The SF Anti-Mask League of 1919
Is there any reason to believe that gauze masks are even slightly effective against influenza?<p>The flu can stay viable in air for hours, and the individual exhaled airborne particles are vastly smaller than the holes in gauze -- it's "breathable" (allows moisture droplets to pass)<p>I suspect the mechanism of action is inconveniencing people into not leaving home at all, a no-pants order would probably have worked as well or better