Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. A CDC study released in September did not say 85% of people who wear masks get infected with Covid-19. In fact, it did not even attempt to figure out what percentage of people who wear a mask get infected with the virus
President Trump made a dramatic claim about Covid-19 during Thursday night’s town hall.
It was a repeat of a similar claim he had made two times earlier in the day, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the source for that number.released in September, did not say that 85% of people who wear masks get infected with coronavirus. In fact, it did not even attempt to figure out what percentage of people who wear a mask get infected with the coronavirus.
The study found that, of those 154 people, 85% said they had worn a mask either “always” or “often” over the 14 days prior to the onset of their illness. That’s where the 85% figure comes from.
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