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> That statement was either patently false, or it was true and his current statements are patently false.

You’re actually missing the correct option which is that scientific consensus has shifted on this issue. Science is a process for the truth and conclusions can change with more evidence.

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People keep saying this, but it doesn't make it true. The consensus of public health officials changed for sure, but I haven't seen any evidence that the science changed at all

Science has been changing on this as the research becomes more nuanced for the current pandemic

For example: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8

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