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Please do not hoard masks needed for those in healthcare. Please DO sew/Etsy one or wear a scarf/bandana/anything to cover your nose/mouth.
People can shed virus about 48 hours before they develop symptoms & masking can help prevent transmission. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1244802894479515648
People can shed virus about 48 hours before they develop symptoms & masking can help prevent transmission. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1244802894479515648
Am going to try to make this diy mask for us tomorrow. Child size mask instructions also included. 
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cloth-Face-Mask/
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cloth-Face-Mask/
Homemade masks both limit the spread of infectious droplets in the air and discourage people from touching their faces. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/coronavirus-n95-mask.html?referringSource=articleShare
“Who knew the future would look so apocalyptically homespun — so ‘Mad Max’ meets ‘Little House on the Prairie’?” —> pretty much every parent, healer, carer, DIY-er, & person spinning something out of nothing in a system rigged against them
“If you’re staying home and nobody in your family is infected, you don’t need a mask most of the time. But more experts now say that wearing a nonmedical or homemade mask to go the grocery store or pharmacy may be a good idea.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/well/live/coronavirus-N95-mask-DIY-face-mask-health.html?referringSource=articleShare
CDC announcement takeaways:
* Medical masks should be reserved for health care workers.
* Masks are not a substitute for physical distancing/hand washing.
* Wear a mask in public places even if you have no symptoms. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/opinion/trump-coronavirus-masks.html
* Medical masks should be reserved for health care workers.
* Masks are not a substitute for physical distancing/hand washing.
* Wear a mask in public places even if you have no symptoms. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/opinion/trump-coronavirus-masks.html
If you choose to wear a mask for short, essential excursions while continuing to shelter at home, please keep this thread in mind https://twitter.com/drchristinemann/status/1246262179118145536?s=21 https://twitter.com/drchristinemann/status/1246262179118145536
