Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease doctor, argued about whether people need to continue wearing masks after getting vaccinated.
Paul said, “You’re telling everyone to wear a mask.” “If we’ve stopped spreading this infection, isn’t that staged? If you’ve been vaccinated and you’re still wearing two masks, isn’t that acting?”
Later, Fauci turned around and accused Paul of “acting”. He said the emerging variant of COVID-19 (Chinese Communist virus) was a good reason to keep the “masks on.
Paul said, “You have a policy that is based on conjecture.” He said Fauci wants people to “wear masks for a few more years.
Fauci has faced increasing criticism in recent weeks for his predictions about the outbreak. Those predictions ultimately failed to materialize, and he repeatedly warned of “the spread of the Communist virus as a result of the easing of the embargo.
Paul told Fauci, “You’ve been vaccinated, but you’re going around wearing two masks.” “If you’re already immune, then you’re wearing a mask to comfort others. You’re not wearing a mask for any scientific reason.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people who have been vaccinated should still wear masks.
Fauci went on to respond, “Wearing a mask is not an act.” And he said he “completely disagreed” with Paul’s statement.
In January, Paul told people in a Fox News interview that people who had been vaccinated should ditch their masks.
The Kentucky Republican said at the Time, “If you’ve had the virus, or if you’ve been vaccinated and it’s been a few weeks since the second dose, then throw away your mask. And tell Dr. Fauci to move forward. Because once you gain immunity, you won’t need to do that anymore.”
This week, Fauci believes that keeping 3 feet (about 0.91 meters) — rather than 6 feet (about 1.83 meters) — between school-age children is sufficient, according to a study published last week.
In its latest guidelines, dated March 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks and do not need to maintain social distance from people who are also fully vaccinated or from people who are not vaccinated but are “at low risk for severe COVID-19.
Rochelle P. Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a news release, “Fully vaccinated people can now begin to resume some social activities in their own homes.” “Taking steps to relax certain restrictions on the vaccinated population may help increase acceptance of the COVID-19 (CCA virus) vaccine.”
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