Everywhere's the same on this, back and forth about this need vs population at large. Obviously there's a need that's not being met, but it's nearly two months

Everywhere's the same on this, back and forth about this need vs population at large. Obviously there's a need that's not being met, but it's nearly two months since masks became hard to acquire.[0] Can we not change the official recommendation to "make a cotton mask and wear it if you go out for groceries; here's a template. Don't use N95 masks, instead donate them"? It would be great to have numbers on this. [0] anecdotal, Bay Area. Looks like mask production has been ramping up since January, at least. But numbers of the big picture would be neat to see. https://www.wired.com/story/surreal-frenzy-inside-us-biggest-mask-maker/ https://www.wired.com/story/surreal-frenzy-inside-us-biggest...