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Wearing Mask

FlowerBear — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:31:20 GMT

drs say they dont keep you from it and only wear if you have it. on tv so many are wearing a mask. so should you or not? dont you all just wish that wearing one would keep you safe from it?? i sure do. i wonder if everyone wore a mask everywhere it would help?

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goldensrbest — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:39:43 GMT

Next to impossible to find, i think.

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on the bay — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:41:12 GMT

@FlowerBear -

I know, just more confusing or very differing information. Or "do as I say not as I do."

But the doctors say only if sick do you need one and also, medical personnel need them and there are not enough so people have to stop buying them.

Surgeon General pleaded with everyone to stop buying them so medical workers have enough.

Yet you wonder, if they don't protect us why do medical workers wear them? Why are people in China made to wear masks, why are people wearing them all over.

These confusing or differing info add to all the anxiety I believe.

One rep said go out and support your local diners and pubs at the same time restaurants and pubs are closed across the country! Ridiculous.

Thank you governors and mayors for taking charge of all this for all of us!

BTW I saw the surgeon general on tv this morning and he looks so young, like he might be in his 20's, 30's tops. I was so surprised.

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I am still oxox — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:46:25 GMT

@on the bay

Jerome Adams US Surgoen General is 45

@on the bay wrote:
@FlowerBear -
I know, just more confusing or very differing information. Or "do as I say not as I do."
But the doctors say only if sick do you need one and also, medical personnel need them and there are not enough so people have to stop buying them.
Surgeon General pleaded with everyone to stop buying them so medical workers have enough.
Yet you wonder, if they don't protect us why do medical workers wear them? Why are people in China made to wear masks, why are people wearing them all over.
These confusing or differing info add to all the anxiety I believe.
One rep said go out and support your local diners and pubs at the same time restaurants and pubs are closed across the country! Ridiculous.
Thank you governors and mayors for taking charge of all this for all of us!

BTW I saw the surgeon general on tv this morning and he looks so young, like he might be in his 20's, 30's tops. I was so surprised.

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mimomof4 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:05:32 GMT

Medical profiessionals wear masks to keep you safe from something you may have but also depending on what they are doing bodily fluids are spraying around.

Even outside of this virus you often see people in China wearing masks.

Right now you have no need to wear a mask unless you are sick. Of course if you are sick you shouldn't be out and about now or really ever but no one cared until this past week.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:02:45 GMT

The healthy general public does not need to wear masks according to the CDC. Sick people should stay home and practice infection control within their own environment.

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dex — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:53:56 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
The healthy general public does not need to wear masks according to the CDC. Sick people should stay home and practice infection control within their own environment.

But I have read that the virus can hang in the air for up to three hours so how could you know if the aisle in the grocery store is okay to walk down...so many people out shopping and stocking up.I think they tell us not to wear a mask because there is a supply problem.

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:20:20 GMT

I will only wear a mask or scarf

if I went out AND I had the virus. I would want to protect others from me

I will not wear a mask as protection as most masks are not going to help.

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RedTop — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:27:24 GMT

I can't see myself wearing a mask unless my immune system is compromised.

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LindaSal — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:31:51 GMT

I agree with others, there really is no need to wear one unless you are contagious. The Chinese have always done this, wear a mask when they are ill to not spread to others. I would most likely use one on a plane in such close quarters just for my own peace of mind, but since we cannot go anywhere, I guess I don't need one.

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CherryHugs — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:31:53 GMT

so far i have only seen one person in walmart here wearing one. not sure about other stores.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:56:45 GMT

@dex wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
The healthy general public does not need to wear masks according to the CDC. Sick people should stay home and practice infection control within their own environment.
But I have read that the virus can hang in the air for up to three hours so how could you know if the aisle in the grocery store is okay to walk down...so many people out shopping and stocking up.I think they tell us not to wear a mask because there is a supply problem.

Masks are not going to keep out virus particulates floating in the air. Respirators may be more harmful than good because of their ability to create moisture build-up inside the mask which causes breathing issues. Also the fact that once used they need to be replaced regularly. Wearing respirators is not an easy task for most people. The are uncomfortable and many people find themselves fiddling with them to stay on properly which causes more problems.

If you have them, save your masks and respirators for when you do get sick and don't waste them otherwise.

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toria — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:13:47 GMT

I'm calling bs on this mask advice. It seems to me that they offer some protection, its not fool proof. I have a few and if I go grocery shopping, I will wear one.

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busymom22 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:43:08 GMT

I am one that thinks that masks would be better than nothing. My brother-in-law is in China frequently and wearing a mask in crowded areas (like mass transit, etc) is common. The Chinese feel this helps.

I am afraid Americans are all or nothing. We hear that a mask can't keep you from getting the virus so we say oh well, forget all masks. And yet, the other day I was in a crowded store and a woman was coughing and violently sneezing with no covering of her face. If she had a mask that would at least prevent HER from spreading whatever she might have.

I feel that if we all wore them it would help slow the spread down even if it wouldn't 100% guarantee not contracting the virus.

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Bibione — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:25:20 GMT

Where can we buy masks?

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willdob3 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:28:24 GMT

@FlowerBear

No. A mask isn’t going to keep us safe. They help other people (not the wearer) a bit, but not for long.

We need to to stay home as much as possible.

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CherryHugs — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:34:18 GMT

I just read this-

The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s a big mistake in the U.S. and Europe “that people aren’t wearing masks” in public.

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redwingsgal — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:46:15 GMT

What most do not realize is that gloves are prob more important than the mask! Great, you wear a mask when out in public. But how many things have you TOUCHED? Then you touch your face, eyes (which are NOT covered by a mask) etc etc etc.

The BEST advice is to stay home! We did order take out last weekend just to do our part to keep the staff at some local restaurants working. We will prob do the same again this weekend as we normally go out on Saturday night.

BTW, I have not left my home since March 17 !!

Stay home and stay well!!

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:02:04 GMT

I am confused....so if you believe you are virus free....no need to wear a mask....BUT...Doctors wear them when they are virus free....HUH?

they do not protect your eyes....so shouldn't goggles be necessary too?

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sidsmom — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:26:51 GMT

@CherryHugs wrote:
I just read this-
The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s a big mistake in the U.S. and Europe “that people aren’t wearing masks” in public.

So.....how did THAT turn out for them?

Many of the Chinese typically wear masks due to air pollution,

but of course now, the focus will be due to COVID-19