The CDC's only basis on which to implement more masks is a flawed study which was rejected.
Here are a few studies that say that masks have no effect on the transmission of viruses:
1 Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
2 Cowling, B. et al. (2010) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-%20review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05
3 bin-Reza et al. (2012) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
4 Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
5 Offeddu, V. et al. (2017)https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
6 Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214
7 Long, Y. et al. (2020)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381
End the mask lies! No more masks!
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