More Compelling Evidence that the Donning of Face-Masks en Masse Doesn't Stop the Spread of Infectious Diseases - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340570735_Masks_Don't_Work_A_review_of_science_relevant_to_COVID-19_social_policy

And it's total waste of resources in that unless you're coughing profusely or are in the vicinity of others who are coughing profusely you really don't need to wear one (per Dr. Atlas from Stanford) and in fact are taking them away from those who do require them (i.e., healthcare workers). Of course once the government goes down this road of mandating shit the odds of a course-correction are pretty small, so, yeah, we might be wearing these cork-soakers for a spell. Nice, huh?