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In the United States, where we seem to have a shortage of masks, all of this discussion goes out the window though. We need to ensure we have enough masks for h
by topher515 7y ago
In the United States, where we seem to have a shortage of masks, all of this discussion goes out the window though. We need to ensure we have enough masks for health care workers and the sick, before we encourage the healthy to wear them.
(My understanding is that it’s not just N95 masks that are lacking, but simple surgical masks too.)
- fouc 7y agoDIY masks are available however. Or non-medical grade masks.
- ceejayoz 7y agoEven a simple cloth mask - not N95, not surgical - has some benefit. The Czech Republic has made them mandatory. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/would-everyone-wearing-face-masks-help-us-slow-pandemic https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/would-everyone-weari... > But some health experts, including the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, think that’s a mistake. Health authorities in parts of Asia have encouraged all citizens to wear masks in public to prevent the spread of the virus, regardless of whether they have symptoms. And the Czech Republic took the uncommon step last week of making nose and mouth coverings mandatory in public spaces, prompting a grassroots drive to hand make masks. The entire article is worth a read.