{"id":20945,"date":"2020-07-18T17:56:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T21:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=20945"},"modified":"2020-07-18T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T21:57:15","slug":"why-in-the-world-would-fauci-ever-oppose-this-study-unless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=20945","title":{"rendered":"Why in the world would Fauci ever oppose this study unless&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dr. Anthony Fauci Opposes Controlled Study on Effectiveness of Masks<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Angry-Fauci-1-640x480-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20947\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Angry-Fauci-1-640x480-1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Angry-Fauci-1-640x480-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CHARLIE SPIERING<br \/>\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subheading\">Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he opposes conducting a controlled study on the effectiveness of masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.<\/h3>\n<p>Fauci discussed the idea during a conversation with students of Georgetown University\u2019s Institute of Politics and Public Service.<\/p>\n<p>One student asked if it is possible to do a study in the midst of a pandemic about the effectiveness of wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of studies can we do right now in the middle of the pandemic about masks and transmission of the disease?\u201d the student asked. \u201cOr are we just relying on anecdotal evidence because we are not able to do those kind of studies right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci said there are enough \u201cmeta-analyses\u201d of existing data showing the efficacy of masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I\u2019m convinced enough in the summation and totality of the data that has been analyzed by meta-analysis that I\u2019m convinced that the benefit of wearing a mask clearly is there and is better than not wearing a mask,\u201d he said:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fCgHxJ_Gko?start=1623&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In theory, a randomized controlled study would test the spread of the virus among people wearing masks versus people not wearing masks and possibly scientifically demonstrate the effectiveness of wearing one.<\/p>\n<p>But Fauci balked at the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not want to do a randomized controlled study because that would mean having people not wear masks and see if they do better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci suggested he would never ask an individual to participate in a study that would involve not wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that to do the study would be kind of difficult to do because then you\u2019d have to tell people not to wear masks, and I\u2019m not about to tell them that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/07\/16\/dr-anthony-fauci-opposes-controlled-study-effectiveness-masks\/\">https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/07\/16\/dr-anthony-fauci-opposes-controlled-study-effectiveness-masks\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci Opposes Controlled Study on Effectiveness of 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