COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

St. Widge said
It wasn't a flip flop on the science. He never said that an N95 or medical mask would not protect you to some extent. What he said is they should be saved for medical professionals. He flip flopped on the policy of who should wear the masks, not the science of whether they help or not. So, if people were paying attention to what he actually said it was pretty easy to understand what he was saying.

Sometimes I wonder if we are reading the same quotes...

He says nothing about N95 specifically (just the overall practice of wearing a mask)...

He says...

"There's no reason to be walking around with a mask," infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci told 60 Minutes.

"While masks may block some droplets", Fauci said, "they do not provide the level of protection people think they do". Wearing a mask may also have unintended consequences: "People who wear masks tend to touch their face more often to adjust them, which can spread germs from their hands."

He is quite literally saying... Don't wear a mask... It may make things worse.... (This was in April)

He does go on later to say that...

But there is another risk to healthy people buying disposable masks as a precaution. The price of face masks is surging, and Prestige Ameritech, the nation's largest surgical mask manufacturer, is now struggling to keep up with the increased demand.

"It could lead to a shortage of masks for the people who really need it," Fauci said.

Added - For healthy people, both the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend they wear masks only when taking care of those who are sick or suspected of having the virus.

If what we are hearing today (everyone needs to wear a mask in public at all times) ... isn't a complete 180 from what we were told in April... I need to study geometry again. LOL