Improvise.
Posted on 03/31/2020 3:09:54 PM PDT by familyop
Yes, I will sort of wear a mask ONLY if we open up in April.
I will NOT become a de facto Muslim woman in a hijab while they close churches.
Thanks for the nausea.
True. Masks were mandated all over the U.S.A. during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. Our American ancestors weren’t so spoiled and did what they needed to do. Here are some photos.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3830270/posts?page=55#55
This briefing today is a CYA propaganda blitz. They are jumping through hoops to justify destroying this economy because New York and New Jersey have too many people and not enough disaster planning. Brix and Fauci are painting themselves as heroes if they can hold deaths to 100,000, as their CDC was sleeping at the switch for years.
And where are all these masks going to come from?“
Well, now - THAT is an excellent question!
I understand it takes time to ramp up high tech ventilators. But masks?
We should have ten million a week by now. Why is this not happening?
If you have enough that you can let some sit unused for 9 days that’s considered long enough for them to be effectively disinfected. Putting them in a paper bag (not plastic) is recommended because you want them to dry out. They can also be disinfected in an oven at very low temperature, but i figure there’s less chance of damaging them by just letting them sit unused.
About time. It is incredibly hypocritical for doctors to say that they alone should be protected with them, that we should not be wearing them and protecting ourselves. Elitism is obnoxious
About time. It is incredibly hypocritical for doctors to say that they alone should be protected with them, that we should not be wearing them and protecting ourselves. Elitism is obnoxious
Not about time. You might surprised to learn that not all hospital employees are wearing masks now. There’s a shortage and they are skimping on them. In some hospitals employees have even been told not to bring their own masks in.
I just ordered pkg of 3 cotton masks, made in USA, Ca, on Amazon. They get it out the next day so delivery should be within say 7 days at the most.
Fauci is always playing “up the President”.
How many tanks, planes, radars, etc. did we build on a dime for WWII? Now, we can’t make masks?
“where are all these masks going to come from? There aren’t enough for those who truly need them.”
More on making your own mask! The choice is yours.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESK4KSdX0AEhdCb?format=jpg&name=360x360
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy59oQArwXI
“And where are all these masks going to come from? There aren’t enough for those who truly need them.”
Masks are being manufactured by Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Guy, the people who make Major League baseball uniforms, Ralph Lauren and other designers. Will these masks be effective? Probably not but it makes the manufacturers feel like they are contributing.
Whatever happened to “masks really don’t help that much” from a couple of weeks ago? Did some politician’s brother-in-law start a mask-making factory?
The numbers needed for a national order for all to wear them are staggering. Where and when would such numbers be available? I haven't been able to find any locally or on line with less than about a projected delivery date of a month or more, as it is.
So masks are good today, eh?
They were lying to keep the public from buying up masks needed by health care workers. That was obvious even as they were saying it.
Improvise.
I bought a bunch of big headband-type things from Amazon. The are really versatile and come in male and female colors, and are stretchy.
If they start requiring them I am just going to wear one around my neck and pull it up when I go out. I will look like a Wild West bandit, but at least it is something.
Going ‘bandit’ is about as useful as the average surgical mask is, and a good idea if you can’t get a properly fitted N95 or similar.
I’ve never agreed with the idea that masks are ‘useless’. They will save a lot of people from that random speck that might get in - as long as people are also being careful of what they touch, and practice diligent awareness with regard to not touching their faces; and frequently washing/disinfecting hands.
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