Again I'm not asking for your paraphrase, I'd like to see the information.
That said scientists still work using the scientific method. The core concept is "make a theory" -> "test the theory" -> "revise the theory based on the test data". Meaning it is entirely possible the testing convinced them their original idea was completely wrong. The CDC has no reason to lie to the public. There is a difference between being wrong and lying.
They lied about shelter-in-place for starters... there is a reason you can’t find any science on it. Also a reason that we have quietly backed away from that failed policy.
And it’s a basic contradiction. The science hasn’t changed. Mask have always helped reduce infection or it hasn’t. The coronavirus isn’t relevant to all the previous research on airborne viruses and mask. What changed with the cdc? Saying the coronavirus is novel doesn’t change that.
History will not be kind to the experts. Take GA and their mass murderer governor kemp. He flattened his curve and is an example of what not to do based on CDC. NY has the highest deaths in country and highest deaths per capita in world. They also didn’t flatten their curve, but CDC said they are the “model.”
This quest for data is a way for the “experts” to confuse you into believing they know what they are talking about. It’s no different than the federal reserve confusing monetary policy to trick you into them killing your savings.