... Didn't masks exist before covid19? Or, rather, there are other industries, there will always be germaphobes, there are cultures where wearing masks for sim

... Didn't masks exist before covid19? Or, rather, there are other industries, there will always be germaphobes, there are cultures where wearing masks for simple issues la cold / coughs is a lot more common, not every country is america la some countries still have mask restrictions, some don't have a proper roll-out of vaccines, etc - - - edit: and the article addresses this, so why even have it in the title?