Straw/Coach/Abraham/anyone interested: please cast aside political differences for just a moment in the interest of an APOLITICAL matter.
I am honestly stating this from a neutral corner:
As a healthcare professional with over 11 years experience, I can tell you that wearing a “basic mask”
DOES NOT PROTECT THE WEARER from contracting things like the corona virus.
The generic cloth/homemade/dollar-store masks the general population is advised to wear when in public is INTENDED
ONLY TO PROTECT OTHERS FROM THE WEARER in the event he/she has the virus. It merely contains coughs, sneezes, exhalation vapors from the wearer, so as not to infect nearby people.
ONLY a properly, professionally-fitted N95 mask will protect the WEARER from aerosolized particulate transmission of COVID-19.
Anytime my co-workers and I must interact with a COVID-POSITIVE patient, we wear
(at the very least) either an N-95 mask with goggles, or a PAPR mask for protection from infection.
I’m only providing this information here so that no one reading this is under the misbelief that wearing a generic mask will make them “invincible” in any and all situations.
If you are genuinely concerned about protecting yourself and/or loved ones, acquaintances, etc., for whatever reason, I urge you to take additional precautions as recommended by the CDC.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html