CDC Just Messed Up, Admitted Masks Are WORTHLESS For COVID?

Time for a Fact Check!

Actually, this will be a double Fact Check.

I’ll give you my Fact Check and then I’ll give you the USA Today “Fact Check” and I’ll let you decide which one makes sense.

You know a whole bunch of mothers over the years have told their children: “if you just tell the truth all the time, you won’t have to remember when you were lying.”

Makes things so much easier.

Someone should have told the CDC.

Because it seems as though they just got caught in a WHOPPER!

You might have seen this image floating around:

So let me break a couple things down…

First of all, I can’t find that exact Tweet.

Perhaps it was deleted.

Perhaps it was from an account I can’t find.

In any event, the USA Today “Fact Checkers” seem to admit the Tweet was real because they provided their own Fact-Check, which we’ll get to in a moment.

But the message is clear….

You have the CDC telling us “ignorant masses” that wearing a cloth mask will not protect you from wildfires.

Oh how ironic!

The only problem?

That very same CDC just spent 3 years telling us we had to wear face diapers to protect against Coronavirus — and per the image above which I have checked and does appear to be accurate — Coronavirus is about 5 times smaller that a typical wildfire smoke molecule.

In other words?

If it can’t stop smoke, it ain’t stopping COVID!

OOPS!

And while I couldn’t find that exact Tweet, I did find this one:

If you’re returning home after a #wildfire, remember that ash and dust can be harmful to your health. Wear protective clothing, such as long-sleeved shirts, long pants, goggles, and work gloves. Keep children away from debris.

Learn more: https://t.co/yGrpKN6ASU #Maui pic.twitter.com/XJduNt9HNU

— CDC Environment (@CDCEnvironment) August 17, 2023

Many immediately commented that they seem to have “forgotten” to tell us to wear masks:

Seems like the @CDC forgot to remind you to protect your lungs! So please don't forget:
a) Masks – If there are smoke particles in the air an N95 will help 👇🏼
b) Put a HEPA air purifier at home – with ⬆️smoke particles/dust in the air, purifiers may help.
#ProtectYourLungs https://t.co/JoyXrX0gQc

— Naftali Kaminski (@KaminskiMed) August 19, 2023

I also found this from CDC.gov:

Wildfires leave behind a lot of ash [PDF – 835 KB] that can irritate your eyes, nose, or skin and cause coughing and other health effects.

Children and people with asthma, COPD, heart disease, or who are pregnant need to be especially careful about breathing wildfire smoke.

Protect yourself against ash when you clean up. Wear gloves, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and shoes and socks to protect your skin. Wear goggles to protect your eyes.

Wash off any ash that gets on your skin or in your eyes or mouth as soon as you can.

Children should not do any cleanup work.

Limit how much ash you breathe in by wearing an N95 respirator [PDF – 329 KB]. A respirator is a mask that fits tightly to your face to filter out ash before you can breathe it in. You must wear a respirator correctly [PDF – 2.7 MB]. Respirators are not made to fit children. If you have heart or lung disease ask your doctor if it is safe for you to wear a respirator.

Pay attention to any health symptoms if you or your children have asthma, COPD, heart disease, or are pregnant. Get to medical help if you need it.

After a wildfire, private wells can be contaminated and unsafe to use for drinking water and other purposes. Learn about potential solutions.

Pay particular attention to the bold part — the only type of mask that will stop smoke is an N95.

The face diaper?

Worthless.

And again, smoke is 5x larger than a Coronavirus particle.

So if it can’t stop smoke, it can’t stop Corona.

OOPSIES!

RedState also noticed the huge error in “science” coming from the CDC:

Remember that “science” that they always like to throw in the face of conservatives? Let’s take a quick look at this info through the lens of actual science. They just told us that smoke particulates are too small to be stopped by a cloth mask. While N95 masks will protect up to 95% of particles, down to .1 microns in size. A quick Google search will tell us that smoke particles and debris are usually .4 to .7 microns in size. According to the CDC, cloth masks are not effective in stopping materials that size.

Another quick Google search will tell us that the Wuhan Virus is .12 microns in size, about a quarter in size of the smoke and fire debris particulate. Even if we factor for the “respiratory droplets” that are allegedly to blame for the spread of coronavirus, those droplets are as small as .5 microns, or as small or smaller than smoke and fire debris particulate. These factors and figures aren’t hidden in some CDC vault that only their scientists are capable of accessing. Yet another quick Google search will show these figures within seconds.

The CDC cannot, on one hand, demand we wear masks because of the prevention of the spread of a disease (or droplets containing the disease) and then tell us that those same masks are ineffective in stopping particles that are bigger than the disease we are trying to prevent.

Should you wear a mask while in public places? Yes, if anything to keep the maskholes in check. Are they effective? The CDC doesn’t seem to think so.

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Ok, so that seems pretty open and shut, but hold up — here comes the USA Today with a “Fact Check” to explain to use why what appears plainly obvious cannot possibly be correct…

Fact check: Cloth masks ineffective against wildfire smoke, still slow spread of COVID-19 https://t.co/P9Lu3xheLi via @usatoday

— @theLadyArcher77 🏹 (@TheLadyArcher77) September 16, 2020

I have read the USA Today “Fact Check” several times and they sure do use a lot of words but I can’t quite figure out any coherent message they are trying to get across.

It’s just a bunch of jibberish — if you ask me.

Maybe you are smarter than me.

In the interest of fair and open reporting, I’m going to give you the ENTIRE USA Today Fact Check so you can read it for yourself — let me know what you think:

The claim: Face masks cannot protect against inhaling wildfire smoke particulates, so they are also ineffective against COVID-19

West Coast states are experiencing some of the worst wildfires on record amid the most infectious pandemic in a century. An epidemic of misinformation hurts efforts to combat the natural disasters.

An post on Facebook juxtaposes a statement about the average size of coronavirus and wildfire smoke particulates with a screen-grabbed CDC tweet that cloth face masks “do not catch small particles found in wildfire smoke that can harm your health.”

There are red lines drawn between the numbers and the CDC statement to connect the two. The implication appears to be that face masks do not protect against either coronavirus or wildfire particulates, as viral particles are on average smaller – at “0.12-0.3 microns” – than smoke – “at 0.7-0.4 microns.” USA TODAY was unable to reach the poster of the image for comment.

The claim misinterprets why cloth masks are ineffective against wildfire smoke, as well as why they are useful in slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Masks, respirators and wildfire smoke

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized that cloth masks are not effective at protecting people from inhaling wildfire smoke. The agency urges people to refrain from being outside and risking exposure to heavy particulates.

“Cloth masks that are used to slow the spread of COVID-19 by blocking respiratory droplets offer little protection against wildfire smoke,” an agency blog entry reads. “They do not catch small, harmful particles in smoke that can harm your health.”

The CDC notes that higher-quality “N95 respirators do provide protection from wildfire smoke” but that “they might be in short supply as front-line health care workers use them during the pandemic.”

The Environmental Protection Agency says “people who must be outside for extended periods of time” during fires “may benefit from using a tight-fitting N95 or P100 respirator to reduce their exposure.”

Properly worn respirators are a strong enough filter to stop smoke particles from entering a person’s lungs, where ash, smog and other compounds can inflict serious harm.

For many people living near wildfires, the smoke is inescapable. Air quality in many regions on the West Coast has reached toxic levels.

“My advice to the public is that people should be sheltering in place as much as possible,” said John Balmes, a professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco. “Stay home with windows closed, ventilation turned to recirculate, and if possible, have a clean air room with a HEPA air purifying appliance.”

A complicated public messaging campaign

Face masks have been the subject of confusion and scrutiny during the coronavirus pandemic. In the USA, this has partly come from mixed messaging from government agencies such as the CDC, as well as the Trump administration.

Public guidelines urging the wearing of face masks have evolved over the course of the pandemic. Health officials, aware of how most widely available masks don’t provide the personal protection that medical-grade respirators offer, were hesitant to encourage widespread mask-wearing.

The CDC reversed messaging when it became apparent that Americans could make and wear enough cloth masks to slow the virus’s spread.

West Coast officials are concerned that many won’t distinguish between symptoms from exposure to wildfire smoke and COVID-19.

Cloth masks, coronavirus and wildfires

Cloth masks and other nonmedical-grade face coverings aren’t the best way to stop a person from inhaling infectious particles and droplets. Rather, face coverings are widely mandated because they make it more difficult for infected people to spread the virus.

“Masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control,” the CDC says in its guidelines.

SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is mostly spread through droplets and other particulates, which people share by coughing, sneezing, singing, talking or yelling.

Though cloth masks are only marginally effective at stopping viral particles from being inhaled, they are more effective at stopping people from putting more particles into their environment.

When large majorities wear face masks, the aggregate effect can seriously slow the spread of a respiratory disease such as COVID-19.

“COVID-19 can be spread by people who do not have symptoms and do not know that they are infected. That’s why it’s important for everyone to wear masks in public settings and practice social distancing,” the CDC emphasizes.

Scientists are still debating how effective cloth masks are at protecting an individual.

Though slowing contagion is the true value of simple face coverings, researchers say cloth masks provide some protection against coronavirus; they’re just uncertain how much.

The CDC and state public health departments issued guidelines for how to distinguish between the symptoms, measures to protect against smoke and coronavirus and advice that people should support each other in this time of crisis.

“Some people most vulnerable to wildfire smoke, like those over 65 or with preexisting conditions, are also those most at risk for serious impacts from COVID-19. Check on your neighbors and make sure they know how to keep the air clean in their homes,” a Medium post from the Washington Department of Health reads.

Our ruling: Missing context

Cloth masks are not granular enough to protect against smoke and airborne particles from the wildfires gripping the Western USA, according to CDC guidelines. The CDC and other agencies still endorse masks for slowing the spread of COVID-19 because of their usefulness if widely adopted. N95 respirators and similar-quality personal protective equipment protect against both wildfire smoke and coronavirus particles but are reserved for health care workers and first responders. We rate this claim as MISSING CONTEXT, based on our research.

Of course…MISSING CONTEXT!

And “a complicated public messaging campaign” — yeah, I’d say that’s an understatement!

The mental gymnastics these people have to do to try and convince you the obvious isn’t obvious always impresses me.

Without them I might have thought cloth face diapers were worthless at stopping smoke!

All praise the Fact Checkers.

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CDC Just Messed Up, Admitted Masks Are WORTHLESS For COVID?

Wildfires leave behind a lot of ash [PDF – 835 KB] that can irritate your eyes, nose, or skin and cause coughing and other health effects.

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