Emily Cunningham

WHO is complicit as well: "There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit. In fact, there's some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly," - @DrMikeRyan

Folks like @T_Inglesby, the director of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, are pushing a more honest narrative that recognizes the potential benefit of mass adoption of non-medical masks by the pop., which can still help save medical masks for HCWshttps://twitter.com/T_Inglesby/status/1244438695182295046?s=20 …

Others like @ScottGottliebMD, fmr head of FDA, have been emphasizing the importance that masks can have in our collective recoveryhttps://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1240240377052958720?s=20 …

In closing, it's clear that the CDC is beginning to walk-back some of their original "don't bother with a mask" narrative--it's about time. We must not forget what they did in the short term to try & buy themselves a little time, & we must demand accountability from leadership.

The limited supply of masks in this country should be reserved for the front line workers (grocery, supply, health care etc). If they had said everyone wear masks from the beginning w/out the ability to mass produce them here situation would be worse!

Also as we learn more about the virus and how to protect recommendations change. No one is making these recommendations out of malice. Am guessing without masks more people likely stayed home as well.

I understand and agree with the need to prioritize our front-line workers. That's a no-brainer. The point here is the CDC+Surg Gen+others were willfully misleading the public ("They are NOT effective...") about efficacy of masks to try and...