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

Yep... but Like I said... either the "science" has changed in a couple months' time, so the recommendation was changed... or it was a very public Lie being told at the highest levels in March/April to limit the public wearing / hoarding / purchasing of masks...

Which is why I take all these "recommendations" and "science based projections" with Caution in practice... but also with a grain of salt... knowing they can be completely wrong, off my a mile, or changed tomorrow...

Science (by definition) is the ongoing/relentless questioning, observation, and testing in the search of truth/knowledge... and to say were are there in the latter part of that definition - is a stretch at best... and dangerously arrogant at worst. JMO.

Public health policy is informed by science but also by other considerations. I do think the consensus has evolved based on research and analysis. And I do think sometimes difficult priority choices have to be made in policymaking. But that still doesn't justify misleading the public (if that did indeed happen on purpose).