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with face masks, there were 2 issues. The first was that we didnt have enough PPE and it was important that the NHS got the supply before others. Secondly, people believed, and still do actually, that face masks protected the wearer, they don't unless they are custom fitted. The moment people grasped that they actually protected others, then it changed their potential usefulness.

So, facemasks, i can see where the message would logically evolve. It's actually true for a lot of things. As our understanding grew, the way we handled everything evolved, and that's perfectly natural and to be expected with something so new to everybody.

What is wrong, is to re-interpret timelines and emphasis which hopeless hancock has been particularly guilty of