Of course masks do not "work" for the ostensible purpose of protection from transmission. However, that is a secondary point. The CDC's *first* attempts to justify "masking up" were based upon the belief that asymptomatic transmission could drive infections. We now know that asymptomatic transmission is not "a thing," as you noted in another article. (Something like 0.7% I believe, even in homes with close contact between people are who actually infected?) So, not only do masks not work, but even if they did, we do not need them. We do not need protection from a population of people--otherwise known as "well" or healthy--who are out there infecting everyone they pass in the store. Correct me if I am wrong on any of this.