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In reply to the discussion: Should we all wear masks outside home? [View all]MissMillie
(38,525 posts)61. It's probably ideal
But I think given the lack of availability, it would be wiser to save the masks for those who are on the front-lines of this (doctors, nurses, other hospital workers, police and other first-responders, etc.).
Stepping outside the house isn't all that risky. Being in contact with other people is. Avoiding others is the key.
At this point I think having a mask to go to the grocery is a good idea.
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Where are these mythical masks available? Been wearing my last one for a week
BamaRefugee
Mar 2020
#1
Yes. In those respects, both kinds of masks significantly help prevent transmission.
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#94
My sister said she found one that was made from paper towel, staples, rubberbands.
MerryBlooms
Mar 2020
#65
Cool. How long will it be before America's wealthy will appear with Louis Vuitton surgical masks?
Hoyt
Mar 2020
#50
Safety Glasses are also good if you have them. Normal glasses can also offer a bit of protection
JCMach1
Mar 2020
#22
+1, I've been saying for years my parents generation had a gift of toughness. Every generation has .
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#74
Well, I did spend part of my childhood, from age 7 to 14 out in the country.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2020
#42
For me, as a healthy (so far as I know, don't go to doctor very often) 50 year old
BusyBeingBest
Mar 2020
#69
Without question. The more people who wear them, the more people WILL feel obliged to
Alex4Martinez
Mar 2020
#63