US vice president Mike Pence ignored a hospital’s policy on wearing face masks during a visit to the world-renowned facility.
Mr Pence did not wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota when he met an employee who has recovered from Covid-19 and is now donating plasma, even though everyone else in the room appeared to be wearing one.
He was also maskless when he visited a lab where Mayo conducts coronavirus tests.
Mr Pence was also the only participant not to wear a mask during a roundtable discussion on Mayo’s coronavirus testing and research programmes.
“As vice president of the United States I’m tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus,” Mr Pence said.
“Since I don’t have the coronavirus, I thought it’d be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible healthcare personnel, and look them in the eye and say ‘thank you.'”
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