To be clear, China started requiring mask usage, but also put in place price controls on masks, and limited mask purchases to 2 per week. Then they ensured that companies were building factories almost overnight to mass produce them. These might be good ideas, but as with many other things, it’s not within CDC’s abilities to do, so I think it’s reasonable for the CDC to do what it can to actually reduce risks.
And “don’t trust CDC because they haven’t lied but they didn’t advise things that might help but would be harmful overall to the public” is one hell of a take.
To be clear, China started requiring mask usage, but also put in place price controls on masks, and limited mask purchases to 2 per week. Then they ensured that companies were building factories almost overnight to mass produce them. These might be good ideas, but as with many other things, it’s not within CDC’s abilities to do, so I think it’s reasonable for the CDC to do what it can to actually reduce risks.
And “don’t trust CDC because they haven’t lied but they didn’t advise things that might help but would be harmful overall to the public” is one hell of a take.