“The CDC does not mandate anything,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci. But if a Covid surge leads to a recommendation that people wear masks, “I hope they would abide by the recommendation and take into account the risks to themselves and to their families. We are not talking about forcing anybody to do anything.”
Sounds like they’re saying that they wish nobody were unironically saying “masks are for pussies,” but the fact that there are such people is why the virus is still around. Everyone just completely misread it.