He also highlighted the minimal protection offered by typical store-bought masks due to their small size and discouraged their use in low-risk settings.
President Biden’s past statements regarding COVID-19 have also come under scrutiny. In July 2021, he confidently declared “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,” only to contract COVID shortly after. His assertions were disproven as it became evident that vaccinated individuals could still contract and transmit the illness.
Even though Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledges the limited effectiveness of masks, he maintains that they offer potential advantages on an individual level. This perspective contradicts the findings of most studies.
The Cochrane study suggests that the impact of masks on the overall pandemic at a population level remains inconclusive.