A Florida sheriff has banned his employees and anyone visiting his offices from wearing a mask during the pandemic.
Over the month of July, masks became a lightning rod of debate. Will they help defeat COVID-19?Gerardo Mora/Getty Images, FILE
Woods went on in the email, which was obtained by ABC News, to say that any person who walks into"any one of our lobbies that is wearing a mask will be asked to remove it." Woods said for as many health professionals who would vouch for wearing a mask, he"can find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we shouldn’t."
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods speaks during a press conference after a shooting at Forest High School, April 20, 2018, in Ocala, Florida.His comments stand in stark contrast to overwhelming medical consensus, in addition to guidance from the CDC and World Health Organization .Now -- more than seven months into this global pandemic -- experts have saidin The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal, found that wearing a mask may drop the risk of transmission from 17% to 3%.
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