Masks are better defense against COVID-19 than vaccine – Reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said Wednesday that wearing a mask probably offers better protection against COVID-19 than will a vaccine.

Redfield made the surprising remark to a Senate subcommittee, as the Defense Department on Wednesday unfurled plans to mass-distribute a vaccine as early as this year, in a key step to end the coronavirus pandemic.

“They are our best defense. I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to…

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