'STOP BUYING MASKS': US Surgeon General and VP say masks won't help fight coronavirus even as demand for emergency supplies increases
that there was no need for people in the US to buy and wear masks to protect themselves from COVID-19.
At a press conference Saturday, Trump and Pence, joined by other administration officials, spoke about"The president mentioned masks," Pence said. "This morning we talked a great deal about additional medical supplies. Let me be very clear, and I'm sure the physicians who are up here will reflect this as well. The average American does not need to go out and buy a mask.
Pence cited the president's decision at the beginning of February to bar all foreign nationals from China as one of the major reasons that US citizens did not have to worry about the virus. His statement Saturday follows earlier guidance from the CDC, which said itUS Surgeon General Jerome Adams, echoed the vice president's statement in a tweet Saturday, urging people to "STOP BUYING MASKS.
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