From said article: "Focusing on universal masking alone may, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19 if it diverts attention from implementing more fundamental infection-control measures."
The above is talking about in a hospital setting along with other PPE use.
Rhetorical questions: By what voodoo does it NOT apply to the general public? Why is the CDC stating otherwise and lemming mayors, governors, etc. all over the land piling on?
I don't know man . . . I really don't know.