d she continued, \u201cAnd then we didn\u2019t have enough high-quality masks for health care workers and so we were trying to ration those. But then pretty quickly we recognized that COVID is airborne, and also that there are really high-quality masks that protect us from getting COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she encouraged viewers to double mask with \u201chigh-quality\u201d masks typically used in a medical setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so at this point, what people should do is wear at least a 3-ply medical-grade, surgical mask,\u201d Wen stated. \u201cIdeally, you\u2019re double-masking, so if you really want to do that cloth mask, too, you can do the three-ply surgical mask and then the cloth mask that\u2019s more well-fitting on top of that. Even better would be the N-95, K-N95, or KF94, the respirator masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd really at this point, we should all be wearing these very high-quality masks. If our country and different jurisdictions are going to go as far as to mandate masks in some settings, let\u2019s at least wear the most effective masks,\u201d she stressed. \u201cI\u2019m not saying don\u2019t wear a face-covering at all, I\u2019m just saying if we\u2019re going to do it, do it the right way and really use it in the way that it\u2019s intended to prevent us from spreading and acquiring COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic health experts have been saying for many months that mask quality really matters,\u201d Wen also tweeted Tuesday morning. \u201cA simple cloth mask won\u2019t do when we are dealing with a highly contagious, airborne virus. People should at least wear a 3-ply surgical mask, or ideally N95 or KN95.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Public health experts have been saying for many months that mask quality really matters. A simple cloth mask won\u2019t do when we are dealing with a highly contagious, airborne virus. People should at least wear a 3-ply surgical mask, or ideally N95 or KN95. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F48u8trN5c\">https:\/\/t.co\/F48u8trN5c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5iItB2L7s\">pic.twitter.com\/b5iItB2L7s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrLeanaWen\/status\/1475825478820839424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-medical-analyst-says-cloth-masks-are-little-more-than-facial-decorations\">reported<\/a> that Wen advised tourists traveling to New York City for New Year\u2019s Eve festivities to be vaccinated, boosted, and wear something more effective than a cloth mask:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMake sure that you\u2019re vaccinated and boosted,\u201d she said on CNN. \u201cMake sure that you\u2019re wearing a mask even though it\u2019s outdoors. There are lots of people packed around you, wearing a three-ply surgical mask.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDon\u2019t wear a cloth mask,\u201d Wen continued. \u201cCloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There\u2019s no place for them in light of Omicron.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s medical expert Dr. Leana Wen doubled down on her recent comments that cloth masks are nothing more \u201cdecorative\u201d face-coverings and essentially useless against the coronavirus. On Tuesday morning, Wen highlighted the clip and implored Americans to wear medical-grade masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. \u201cCloth masks are not appropriate for this pandemic,\u201d Wen &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1165153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1165153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1165153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}