REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT OR THE CDC SAY ABOUT WHETHER FACE MASKS ARE OF BENEFIT, WEAR THEM IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE AMONG OTHERS, BOTH FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION AND THAT OF OTHERS. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET MASKS SO MAKE YOUR OWN WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD, SEWING MACHINE, WHATEVER. BE SELF RELIANT. YOU CAN DO IT!
I HAVE ENCOURAGED SEVERAL OF MY PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SEWING TO MAKE MASKS FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO GIVE THEM AWAY TO FRIENDS. THESE LADIES HAVE TAKEN UP THE CHALLENGE WITH ENTHUSIASM AND AS SOMETHING TO COMBAT THE SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED IN MANY OF US.