mask orders are worthless. That makes sense. So much of covid spread is traced back to bars and restaurants where people obviously aren't wearing masks with or without a mandate.

What is your take on the linked study ?

A cotton mask reduced viral uptake by the receiver head by up to 40% compared to no mask. An N95 mask, used by medical professionals, blocked up to 90%. However, even when the N95 was fitted to the face with tape, some virus particles still sneaked in.
When a mask was attached to the coughing head, cotton and surgical masks blocked more than 50% of the virus transmission.
"There was a synergistic effect when both the virus receiver and virus spreader wore masks," the researchers wrote in a study published on Wednesday.

How could that NOT reduce transmission.... and when transmission still does occur, how could it not reduce viral load and give the body a better chance to mount a defense against the infection?

Why are you so hell bent on trying to prove masks don't work when there are multiple dozens of study that show they absolutely do? I don't get it. It's a fucking mask during a pandemic. Is it really that hard?
[Post edited by BocaHoo91 at 12/02/2020 9:59PM]