My question: Why do so few doctors admit this & keep talking about the importance of masks? I knew this only because I suspected it & researched it.
NBC News contributor Dr. Joseph Fair, a virologist who, coincidentally, has helped "Today" and the network cover the coronavirus pandemic, was hospitalized with COVID-19, he revealed on May 13. "It felt like a moderately severe flu for the first week," he told "Today," explaining that his health then declined as he developed breathing issues. "I couldn't take a full breath and had to call an ambulance." The physician -- who spent years working in Africa studying viruses like Ebola -- said, from his hospital bed, that he believes he contracted the virus while flying home to New Orleans. "I had a mask, I had gloves on, I did... my normal wipe-down, but you can still get it through your eyes," he said, noting that his airline was not enforcing social distancing guidelines and he was not wearing goggles on the flight. "I was seated right next to someone. The flight was full." The doctor, who runs five to 10 miles a day and had no underlying conditions, explained, "I am a very healthy person. If it can take me down, it can take anybody down."
NBC News contributor Dr. Joseph Fair, a virologist who, coincidentally, has helped "Today" and the network cover the coronavirus pandemic, was hospitalized with COVID-19, he revealed on May 13. "It felt like a moderately severe flu for the first week," he told "Today," explaining that his health then declined as he developed breathing issues. "I couldn't take a full breath and had to call an ambulance." The physician -- who spent years working in Africa studying viruses like Ebola -- said, from his hospital bed, that he believes he contracted the virus while flying home to New Orleans. "I had a mask, I had gloves on, I did... my normal wipe-down, but you can still get it through your eyes," he said, noting that his airline was not enforcing social distancing guidelines and he was not wearing goggles on the flight. "I was seated right next to someone. The flight was full." The doctor, who runs five to 10 miles a day and had no underlying conditions, explained, "I am a very healthy person. If it can take me down, it can take anybody down."