NEW: CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear mas

[MelissaB]

NEW: CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only.

Asst. Prof @WeillCornell
Author of SUPERBUGS, THE REAL DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU SHORTLY, and ODD MAN OUT.

Link to tweet

[Cobalt Violet]

1. too bad none are available.

No masks, no hand sanitizer, no disinfecting wipes.

[Grammy23]

4. Just about to ask

Where, pray tell, do we get these required masks? Will we get a shipment in the mail, along with our emergency relief checks??

Oh, and if we don’t have the masks, does that mean we are not allowed out in public for things like ~~ you know ~~ buying groceries and supplies?

This could get very complicated, very fast.

[CountAllVotes]

13. I have a few N95's I bought before this had the chance to hit

I also have some other types as well.

I bought all of them on ebay.com for a total amount invested being abt. $50 for 20 masks.

I am double high risk and cannot go out.

Food supplies are running short.

I checked into having groceries delivered from Safeway and their jacked up prices are not for me.

I just joined Instacart and placed an order at Costco.com with their jacked up prices as well, most of what I need is NOT IN STOCK. I do not know if it will work for me or not. They are supposed to deliver on Monday.

However, I am well-stocked on all cat supplies, food, treats, and litter for the foreseeable future, that is the good news.

I'd starve to death first before I would allow my precious cat to suffer, that is why I am still around in fact.

Otherwise, I am done with this situation as I see no cure any time soon.

My same opinion is that of a vaccine if ever to be found.

[shanti]

35. I found a mask

on Amazon in mid January. It's N95, black and has replaceable filters inside. Three days later, they were totally out of them. After I heard about the outbreak in China in December, figured I'd better be safe than sorry. I was laughed at.

My Instacart order is being shopped today. ZERO EGGS at Safeway! I may have to venture out next week to find them (in mask and gloves, natch)

[gldstwmn]

39. This is about the Easter resurrection.

If there was ever a time for a general strike in this country it would be then.

[RockRaven]

2. Where the fuck are we supposed to buy these mythical masks? They're sold out everywhere.

And our health care professionals can't even get enough to keep themselves safe. How is the average American supposed to follow this guideline responsibly?

The CDC might as well advise we drink a pint of unicorn piss every morning. It's worthless advice when it is impossible to comply with.

[Hotler]

3. Only tRump supporters will get mask. Libtards can die.

[bdamomma]

9. they will be easier

to spot.

[dem4decades]

14. MAGA face masks? Trump will order all new masks to be red with white lettering.

[Maraya1969]

17. I'm envisioning a bulls eye. eom

[wryter2000]

5. Where am I supposed to get the effing mask?

I guess I’ll be wearing a bandana to the store.

[RKP5637]

7. LOL, did you mean bandana???

[wryter2000]

10. Yes

Dumb auto correct

[RKP5637]

15. Yep!!! It's incredible what it puts in sometimes. I figured that was it. I was laughing and laughing

imagining you with a banana under your nose and strings over your ears headed out to shop.

[wryter2000]

41. That is funny

Maybe I should try it.

[JHB]

20. I gotta say, the original version had a certain a-peel

ba dum 'tchiii

[wryter2000]

42. That's a slippery slope your pun is on

[RKP5637]

6. Hmmmm ... I guess tRump will be sending them out with his name/signature personally signed

by him on each one.

[NCDem47]

8. Just waiting on the stories to write themseleves.

The Oklahomas, Montanas and Mississippis get theirs in record time.

The Californias, New Yorks and Massachusets will get a VERY slow boat from China.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. What is the source on this besides this tweet?

[HarlanPepper]

24. Sadly it took until the 11th post until someone asked that very relevant question.

People really will believe anything.

[RKP5637]

12. I guess older people are supposed to just volunteer to die to save capitalism. Soylent Green.

Just heard this shit again this morning from the wackos.

[rockfordfile]

16. let me guess trump has a investment in some company that makes the masks

[Nay]

29. YEP. nt

[Jake Stern]

18. WTF?

The same fuckers that were telling us to NOT wear masks as they did nothing to stop the virus are now telling us to wear masks???

Starting to think conservatives are right: the government IS an epic clusterfuck and hopelessly incompetent.

[ffr]

22. Use your eyes and your common sense.

While the evil republicans running things in our government were telling us masks did no good, doctors were wearing them.

I bought masks for my family six weeks ago, but you can make your own too. We've been wearing ours regardless.

http://xobonmag.com/project/fabric-face-mask/
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017574019 - Sunseeker

[ProfessorGAC]

28. The Drs Were Doing Procedures...

...that could result in direct contact with sputum & saliva.
Don't think Drs wearing them is the right reference for every day folks.
I'd like to know exactly how they help before I just take their word for it.
If I'm going to be somewhere where infected people are coughing & sneezing, I'll be the first one to son a mask.
But, keeping exposure to others low, as we're all supposed to be doing, I'm not sure I see the priority.
Seems there are other very prudent ways to protect one's self.

[LisaL]

36. What do you think is happening when you are going to the supermarket?

[onecaliberal]

19. Now hospitals will be competing with everyone...

Geezus these fuckers are stupid.

[Historic NY]

21. I tweeted him where do we find these masks..

[Maru Kitteh]

23. I can't even get a fucking mask at work

And I’m a nurse.





Great.

[TruckFump]

25. I made my own masks. Here is what I did:

I crocheted them from a pattern. I then took tightly woven material and cut it to fit the inside of the mask. It may not be the best there is, but it seems to works better than having no access to masks at all. The material I used to line the mask clings to the yarn (bed sheets soaked and washed in bleach and dried) and can be reused over and over. I have about 7 of these masks and keep the liners either washed or with cutting up and old bed sheets, just dispose of them after use.

Here is the crochet pattern:

Crochet pattern has been altered by me to be made much larger by the use of a J-hook (I crochet rather tightly) and by adding 2 rows of single crochet around the sides after the last row in the pattern:

http://myyarnspot.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-first-pattern-and-blog-post.html

[ProudMNDemocrat]

26. I have been making masks since last Saturday.....Over 200 for local Nursing Homes, etc.

I have more washable interfacing on order that provides a barrier between the layers.

A Costumer friend of mine sent me a roll of a narrow one that is working fine. I made a mask for me from a scrap of fabric I bought that I made a dress for from a shop in Sydney Australia. My husband has 2 out of a Minnesota Twins print. It would have been baseball season.

[customerserviceguy]

27. Over two weeks ago

I was saying that the old advice was crap:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13073584

My position was attacked, and no one here defended my position. Well, it looks like "OK for me, but not for thee," is no longer sustainable.

[JCMach1]

32. Been covering since almost the beginning... I am a student

Of history and I know what helped in 1918...

I take it a step further and wear safety glasses if I have to go out

[JCMach1]

30. Been wearing masks and safety glasses for a week

Because in 1918 that's one of the things that finally slowed the contagion down

[Igel]

31. So is this source the CDC?

Or just it somebody saying, "Gee, I think the CDC is going to change its guidance because I think they should and I need the retweets"?

And if the CDC does, of course he'll gain in prestige and status?

If it doesn't, will he double down and say, "They changed their plans to embarass me"? Or will he just take the hit and say, "Yeah, I was clueless and wanted to spread panic because I wanted people to think I was important"?

He's making a claim. He's either sowing fear or distrust. He should have some evidence for his claim.

[nitpicker]

34. I found the Twitter account of the poster

https://twitter.com/DrMattMcCarthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[GusBob]

43. I know right

Such bullshit!

Twitter is the new kool aid

Wake up people

[SmartVoter22]

33. Ask a cancer patient or survivor about 'clean protections'.

When I was diagnosed (pancreatic) last March, I learned what 'protective precautions' were needed, because I would need to be 'extra clean'. Chemo kills off your immunity first. I've had little to no immunities for a year. It takes months to rebuild immunities, after treatments/surgeries, etc. We've learned alot about protections during our cares.

Masks, gloves, personal cleanliness, and the cleanliness of those around you, are drilled into most cancer patients.
Those of us, who are already doing this, are a good resource for others to find support and learn some great daily life adaptations.
Google cancer treatments and you'll find great info on the topic of protection from illness while getting treatments.

Reach out to those you know who have had recent chemo/radiation treatments and simply ask them about being 'extra' clean.
We have alot to offer, during this pandemic. Many of us, currently under treatment and all treatment survivors, are pretty good at the very thing America is being asked to do today. Avoiding exposure.
Just ask.

[BusyBeingBest]

37. So...last week you were a selfish paranoid jackass for wearing

a medical mask, and next week you'll be a chump for not having a stockpile of them ready to go at home? Fuck these people. Edit to add: I have exactly zero masks at home--had some construction-style ones for a while, but my husband used them for some projects and now I guess we're screwed unless we sew some cheesy substitutes.

[gldstwmn]

38. There are no masks!

Idiots!

[BusyBeingBest]

40. They made sure to wait until they were commercially unavailable,

and bombarded us with guilt-inducing stories of medical personnel going without, and now they say, "Yeah, wear a mask, good luck finding any".