Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday hit back at YouTube censors who kicked him off the website for claiming that cloth masks do not protect against the coronavirus now that the Centers for Disease Control has updated its guidance on mask-wearing.

The Kentucky senator was suspended from the website for a week in August after he claimed in one video that 'Most of the masks you get over the counter don't work. They don't prevent infection.' He added that cloth masks, especially, do not work.

A spokesperson for YouTube told NBC News at the time that the video violated its policy on COVID-19 misinformation, which includes 'claims that wearing a mask is dangerous or causes negative physical health effects' or that masks don't play a role in preventing the contraction or transmission of COVID-19.

But over the weekend, the CDC changed its tune amid the spread of the Omicron variant, and is now admitting that 'loosely woven cloth products provide the least protection,' according to the New York Times.

It says in its new guidance that 'well-fitting disposable surgical masks and KN95s' provide more protection against the virus, and is now urging Americans to 'wear the most protective mask that you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.'

Paul, who himself is a clinician, tweeted a link to the Times story about the new guidance, and wrote: 'Does this mean snot-nosed censors at YouTube will come to my office and kiss my ... and admit I was right?'