Pouch caught on remarks “Wearing a mask after vaccination is a play”

Anthony Pouch, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [이미지출처=로이터연합뉴스]

[아시아경제 조현의 기자] Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said,’Isn’t wearing a mask after vaccination of Corona 19 a show type?

Senator Rand Paul asked Pouch at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee on the 18th (local time), “Isn’t it a’play’ to have people cured of COVID-19 or vaccinations wear masks,” CNN reported. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protested against the announcement that even if vaccination was completed on the 8th, a mask should be worn in public places.

“The mask is not a play, but a protective device,” Pouch replied. “Even if the vaccination is completed, the virus remaining in the nose and throat can be transmitted to the surrounding area through breathing, coughing, and sneezing,” he explained. In addition, he said that the current vaccine has a low preventive effect against mutant viruses. “The remarks that you don’t need to wear a mask are overlooked for mutant viruses,” he said. “The mutant virus is a completely different type.”

Republican Congressman Paul was the first to be confirmed corona19 in the US Congress in March last year. Even after healed, he said, “I am immune because I am already infected,” and showed skepticism about wearing a mask.

When Congressman Paul told Pouch, “you’ve been vaccinated and you’ve worn two layers of masks. People control their personal lives like a nanny and don’t want to hear you tell them to wear a mask for a lifetime.” “I disagree with the claims at all,” he refuted again.

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