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Where are we supposed to get them?! Chiyo-chichi Mar 2020 #1
I made this Protection gear OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #33
Cool😹nt Meowmee Mar 2020 #115
And N95 masks suck balls. You'd really need P100 or R100 masks for oil-based corona. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #38
What is "oil based" corona? zonkers Mar 2020 #52
This variant of corona has an oil exterior layer, so oil-filters might have more efficacy. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #58
Well, best to snug them on and avoid hugging fellow shoppers then. Hortensis Mar 2020 #60
If anyone swallows the BS coming out DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #82
I've read their healthcare is "skeletal" and often very limited Hortensis Mar 2020 #90
Trump Masks (tm) C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #41
You know he's already filed the Trademark on that! 😂😂😂 TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #44
Go to Jared! Scarsdale Mar 2020 #62
I'm positive that in the future DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #112
From Trump Enterprises, of course. LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #70
WTF!!!111!!!! ChiTownDenny Mar 2020 #73
Masks have always been a good idea; they discouraged using them so they would be available... thesquanderer Mar 2020 #102
And we get a mask how??? nt luvs2sing Mar 2020 #2
And where are these masks suppose to come from? madaboutharry Mar 2020 #3
Try eBay for masks. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #7
No offense, I wouldn't trust jack shit on eBay. They sell bogus refrigerator water filters as legit. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #48
There are a few good videos on this. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #20
I have a neck gaiter that I started using this week. Will something like that be considered bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #4
marginally better than nothing, but be very very very careful taking it off & immediately hlthe2b Mar 2020 #6
Sounds like what I've used. NightWatcher Mar 2020 #11
Yes, good idea greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #46
Tight fitting and tight weave, I would think. Lars39 Mar 2020 #21
I use my winter running gaiter OVER a mask greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #42
Will they send us all the masks we need? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #5
Pray tell, where to buy them? dalton99a Mar 2020 #8
My guess is general population is going to be advised to wear homemade masks. LisaL Mar 2020 #28
You meant to say sewing, didn't you. Butterflylady Mar 2020 #89
I have jzola Mar 2020 #64
silly people - you will be able to buy them from the ivanka company store....... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #9
Will they come in fashion colors? Arkansas Granny Mar 2020 #15
If your return address is in a blue state central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #18
Okay...your post made me laugh. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #84
The smallpox scenario 2naSalit Mar 2020 #96
There have been reports of neo-Nazi groups plotting to spit central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #105
Yes, I saw that 2naSalit Mar 2020 #106
For those of you who sew The Blue Flower Mar 2020 #10
they can be washed evilhime Mar 2020 #68
Hell no... cynatnite Mar 2020 #12
You are not going to be able to deprive masks from medical personnel because LisaL Mar 2020 #26
Funny we were told a couple of weeks ago masks did no good. honest.abe Mar 2020 #13
we were told 15 cases dweller Mar 2020 #23
I knew we were lied to. LisaL Mar 2020 #25
+++ still_one Mar 2020 #31
Indeed, I have watched how other countries have reacted and dewsgirl Mar 2020 #27
Here's a post I made Feb. 8 Kaleva Mar 2020 #51
Yes, I would agree with that. honest.abe Mar 2020 #94
Heard that, but it didn't make sense to me that they would do no good ooky Mar 2020 #92
The MAGA branded masks Chainfire Mar 2020 #14
Mmmhmm durablend Mar 2020 #17
Is this just to make the proles think it's safe to go out and mingle The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #16
Excellent point. dalton99a Mar 2020 #19
This. Trump is going to make the CDC say it's safe to go out if you have a mask and open business onecaliberal Mar 2020 #30
Then they better to have enough N95 masks for everybody. LisaL Mar 2020 #32
"Church" is agonizing enough to sit through as it is. ooky Mar 2020 #93
So hospitals are in competition with 327 million bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #22
So what,.. magicarpet Mar 2020 #36
+1 royal virus. That is what he is. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #49
Yes. Igel Mar 2020 #88
I knew from the start we were given horrible advice to not wear masks. LisaL Mar 2020 #24
They said we were too stupid to figure out how to put it on our faces BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #45
We didn't wash our hands correctly either, but hand washing was advised anyway. LisaL Mar 2020 #50
I found random packs of painters masks at grocery stores underpants Mar 2020 #29
His Royal Virus wants the cash registers ringing... magicarpet Mar 2020 #34
That was expected. clutterbox1830 Mar 2020 #35
This just exposes how badly trump has screwed up now duforsure Mar 2020 #37
If you have access to masks and haven't been wearing one already, I'm just confused by you greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #39
Why wait 10 days? OrlandoDem2 Mar 2020 #40
The virus can wait dalton99a Mar 2020 #43
ROFL greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #47
Because 10 days from now is right before Easter, when Trump NYC Liberal Mar 2020 #53
We should get our post card Ohiogal Mar 2020 #54
Smart call. It will help - especially if they are N95's. You can buy then on Amazon. c-rational Mar 2020 #55
Have you actually tried to by them off amazon? LisaL Mar 2020 #56
Yes. Ordered about 3 weeks ago. Was told that they would arrive April 1-April 22, but they showed c-rational Mar 2020 #101
What's left on Amazon is overpriced counterfeit garbage dalton99a Mar 2020 #57
Got two brands. One was 3M. 5 N95 masks for $10.99. c-rational Mar 2020 #103
What is the source on this besides this tweet? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #59
Well, crap Bayard Mar 2020 #61
Got mine 6 weeks ago when you could get them for nothing. But you can make your own. ffr Mar 2020 #63
How-to video ffr Mar 2020 #65
And Just Where Are We Going To Get These Masks DallasNE Mar 2020 #66
I ordered some from Amazon, they say July or August. We're Screwed. OverBurn Mar 2020 #67
this is absurd.... Takket Mar 2020 #69
Use your freaking common sense. LisaL Mar 2020 #80
NONE OF THAT is news........... Takket Mar 2020 #83
Presumably because we didn't have enough masks for general population. LisaL Mar 2020 #87
Then each relief check should come in a box of 100 masks WheelWalker Mar 2020 #71
Just in time for Easter! csziggy Mar 2020 #72
Anyone thought of making masks out of Filtrete filter sheets? LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #74
Is this source legit? jeffreyi Mar 2020 #75
No. Just...No Generic Brad Mar 2020 #76
Nobody, I am assuming. LisaL Mar 2020 #78
It's an unenforceable request Generic Brad Mar 2020 #79
It actually might help health care workers if it limits the number of sick patients they have to LisaL Mar 2020 #81
I have been wearing mask whenever I go out Sunsky Mar 2020 #77
The change in the CDC guideline on masks will be linked Chainfire Mar 2020 #85
exactly..... Takket Mar 2020 #91
I question the validity of the tweet. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #86
There is an article in today's NYT that appears to back up the tweet. carlvsam Mar 2020 #95
That much was always obvious to me. LisaL Mar 2020 #97
I do not know what to believe coming from this administration. UCmeNdc Mar 2020 #98
Kick for CDC response: demmiblue Mar 2020 #99
May I ask... Hobo Mar 2020 #100
He wants to sell books dalton99a Mar 2020 #104
This thread proves how susceptible Americans are to fear and spin. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #107
But yet masks will protect others from someone who has covid, if that person is wearing a mask. LisaL Mar 2020 #108
No. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #109
Whatever you say, we in OH have already been told to wear masks by our LisaL Mar 2020 #110
Same with washing hands Kaleva Mar 2020 #113
Good point. As a high-risk individual..... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #114
CDC has now refuted this....... (Link in OP) Takket Mar 2020 #111
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