Pelosi says federal mandate on masks is 'long overdue' No Federal Law will EVER get me to put that death trap on my face. That goes for ALL Federal employees promoting this ANTI-HUMANITY psychotic rhetoric. Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, has said that "people need to know that wearing masks can reduce transmission of the virus by as much as 50%, and those who refuse are putting their lives, their families, their friends, and their communities at risk." https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42300635/pelosi-says-federal-mandate-on-masks-is-long-overdue But it does fit their WICKED agenda: Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic. * * It is also clear that masks serve symbolic roles. Masks are not only tools, they are also talismans that may help increase health care workers’ perceived sense of safety, well-being, and trust in their hospitals. Although such reactions may not be strictly logical, we are all subject to fear and anxiety, especially during times of crisis. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=TOC Talisman a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters  supposed to possess occult powers  and worn as an amulet or charm.