So what's really going on with the push for mandatory face masks?

So what's really going on with the push for mandatory face masks? Months after?? Why now??

Do they really protect you from an airborne virus?
Are they "safe and effective"?

What about all these corporations, investment firms, wealthy individuals etc suddenly making huge investments in companies like 3M who is a major manufacturer of masks? (Always follow the money.)

Here is what Dr Fauci himself said on TV about masks. What is he saying now? What is the media saying? Hmmm ... Click the link below for the short video clip.
https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/1261057091814514689

OK what does The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) have to say about the effectiveness of masks, just for influenza (the flu)? Excerpts from Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020

" In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20;"

" Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids (36). There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza."

Here is the link to the full article from the CDC.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article?fbclid=IwAR2ipcEd0HrfA4RhpP52TbxFfb8LZ3gCHmcSQHJf0OR-mZMQgNSsoRZyqZ8 

If you choose to dig a little deeper, you will see this for what it is. By the way if you want to wear a mask you are FREE to do so, and if someone doesn't they should equally be free to not wear a mask. If masks protect you, then you have nothing to fear from someone not wearing a mask.