So it's not that the masks didn't work, it's that they worked too well?

Worst flu outbreak in more than a decade spikes hospitalizations

The worst flu outbreak in more than a decade has left nearly every state with high or very high levels of flu activity, underscoring how pandemic precautions may have left us more vulnerable to seasonal respiratory diseases.

I figured I'd be the last guy on the planet to give in to the "masks didn't work" claim; never considered working could be a bad thing, not a good. Who knew? 

Please tell me the "experts" didn't know.