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There has been some blog chatter that the new 3M P100 or N100 masks could provide 100+ hours of protection. They are not expensive or hard to get at the moment. I bought a couple as a "just in case" measure. Even if the pandemic never happens I can always use one in my shop!

Yes, now is a good time to buy stocks in those companies who make those masks.
Those 3M masks might be in short supply if this bird/flu virus gets a hold of the worlds population.
Another thing that I buy are those sanitary handy wipes.
I use those handy wipes to wash/wipe my hands and face before I eat at a restaurant.
A good hygiene regiment will help, did you know that your heart can get infected from bacteria from infected teeth and gums ?

http://www.periocare.info/Search_Folder/periodontal_disease_and_heart_disease.htm.

Even your tooth brush is laden with bacteria, and when you brush your teeth with a tooth brush with bacteria on it, the bristles can cut into the skin on your gums, and that bacteria gets into your blood stream and goes right to your heart and major organs.
I put my tooth brush in a cup or glass of hydrogen peroxide before I brush my teeth to clean it, and when I go to brush my teeth, I run water over the brush to rinse out the hydrogen peroxide.
You can even gargle with hydrogen peroxide ( you still should get advise from a doctor or dentist before you do this )... you put about a cap full of peroxide in a cup, and dilute the peroxide with water, and swish it and gargle ( DO NOT SWOLLOW THE WATER AND PEROXIDE ) and spit it out, and rise your mouth thoroughly with water.

I found 3M N95 Masks at http://www.3MMasks.com for reasonable proces. Other sites too. I remember the SARS days when these masks were 5 dollars each so I bought some too early. I am not happy that you cannot buy Tamiflu without a prescription.