Fauci Confronted With Study That Raised Doubts About Masks

Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked to respond to a study that raised doubts about face masks being able to curb the spread of COVID. The exchange happened during an interview on CNN over the weekend when host Michael Smerconish brought up an analysis released in January by The Cochrane Institute. He also pointed to an opinion piece from Bret Stephens in The New York Times that quoted Oxford epidemiologist and lead author of the study, Tom Jefferson, telling journalist Maryanne Demasi there was a lack of evidence underpinning the effectiveness...