The COVID-19 pandemic

[clasher]

To me, masks can do no harm, so I'm all in.  It certainly raises my comfort level, as something additional I can do on top of self-isolation/social distancing.  It doesn't seem to be much disputed that wearing a mask might reduce the chance of infecting others, so that's reason enough for me.

Masks can reduce the chance of infecting others, they do little to protect oneself, but because they make most people feel better, that can change their behaviour, which means masks could do harm...

But at the end of the day, there is little to no evidence that as a public health policy (read: this is absolutely different from whether they might help a particular person or not because it depends on the effects on an entire population) they are effective or not.  Of course, data on COVID is slim, and culture matters a lot, but there is strong evidence about the efficacy of social distancing and isolation for COVID.

Here's a site that you might wanna dive into if you want some science and stuff... please don't argue with me about it; I didn't write it, just suggesting a place you might want to look if you want some stuff.

https://masks4all.co/#the-science