Posted March 24, 2020
Corona Virus- Lets discuss n95 masks- and the lies we were told...
Posted by: Lisa Sabend | Posted for: the Community
{"ops":[{"insert":"Here are my thoughts:\nThis has been a very confusing situation, as we are told in the USA, we have a mask shortage. Before it was disclosed to the public, on the daily reports and nightly news, about the shortage of masks, the rules were:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"you only need a mask if you are sick, they will not work to protect you from the virus, they will only stop the spread of the virus if you already have it\" "},{"insert":"\n\n(this was explained on nightly news reports and originally, the CDC explains only wear a mask if you are sick)\n\nIn the beginning of this crisis, just a few weeks ago, The CDC also explained the medical workers "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"should"},{"insert":" be wearing an N95 mask to \"protect themselves from getting the virus\" - which completely contradicts the idea that the n95 mask will not protect you from getting sick. If it protects the frontline workers why would it not protect a person going into a public place where the virus may be? Or the person standing in line at the grocery store when the person behind them sneezes? etc. etc. \n\nThen, same week, a hospital in San Francisco, all the nurses and medical staff were protesting about needing N95 masks, as they did not have enough for what is about to happen.\n\nThen the CDC changed the story explaining: \n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"'you can use any masks, does not need to be an N95 mask.' "},{"insert":"\n\nTHEN... we find out there is a major shortage of all Masks (and all medical gear needed), Seems strange, confusing and unclear, and something to be questioned. \n\nAnother fact is that in almost every other country that has been fighting the virus before we started in the USA, they are being told to wear masks when they go out into public, if they do not have a mask, then to use a scarf, or bandana, anything to protect themselves "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"and"},{"insert":" stop the spread of the virus. \n\nIt also is concerning that the video and images we are all seeing for the workers on the front lines, these medical heroes, are many times dressed from head to toe with plastic shields and masks, implying, this is a virus to be very cautious and stay protected from, as much as possible.\n\nFinally, It is clear to me now, the people in charge, our leaders, if you will, are needing to protect the health care workers first, which is completely understandable, and I agree with this, however, it seems obvious to me, they (leaders) lied to us about the idea that the general public, did not need masks as \"it will not protect you from getting the virus\", and they lied because they knew we were about to face a HUGE shortage of not only masks, but all things needed to fight this virus. \n\nI am very scared for not only the medical front line doctors and nurses, but just as worried for all the other \"front liners\" - grocery store workers, bankers, and anyone and everyone out there in public, as our leaders have been telling us this very catchy, deadly, virus is spreading all around, and the leaders are still acting as if the masks only work if you are sick already to stop the spread, which is clearly not the case. \n\nI will be wearing my mask any time I need to go into public until we have more information about the virus itself, as it seems like the reports are changing every day, and the TRUTH is hard to find in times like these. \n\nBe safe, and stay positive everyone... and consider wearing a mask or even a scarf if you need to go into the public. \n\n"}]}