Karine Jean Pierre Completely Ignores Questions On Efficacy Of Forced Masking In Schools
On 9/6/2023, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “[CDC guidance for universal indoor masking for kids in schools] seems out of step with some of the studies on the usefulness of masks for kids … should we keep funding these studies if the CDC is not making guidance that follows the results of those studies?”

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “We did something the last administration was incapable of doing”

Asked if it was a ‘mistake’ for Biden to remove his mask indoors, Jean-Pierre said the president removed his mask ‘to deliver incredibly powerful remarks’ and that he ‘wanted to honor the captain.’
‘And for a brief time afterwards, he also didn’t have his mask on, as you just laid out, and he left, as planned, as it was planned, he left when there was a pause in the program in order to minimize, to minimize, his close contact with attendees who were about to participate in the reception,’ Jean-Pierre said at Wednesday’s briefing. With Biden dipping out before the final prayer, Taylor was left lingering onstage. The president did not put his mask back on as he departed. The event wrapped up moments later.

Reporter: We’ve asked a lot about the President’s use of a mask and CDC guidance. But I want to ask about CDC guidance specifically, because there is — you know, going into the fall, kids going back to school, CDC still recommends universal indoor masking for kids in school, students, staff. And that seems out of step with some of the studies around the usefulness of masks for kids.

There was a piece in the Atlantic, and I’ll just read you a quote from it. It says, “We reviewed a variety of studies — some conducted by the CDC itself, some cited by the CDC as evidence of masking effectiveness in a school setting — to try to find evidence that would justify the CDC’s no-end-in-sight mask guidance for the very-low-risk pediatric population, particularly post-vaccination. We came up empty-handed.”

So, especially with the President going to Congress to ask for more money for a new vaccine and more money for the CDC, should we keep funding these studies if the CDC is not making guidance that follows the results of those studies?

KJP: Here’s what I’ll say: We did something that the last administration was incapable of doing, which is putting forth a strategy to really, truly deal with … We are in a different place than we were two, three years ago.

KJP: “CDC — They’re The Experts! They Use Science.”
Reporter: Do — do we know what works though?
KJP: But let me —
Reporter: I mean, the CDC does not —
KJP: But —
Reporter: — seem to be responding to the data.
KJP: I’ll say this — and you’re talking about schools?
Reporter: Yes.

KJP: CDC — they’re the experts. They’re — they use science to come to — to come forward with their guidelines. And it is important that we allow them to do their work … I know you’re asking me about data, but all you got to do is look at where we are as a country.

Reporter: I — I know, and I — I am looking around. And, you know, 16 states don’t have any mask mandates — or, sorry, 16 states follow CDC guidance closely for schools. Nine states have banned school mask mandates. There’s a patchwork, basically, of — of —

KJP: Yeah, but here’s the thing —
Reporter: — protocols. And — and so, when the CDC is saying one thing and people are obviously —
KJP: These are —
Reporter: — in a better place —
KJP: Here’s the thing, these are guidelines by CDC. These are not mandates —
Reporter: Should they be revised?
KJP: Hold on. These are not mandates. These are guidelines by CDC — what they recommend, what they believe would work … These are guidelines. And it is up to local officials and local — local leaders to decide how they want to move forward. That’s why what you just laid out — it’s different. There’s a reason why it’s different: because they make the decision. I’m going to keep going.

KJP: Oh, we — oh, okay. All right. We’ve got to go. We’ve got to go. Sorry, guys.
Reporter: Catch you next time.
KJP: Next time

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KJP Completely Ignores Masking In School Questions; They’re The Experts! They Use Science