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		abracadaniel on May 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in m... They never said that "masks don't work", you'll find that they instead said "There is no evidence that masks work" as there wasn't yet evidence at the time. It was correct, but a poor way to communicate the situation.

jdminhbg on May 14, 2021 [–]

There was no change in the evidence on masks between March and April of 2020. This is retconning the CDC’s incompetent messaging.

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