Mon Nov 8, 2021 – 11:42 am EST
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(WND News Center) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky is declaring that masks can reduce the chance of infection from COVID-19 by 80%, which is contrary to studies by the CDC itself as well as real-world data.
Further, Walensky indicated that masks could become a staple of American life, adding that they “also help protect from other illnesses like common cold and flu.”
Her guidance came in a tweet Friday spotlighting a video produced by the CDC.
Masks can help reduce your chance of #COVID19 infection by more than 80%.
Masks also help protect from other illnesses like common cold and flu. Wearing a mask- along w/ getting vaccinated- are important steps to stay healthy. #WeCanDoThis @HHSgov https://t.co/bfOV5VzBpq pic.twitter.com/6DGj8nwPgD
— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) November 5, 2021
Kyle Lamb, a data researcher for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, the state with the lowest rate of COVID infection, took issue with Walensky’s statement.
“There is not a single study in the entire world that has been produced during the pandemic, or especially before, that
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