(CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate.
"A national mandate probably would not work," he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been urging Americans to use masks for months. "I have trust in the American people that if we put a strong emphasis on the importance of wearing masks, that we will come around and do that and get that percentage up above the relatively low percentage of people that are using masks," Fauci said on July 21 on NPR's Morning Edition.
But he has said before that he doesn't think a federal law would be the way to go.
"I don't like to be authoritarian from the federal government, but at the local level, if governors and others essentially mandate the use of masks when you have an outbreak, I think that would be very important," Fauci told Alabama Sen. Doug Jones during a Facebook live event in July.
givemethekeyblade on October 24th, 2020 at 03:57 UTC »
We're in a South Park episode.
It might possibly be the time to start considering the fact that we need to begin contemplating on taking this seriously.
cowboys5xsbs on October 24th, 2020 at 02:50 UTC »
The problem is enforcement you can mandate masks but people aren't going to listen. My town did a mask madate with no enforcement and noone cares.
Camelspidersss on October 24th, 2020 at 01:21 UTC »
The time was months ago.
It doesn't matter how many experts advise this, it's never going to happen. No matter who wins the election.
We might as well hold our collective breath until every governor and mayor in the country suddenly decides to work together.