U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams should be fired for his incompetence. He put millions of people in a life-threatening situation. This is a quote from his speech:

"Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk! "

CDC Director Robert Redfield cited new data that showed high rates of COVID-19 transmission from individuals infected with the virus but who are asymptomatic. For at least 14 days, we can catch the virus from the person who looks and feels absolutely healthy. So saying that only sick people can wear a mask is total nonsense.

Countries in Asia, where masks are widespread, have been far more successful than the United States in containing the spread of the virus.

So if someone sneezes or coughs in our face we just need to wash our hands?

If they are not effective, then why does the hospital staff need them? Why are masks good for healthcare workers but not for the public?

IF people in the USA wear masks from the beginning of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of lives would be saved! Doctors in the hospitals would not need so many masks and would not need to risk their life so much. And this is why U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams should be fired for his unprofessionalism and incompetency.