'Masks increase virus risk': Ohio Republican misleadingly cites surgeon general

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‘Masks increase virus risk’: Ohio Republican misleadingly cites surgeon general to discourage face coverings

Published 19 mins ago

on May 8, 2020

By Travis Gettys

Ohio State Rep Nino Vitale (R-Smug, Smirking A-Hole)

An Ohio Republican misleadingly cited the surgeon general to discourage his supporters from wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

In a Facebook post spotted by Ohio Capital Journal reporter Tyler Buchanan, State Rep. Nino Vitale (R-Urbana) claimed surgeon general Jerome Adams had cautioned that face coverings increased the risk from viral infection.

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Vitale, who claims facial coverings are an affront to God, has regularly urged Ohioans to defy recommendations by the state’s health director Dr. Amy Acton.

The GOP-led Ohio House has passed a bill that would strip Acton of her advisory authority.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/masks-increase-virus-risk-ohio-republican-misleadingly-cites-surgeon-general-to-discourage-face-coverings/

[rurallib]

1. Amazing he can live as long as he has being as dumb as he is

[DFW]

2. This is that congressman from the God Squad

He was the one who knew that God didn't wear a face mask.

(How would HE know whether Eric Clapton wears a face mask or not?)