It turns out masks didn’t just protect people from COVID.
It protected us from most of the common contagious ailments that spread throughout the year.
Much of the country being masked is why flu cases for 2020-2021 were so low, according toHealthline.
And life getting back to normal means catching common bugs.
Allergy sufferers are also being affected.
In 2020,allergy seasoncoincided with mask wearing, but not anymore (via Yahoo News).
Adult cough and cold medicine also saw sales jump after the CDC mask recommendations.
Throat and cough lozenge sales also rose 48% over the same time in 2020.
Not surprisingly,face maskssaw a drop in sales.
