{"id":66052,"date":"2021-05-21T07:56:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66052"},"modified":"2021-05-21T07:56:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:56:48","slug":"fauci-walensky-have-become-the-fric-frac-of-the-covid-1984-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66052","title":{"rendered":"Fauci &#038; Walensky have become the &#8220;Fric &#038; Frac&#8221; of the COVID-1984 Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fauci says people are \u2018misinterpreting\u2019 CDC\u2019s new indoor mask guidance<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Natalie O&#8217;Neill<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6254071785001\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that the public is confused about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/13\/cdc-to-tell-vaccinated-americans-they-can-ditch-masks-indoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new guidance<\/a>\u00a0allowing vaccinated Americans to go mask-free in most places \u2014 saying people aren\u2019t reading the advice carefully enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are misinterpreting, thinking that this is a removal of a mask mandate for everyone. It\u2019s not,\u201d he said in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/fauci-mask-covid-cdc-guidance-30bd0552-e9d3-43e0-93e4-2ae02ae9ec61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview with Axios<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s an assurance to those who are vaccinated that they can feel safe, be they outdoors or indoors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s top infectious disease expert said many people erroneously believe that everyone\u00a0is free to ditch the face covers because they didn\u2019t read the new advice properly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-18299423 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Dr. Anthony Fauci\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Anthony Fauci it\u2019s not Americans faults for not understanding the new mask guidelines. &#8211; REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not their fault,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cPeople either read them quickly, or listen and hear half of it. They are feeling that we\u2019re saying: \u2018You don\u2019t need the mask anymore.\u2019 That\u2019s not what the CDC said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said: If you are vaccinated, you can feel safe \u2014 that you will not get infected either outdoors or indoors. It did not explicitly say that unvaccinated people should abandon their masks,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC suddenly announced last week that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely stop wearing masks and social distancing in most circumstances, but advised the unvaccinated to keep doing so.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-18299450 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"People work out at a gym in Manhattan, New York city on May 19, 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/fauci-cdc-masks-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>New York adopted the CDC\u2019s new mask guidance on May 19, 2021. &#8211; AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the agency came under fire for its roll-out of the new rules.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/18\/gov-cuomo-calls-out-white-house-cdc-over-mask-guidance-confusion-report\/\">reportedly blasted\u00a0<\/a>federal officials for blindsiding him and other governors with the massive policy shift. And former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said earlier this week that the CDC \u201cfumbled\u201d the messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Many states,<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/17\/cuomo-adopts-cdcs-new-covid-mask-guidelines-for-new-york\/\">\u00a0including New York<\/a>, adopted the new guidance and major retail chains including Starbucks, Trader Joe\u2019s and Target have started allowing fully jabbed customers to go mask-free.<\/p>\n<p>But some public-health experts now fear that lack of clarity over the rules could endanger unvaccinated people.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/20\/fauci-says-people-are-misinterpreting-the-cdcs-new-indoor-mask-guidanc\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/20\/fauci-says-people-are-misinterpreting-the-cdcs-new-indoor-mask-guidanc<\/a>e\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauci says people are \u2018misinterpreting\u2019 CDC\u2019s new indoor mask guidance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}