No, Face Coverings Don't Cause Carbon Dioxide Poisoning. Five Mask Myths Debunked.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge across the United States, several states are rolling back premature plans to loosen restrictions and finally promoting advice medical experts and scientists have been pushing for months: wear face masks.

To date, approximately 131,000 people have died and 2.9 million more have been infected with the virus as top infectious disease experts warn residents the nation is still “knee-deep” in the first wave of the pandemic. While there is no definite end in sight to the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for months that people should wear cloth face coverings in public settings to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air—and at least 20 states now have mask mandates.

But while Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Tuesday he is “strongly in favor” of local governments mandating the use of face masks, scores of Americans are actively protesting against them.

“Please, please, please, wear a face covering when you go out in public. It is not an inconvenience. It is not a suppression of your freedom,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams urged at a June 30 briefing. “It actually is a vehicle to achieve our goals—it adds to your convenience and your freedom because it allows us to open up more places and it allows those places to stay open.”

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