DeSantis tells high school students to take off masks, calling it ‘ridiculous’ and ‘COVID theater’

“First of all, it’s a complete, absolute lie about masks having no scientific evidence and value,” Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease physician of the medical school at Florida International University, told the Sentinel last week. “We’ve got 120 years’ worth of data showing that masks are valuable in halting transmitted respiratory infections.”