Ainsley, the CDC releasing New Ainsley, the CDC, releasing new guidelines that releases mask restrictions for fully vaccinated Americans. Critics say the White House is sending mixed messages: White House. The rules wearing his mask outside here to discuss is Fox NEWS, medical contributor and author of Covid, the politics of fear and the power of science. Dr Marc Siegel, Hey Dr Siegel Good Morning, Ainsley. How are you Ainsley doing? Well? What did you think about that? He walks up to announce no more masks if you are fully vaccinated, but he has a mask on well. I think that that kind of contradiction- doesnt, sniper publiccon, inspire Publicconfiden, also wearing a mask on a zoom call with other leaders where you are the only one in the room to hide what you are actually saying. I dont know I will tell you a couple of other things Ainsley. I dont think you have ever heard this before. But do you know what guidelines are? They are meant to guide us? We doctors use them all the time I must confess on tv I dont follow all of them.

They told me that the prostate guideline for that blood test wasnt accurate, I ignored that I use it. I know how to use guidelines on and off, but during this pandemic there has been this huge, rigid adherence to guidelines and its not doing anybody any well and then the guidelines themselves are not entirely accurate and contradictory. I spoke to Dr Wolenski, the head of CDC yesterday and she said something I really agree with. She said we take our masks off. We feel a sense of liberation from the virus. Its so true. Doctors wear masks in the hospital for US masks, dont mean anything but for the public to get that mask off. So then I say: well, if you take the mask off, what do you mean you cant, take it off in a crowd if you are vaccinated. How do you know if you are in a crowd? How do you know if the person you are encountering was vaccinated or not? Are you going to do a survey Ainsley come out on the street and say, Sir, were you vaccinated? Can I take my mask off of me? Thats preposterous. If you are vaccinated, you are not spreading this virus, you can

take your mask off outside and in most cases inside as well, Ainsley thats exactly right. There are some people watching already in states where they lifted this mask mandate a long time ago. They are saying, oh thanks, Mr President, you are telling us what we have been doing successfully for a very long time. Ted Cruz said its been obvious for a long time. Im just glad the CDC finally acknowledged it. What do you say? No, I agree with that. I think its a step in the right direction for the CDC, but they need to go farther and the science shows what TED Cruz says here. If you compare states which dont have these mask mandates and the state of Florida is wide open, I mean here I go to a sporting event in New York and there is a few people scattered around, but in the NCAA down in Florida, its a lot more people and the case numbers are not going up. So we have to consider what are whats the damage we are doing by keeping things closed in blue states versus what are we saving in terms of our economy and Americas, psyche and economically by opening things up

thats the question now lockdowns are ancient, they dont fit Covid, they never did, they have been disproven and we need to follow the science Ainsley. Dr Siegel, do you think our kids are going to be able to go back to school? Many states, kids dont, have to wear a mask in some of these schools. Do you think our kids will go back to school in the fall and not have to wear these masks? I certainly hope so by the way im. Not against you know a parent or even a teacher ooffering a mask, but the science against shows almost no spread from kids, and I completely do not think that that should be prohibitive. Its such a disgrace that the schools are not open all across the country. They should be open now they should be open in the fall. Let the teachers get vaccinated. The kid young kids do not need masks if they are not comfortable with them. Ainsley.