For anyone convinced in this mask pseudoscience, here is extensive scientific literature over decades that establishes that wearing surgical masks, respirators and cotton masks do not reduce the risk of contracting verified illnesses.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-inf...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659...
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747