Posted on 04/05/2021 1:38:39 PM PDT by SJackson
We all know face masks can be troublesome to wear. They can irritate your skin, hurt your ears and fog up your glasses.
That's why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the $500,000 "Mask Innovation Challenge" to find new and effective masks people will find more comfortable to wear.
Contest participants have until April 21 to submit innovative ideas that would help eliminate common concerns that come with wearing masks while making sure they effectively protect against the coronavirus.
More than 165 million vaccines have been administered in the United States so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But masks remain a serious priority. "We know that properly and consistently worn face masks help reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections, but many people are reluctant to wear them for a variety of reasons," Nikki Bratcher-Bowman, the acting assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS, said in a press release. "With this mask challenge, we want to get people across the country involved in developing new masks that are both effective and comfortable. This will help us control COVID-19 and be better prepared for future public health emergencies."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
My suggestions.
What’s another half million to keep the American people under wraps?
Fakemaskusa.com should enter. Their design is stellar.
I thought we were almost done with face masks.
LOL
Trump does operation warp speed to develop vaccines in record time to stop an historical world pandemic.
Biden wants better face masks even though he claims we’ll all be vaccinated by July...
What kind of moronic government is this?
Not a graphic artist but I would prefer a mask that read, “Bite me, Justin.”
Of course I am an Albertan. For Americans, it could read, “Bite me, Joe.”
Sounds like Sloe Joe is (m)asking for more than “just one hundred days...not forever!”
I just had my second vaccine, and my tolerance for masks has decreased exponentially. Keep your damned money. I’m not designing anything.
Libs sure are good at finding ways to piss away money.
And of course effectiveness will not have to be proven.
LOL
So they should give YOU the $500,000.
Wanna bet the winner will be little Jaquaelle Hamilton-Mudge in the fifth grade, whose winning entry had a picture of George Floyd in pain and BLM lettering below in a heart design?
I thought this was the Onion or Babylon Bee, but unfortunately it isn’t
Biden needs to muzzle his d@mned dog.
Just wear them a few weeks and we can return to normal. March 2020. Who knew that a few actually was more than 55.
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