Do Masks Work For COVID-19?

The question we’re still somehow debating

When I first wrote about masks in 2020, there were no stock photos. Look at the progress! Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Masks are, for many, one of the most contentious issues of the pandemic. While in theory they are just small scraps of fabric that you wear on your face, for many masks have become a symbol of either the wish to protect people from COVID-19 or a refutation of the mainstream approach to controlling infectious disease.