I agree with you on that point. Fauci told a noble lie about the N95 masks and it really harmed credibility. Perhaps I did miss your point.
My intention was to say that, outside of Fauci, the science around mask efficacy was well-known because you said that it wasn't.
Re:I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case
by adamrezich on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:53PM
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once you start accepting the existence of "noble lies" told by authority figures, why do you continue to trust them?
Your anecdote is false.
I'm not claiming that masks do or don't work. I'm just claiming that they lied about it (twice) to suit their interests.
> Research published long before COVID-19 proved the efficacy of masking in blocking particulate matter. That's why terms like N95 even exist.
Sure, but what about for aerosols? If you want to see what the self-proclaimed rational community thought of masks and research available at the time in March of 2020 as it pertained to COVID, see this article: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/23/face-masks-much-more-t...