Soon we will have shortages everywhere, thanks to idiotic governments trying to protect us from “price gouging.”
Ironically, the reason they can price gouge is because of all the knee-jerk folks trying to ‘corner the market” by buying up years worth of product “just in case”
Masks are only really effective when worn by a sick person and well people 9I use the term loosely) have bought up the supplies so they aren’t available for those who it would be most beneficial for them to be wearing...a sick person can reduce odds of transmission though coughs and sneezes by about 90% - a well person can reduce his chances of getting it from a cough or sneeze by about 10%...
Medical staff wears them during certain periods to keep from infecting patients and each other if something is running around - not to prevent getting something.
Hugo Chavez used to do the exact same thing in Venezuela.