Dr. Fauci Admits He Kept Wearing His Mask in Order to , Avoid ‘Giving Mixed Signals’.
On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ to talk about the CDC’s latest mask guidance.
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Per their announcement, Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely go maskless in most indoor and outdoor settings.
Dr. Fauci, who was fully vaccinated in January, said that his continued use of a face mask was by choice.
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He didn’t want to give any “mixed signals” before the CDC changed its recommendations.
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I'm obviously careful because I'm a physician and health care provider.
I am now much more comfortable with people seeing me indoors without a mask.
Before the CDC made the recommendation change, I didn't want to look like I was giving mixed signals, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to 'Good Morning America'.
Dr. Fauci also said that additional data on vaccines and the protection they offer has made him feel more comfortable going maskless.
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The science that evolved over the last few weeks that prompted the CDC to make the recommendation that people who were vaccinated should feel safe and be able to go indoors and outdoors without a mask relates to the evidence of how effective these vaccines are… , Dr. Anthony Fauci, to 'Good Morning America'.
...not only in protecting you against infection, but even if you have a breakthrough infection, the chances of you transmitting it to someone else is extremely low, very very low.
, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to 'Good Morning America'