They flip-flopped on this issue more than a bluefish landing in the bottom of the boat.
They are clueless. Fubared this from the get-go. No reason to invest any faith into what they say now.
I have little faith in the CDC, as they are little more than a mouthpiece for liberal ideology. However, common sense (and a medical background) tells me that wearing a mask during a pandemic that is spread mostly through droplets, is an important step in preventing, or lessening the transfer of the virus. ANY mask is better than none, but, of course, the better the mask, the better the protection. If you make your own mask, make it out of the most closely woven material you can, (think those 800 thread count pillowcases) or as many layers of material as you can, and still be able to breathe normally. But, as I’ve said before, as a nurse, I spent years in and out of isolation rooms, with ordinary paper surgical masks, and never caught anything.
Surgeon General had to lie to us about wearing masks because he didn’t want a run on medical masks.