Fauci's masking message amid rising COVID cases has doctors sounding off: 'Will not reduce the spread'
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After an interview in which Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke about the potential for a return to mask-wearing, doctors shared their reactions to the former White House chief medical adviser’s comments.
"I am concerned that people will not abide by [masking] recommendations," Fauci said in the interview. "Regardless of mask usage, the population en masse will be exposed to SARS-COV-2 – and its variants — as is the case with influenza." "Fauci's claims about masking policies, which includes reusable cloth masks and surgical masks, will not reduce the spread of COVID-19." "A child sent home from school for not wearing a mask is harmed more by the policy than 1,000 years of masking." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
"I would hope that if we get to the point that the volume of cases is such and organizations like the CDC recommends – CDC does not mandate anything – recommends that people wear masks, I would hope that people abide by that recommendation and take into account the risks to themselves and their families," the doctor told CNN.