Two masks at once?
That’s the latest advice from Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, who says “double-masking” makes “common sense”, particularly as new strains emerge, saying sporting two masks “likely does” help protect people.
He was sidelined by Donald Trump?
President Trump and Dr Fauci clashed on the US government’s approach to handling the pandemic, with Fauci saying in an interview with The Atlantic earlier this week “Trump would put anecdote on the same level as scientific data”. He is now back in the White House advising President Biden, who has already issued an executive order implementing a 100 Days Masking Challenge for American politicians to encourage stricter state-level Covid-19 measures.