How Masks Make You Sick Instead of Protecting You

It's due to something called the 'Foegen effect' - and if you've ever tried wearing glasses with a mask on, you've likely experienced it.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Using CDC data, no significant differences were found in COVID-19 case growth between states with or without mask mandates, during periods of low or high transmission

• The widespread use of masks did not reduce COVID-19 transmission in Europe, and a moderate positive correlation was found between mask usage and deaths in Western Europe

• An …