https://bylinetimes.com/2023/08/17/behind-the-masks-the-controversial-decisions… Created Fri, 18/08/2023 - 00:37 Updated Fri, 18/08/2023 - 00:37 EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Some of the same people that noted surgical masks were useless for airborne viruses also made decisions to limit the use of effective respirator masks: a decision that had devastating ramifications when the pandemic struck. Tags Coronavirus Health NHS Public Health UK Politics