No, because while the CDC did incorrectly dismiss the value of masks and recomme...

serf · on April 24, 2020

> they never said you must not wear a mask.

You're right, but..

What was said (by Surgeon General Jerome Adams) was for the American people to stop buying masks on March 2nd.[0]

I don't know why that is effectively any different for folks that had no access to them.

doctoboggan · on April 24, 2020

IIRC they said you shouldn’t wear a mask because you are probably doing it wrong and increasing the chance of touching your face.