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Still doesn't solve the issue of how scarce they are. We have a few filters, but those won't last long.
How does wearing masks to protect others make matters worse?It really only makes the problem worse.
We have a limited supply of these masks, don’t we?How does wearing masks to protect others make matters worse?
We have a limited supply of these masks, don’t we?
We have a limited supply of these masks, don’t we?
I have a home made mask that my mother sewed for me. It's not great since it is cotton not fiber mesh, and once cotton gets wet it can and does hold germs. Yet as you say it prevents me from transmitting germs very far if at all, and shows I'm treating this seriously as I can. As soon as I get home it gets washed with soap and very hot water and hung to dry.Soap is more important right now than all the missing disinfectants like hydrogen peroxide and alcohol. Soap and water work perfectly on covid because of its sticky structure, and there's no run on bar soap. There's a thousand kinds available online and no price gouging as with tp, and disinfectants.
I wear no mask (have none) but I do think it offers some protection in the same way of locking a door with a cheap lock does. It makes it harder for the thief or virus to enter. Even a bandana might protect you a little if you happen to walk into some thick indoor air containing a few droplets--better to get one at your eyes and 14 on your mask than take in all 15.
Yep, mail has to be considered to be "dirty", just like anything entering the house.Well USPS currently has 2k in quarantine from an article the other day for symptoms..god knows how many have it...otherwise they are told to keep working and some offices have even threatened to fire those that don't show.
Just go look at /usps on reddit. It's unreal. This is a huge carrier of the virus IMO
Spread doesn't discriminate by age, symptoms do. I suspect it's more to make sure seniors have the ability to get necessities than as a prevention mechanism. (The Whole Foods here doing a senior hour do it the first hour the store opens.)
yes if the symptons include coughing and sneezingOur senior hours are an additional hour before the store opens.
OK, I've thought about what you said. Younger and older folks have a similar likelihood to carry the virus.
So, my options are to go at 7, with older folks who are more likely to show symptoms if they have the virus. Or, I can go at 9 with younger folks who are less likely to show symptoms if they have the virus.
Isn't there more danger to me and my wife to be among the seniors who are more likely to be showing symptoms?
I work at a hospital and they told us the other day that a mask can potentially help the spread of the virus. They only want people working directly with patients to wear them.All the healthcare workers I know say it only makes sense to wear it if you think you have or might be carrying the virus. Not sure it accomplishes much on the other end.
Plus there's the shortage going on so we really shouldn't be taking them away from surgeons.
Holy Dirty fingers. That is where you have been. They had you dead on this siteWhilst traveling to/from/in Asia a few weeks ago (which feels like years ago) I wore a mask on planes and airports just to prevent myself from touching my face with my dirty dirty fingers.
Whilst traveling to/from/in Asia a few weeks ago (which feels like years ago) I wore a mask on planes and airports just to prevent myself from touching my face with my dirty dirty fingers.