Cochrane Review of 78 studies conclude: -> Healthy people wearing masks is useless and insane.
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Lumping covid in with influenza is like saying "all birds are the same". Never mind that some don't fly.
Johns Hopkins, one of the top ten research universites in the US: "Can wearing a face mask prevent coronavirus from spreading? Yes. Since the coronavirus can spread through droplets and particles released into the air by speaking, singing, coughing or sneezing, masks are very helpful to prevent the virus from spreading in crowded indoor public places, especially those that contain a mixture of vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals." https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know
Mayo Clinic, ranked #1 on this list of "Best Hospitals for Adults 2022-23": "Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes." https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449
Literally every major health institution in the world says masks slow the spread of covid when worn correctly. Even OP's Cochrane study on covid said: "Surgical masks have higher filtration efficiency, are cheaper, are consistently worn, and are better supported by our evidence as tools to reduce COVID-19 cases." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9036942/
Oh, should I just ignore the fact the Covid-19 is a smaller virus than the flu virus?
You can ignore everything you want to.
I'm just pointing out that you have no relevant education or experience, and listening to you instead of the experts is silly.