@thendrix @NEETzsche

1) It's not a talisman: it actually does protect against viral transmission.

2) It means more demand for masks, sure, but this also means more resources to mask production at the margins

People wearing respirators mean more people who can be in the workforce, which can easily mean cheaper respirators.

3) the cost per unit is pretty low in any case, and the marginal increase (especially post-2020) is low enough to be a non-issue generally.