The most basic equation, as pointed out by some researchers, is masks = complacency about social distancing. So maybe first grade math.

Here is an article on this:

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/ne...ndates-needed/

"People who wear masks may be more likely to contract Covid-19...."

And this article debunks the idea that it was mask wearing that controlled the spread of covid in Asia:

https://slate.com/technology/2020/04...ks-debate.html

The author also makes the excellent point that people who can stay home should, have things delivered. Yet in these forums multip!e individuals have said you can't expect high risk groups like the elderly to stay home because they will get bored. I guess they think "dying of boredom" is more fatal than dying of covid. More fuzzy math.

An example of the current flawed mindset is my mother who is 79 with various medical conditions. She heard a friend of hers in her eighties was recently moved to a nursing home. She called a half dozen people determined to find out which facility and eventually succeeded. She went to visit her and said, "We were wearing masks". They were also outdoors, but had to go indoors to get to the outdoor patio. I would be worried I would kill my friend. I would not go but would talk to her on the phone.