CDC Director: Face Masks Offer More Protection from Covid-19 Than Vaccines

CDC Director Robert Redfield told lawmakers during a Senate hearing on Wednesday: “This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against Covid than when I take a Covid vaccine." Redfield was speaking at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee reviewing coronavirus response efforts on September 16, 2020, in Washington, DC.

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[michelledax]

All the germs that were on that surface where he set his mask will now go to his face because he set the face side flat down on the surface.

[thelonerider]

I wear a spiderman mask, not one of those "face masks", if I go into a building where they require a mask (the only time I wear one). Because pretending to be spiderman is slightly less silly than pretending to be a surgeon...

[tucko]

If masks work then why are concerts ? Gyms ? Outdoor events still closed ?

[helgabaroness]

Do you know the difference between bacteria and virus?...

[rogerbrown]

Face masks not good to wear for all day, bcs ur breathing ur own co2, not good.

[maryevebambico]

Too put that much stress on the mask is a false reassurance.

[AlexanderSupertramp]

Hahaha.. it’s been 6 months.. this is a joke! The common ear loop mask, as you present.. the warning says it doesn’t help.. most people don’t wash their hands after they touch their mask, as the cdc says.. one should wash hands for 30 seconds after touching mask.. imagine the black light test..

[davidmeichner]

Yeah, and we were first told they aren't necessary by Pelosi, Fauci and the NY Times, for instance.

[bezook]

Why wasn't he wearing a mask to begin with???

[rosewinter]

Shields are safer. You can get covid from your eyes, nose and mouth, a shields protects all of that. But even more important is not touch your face until your hands are throughly sanitized. With love from Canada

[helgabaroness]

How much you know about Science, Biology and medical?...

[michelledax]

*See U.S. Virologist explains Why Vaccines won't work." - utube.

[arkie]

CDC director Robert Redfield in this clip is displaying a classic involuntary sign that he is lying - he closes his eyes for more than a second or two while speaking. In another clip where he advocates mask wearing and is obviously reading from a teleprompter, he never blinks once during the entire segment.

[michelledax]

See:* This S. Korean Virologist will answer all of your Covid 19 questions." (Asian Boss) - utube.

[donmackshanks]

Big talk let's see the science, show me the double blind studies in tripleciate.

[daroldzimmerman]

He retracted he’s statement on tweeter!!!😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[myrnakarataglidis]

My friends, who are in Europe are having a great time, they have dual citizens, it’s nothing like here, that’s why their now keeping us out, I’m reading all these comments, I know one thing, lm much sadder today than four years ago, it’s a sad day in America.

[blueredsea]

What virus??? If mask will protect you we are all doomed 😀😀😀

[bartlemy]

Not gonna lie but Redfield looks proper evil

[ryanl]

Coming from am overweight government employee....smh