# Are you wearing a mask if you go out in public?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [April 23, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-a-mask-if-you-go-out-in-public/852448 "2020-04-23T16:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-a-mask-if-you-go-out-in-public/852448/161 "2021-07-23T22:59:26Z")

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I trust the CDC a lot of the time, but they’ve made some bad calls and their mask guidance is an example. Deciding not to track breakthrough cases is another. They’re not infallible. And again, they’re not the only public health agency on earth.

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