The wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been a contentious issue throughout the pandemic. Those opposed to donning a face mask have offered a far-ranging number of reasons from matters of comfort to safety, to personal liberty. At the beginning of the pandemic, neither the World Health Organisation (WHO) nor the UK government saw any benefits to covering one’s face. Unsurprisingly, being told we should now be doing so has led to a greater apprehension of mask-wearing among many.