The New York Times devoted most of an opinion column to this ill-posed question. That's because concerning an airborne virus such as COVID-19, there are more relevant questions: How do masks work?

Smoke that’s been blown southward from hundreds of Canadian wildfires are causing hazardous air-quality conditions. With all the nasty air particles floating around, experts say you should wear a mask ...

On March 28, 2020, as COVID-19 cases began to shut down public life in much of the United States, then-Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory on Twitter: The general public should not wear ...