To take a crack at the old chestnut, masking didn’t do anything productive. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/covid-mask-guidelines-fight-coch

To take a crack at the old chestnut, masking didn’t do anything productive. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/covid-mask-guidelines-fight-cochrane-review/673039/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/covid-mas... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-... It did however appear to retard social skills development in children. It’s hard to find a definitive argument.