It would be great if we could establish, that everyone who has an infect of any kind would wear masks in public. That alone could cut down infections considerably. And of course it is normal behavior in Asia.
It's a position that makes no sense but I bet we can expect people who put on masks to be harassed in the long term.
Ideally, people who are stick will stay home, rather than put on a mask and go out into public. However the current state (pre-pandemic) is 'be sick, go out into public and claim it's just allergies'. So perhaps putting a mask on is a good substitute.
We are science oriented here folks, not a flat earther.
It's the reason Fauci used in the beginning where they didn't recommend masks.
What an idiot. Fauci is fortunate that Trump was a bigger idiot.