The mask mandate is horse crap. Coronaviruses have a lipid coat that requires an oil proof respirator, usually designated a "P", or "R" series, to protect the wearer. Anything else is pissing in the wind. It's a respirator, because it seals to the face. If it does not seal to the face, you're breathing through the spots that don't seal. Fluid and air follow paths of least resistance, so most folks are breathing in and out, as if they had NO mask, at all. Then there are the folks that have respirators and masks with exhalation valves. If they are infected, they can pass the virus, directly through the valve. We regular citizens cannot access P, or R series respirators, as they are reserved for "first responders".