121,159 people and counting are under 65 are dead this year due to Covid.
About 90% were unvaccinated.
74,036 under 65 were killed last year by Covid. Many of the mandates we saw implemented last year were taken down because we relied too much on the idea that the vaccine was infallible or that enough people had been vaccinated to lift the restrictions that kept that number so low last year.
Based on these facts, I cannot objectively agree with your assessment.
And yes, the mask are actually to help contain the potentially infected water droplets that are spread through your mouth and nose. Masks can both protect you and others, in the case of covid, it's more the latter than the former.