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| 0:00.0 | So do I need a face mask? |
| 0:04.6 | Shells for face masks at Home Depot and Shoreline are completely bare. |
| 0:08.8 | A month ago I went to go buy some more senderity out. |
| 0:12.6 | Masks. |
| 0:13.6 | They have to be one of the most confusing and debated topics right now when it comes to |
| 0:17.4 | the coronavirus. |
| 0:18.4 | So today I want to take a little time and set the record straight. |
| 0:22.5 | I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, seen in Steve Medical Correspondent. |
| 0:26.0 | This is coronavirus, fact versus fiction. |
| 0:32.3 | First of all let me say I can understand why there's such a desire for people to go |
| 0:36.0 | out and buy masks. |
| 0:38.2 | When something like this is happening and outbreak, in this case coronavirus but I saw the same |
| 0:42.7 | thing with Ebola, I saw the same thing with H1N1, I saw the same thing with H5N1, I've |
| 0:48.0 | covered a lot of these outbreaks over the years and one of the first things that people go |
| 0:51.9 | out and do is buy masks. |
| 0:54.4 | People want to take charge in some way, they want to have some sense of control. |
| 0:58.1 | They're told to wash their hands, that doesn't seem like enough, going out and buying a |
| 1:02.6 | mask. |
| 1:03.7 | That's a way to keep yourself safe. |
| 1:05.7 | That's what you think. |
| 1:06.7 | I get that. |
| 1:08.1 | But I also want to tell you that it may not be offering you the benefit that you think |
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