Mask Up

[agstar77]

May I repeat mask up and wash up. Help prevent the spread .

[Sheepwheat]

Just stay home.

[agstar77]

Just stay home.

But about your significant other? No kissee No Huggee!

[biglentil]

Mask up and get back to work. Things become much safer when everyone masks up.

[agstar77]

That probably will be the new reality until the virus is stomped.

[Braveheart]

But about your significant other? No kissee No Huggee!

How long have you been married? Lol

[fjlip]

Dr. Christine Eady Mann

@DrChristineMann


1. Most importantly, wearing a mask does not in any way substitute for staying home. Staying home is BY FAR the best thing you can do to slow the spread of the virus. Do not think that you can now do non-essential activities because you are wearing a mask. Stay home.
8:23 PM · Apr 3, 2020 from Texas, USA·Twitter for iPhone

3. Remember: the masks that you will be using let in (& out) 60-97% of viral particles, depending on the mask you use. They aren’t sealed around the edges & their filtering capability varies. Something is better than nothing, but don’t let that give you a false sense of security.


4. The virus can enter and infect you through your eyes. Healthcare workers are using googles and/or face shields because of this.

5. The virus can linger in hair. Respiratory droplets from people breathing, coughing, & sneezing can land in your hair & you can infect yourself from there when you touch your hair then face. Healthcare workers wear head covers because of this.


6. Your mask loses effectiveness as it gathers moisture from your breathing inside it. It should not be worn for extended periods of time.

7. Your mask becomes contaminated when it is exposed to the virus. When you take it off, do it outside or in your garage, grasping it with one finger by the ear straps and put it in the trash. Immediately do thorough hand washing or sanitizing. Cloth masks should be washed.

We don’t know yet how long viral particles can live in the nooks and crannies of cloth masks.

8. Masks are *meant* to protect other people from you, not you from other people. Mask wearing works best if sick people have them on.

[WiltonRanch]

On my odd excursions to town for groceries and supplies, I’m the sacrificial lamb, I meet people driving with masks. In the grocery store there’s people shopping in rubber gloves. All fine for those need that sense of safety no matter how effective it really is. I liken it to the duck and cover bs of the Cold War.

[farmaholic]

How long have you been married? Lol

Safe sex...
I guess that rules out the missionary position.
Doggy Do?
And if you're really worried about spreading germs...when in doubt wrap your SNOUT.

THE PRECEDEING WAS A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE.

[woodland]

Safe sex...
I guess that rules out the missionary position.
Doggy Do?
And if you're really worried about spreading germs...when in doubt wrap your SNOUT.

THE PRECEDEING WAS A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE.

😎

[farmaholic]

Woodland posted the graphic illustration for the illiterate....

Thank him.

[woodland]

Woodland posted the graphic illustration for the illiterate....

Thank him.

Safety first👍

[helmsdale]

😎

A few other "approved" positions...

[wd9]

Good article on N95 testing. Tests for homebuilt masks are very interesting.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

[furrowtickler]

Good article on N95 testing. Tests for homebuilt masks are very interesting.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/sask-ndp-leader-calls-for-non-medical-mask-wearing-when-going-out-1.4884612