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CNBC's embrace of multiple masking to stop the spread of Covid-19 has reached Babylon Bee levels - literally - as the infamous satire outlet published a story on triple-masking on the same day that CNBC encouraged the behavior.
Capitalizing on audience confusion over whether masks are supposed to protect others or the wearer, CNBC's Contessa Brewer explained (in an increasingly muffled voice as she demonstrated proper mask application on camera) on Monday that
while the first mask protects others, the second one protects the wearer.
This is especially important as new and seemingly more contagious strains of Covid-19 spread among the population, US coronavirus czar Anthony Fauci claimed.
For those who really want to be safe, however, wearing three masks is 90 percent effective, CNBC claimed in a graphic accompanying the segment, which cited a
recent study that actually claimed a three-layer mask was hypothesized to be 90 percent effective.
For those unwilling to take the triple-mask challenge, Brewer held up a line of Chinese-manufactured masks similar to the N-95 variety that was so much in demand in the early months of the pandemic, explaining
discomfort was proof the five-layer face covering was working.
Comment: Thank heavens Londoners have such brave and heroic law enforcement officers to protect them from such dangerous criminals as these.