Debate over wearing PPE in public

[deleted915203]

At the end of January, a man was kicked off a flight for wearing a gas mask to protect against coronavirus.

"My gut reaction was that he was probably worried about the coronavirus and had put on the gas mask as overkill kind of protection," Say told KTRK.

Airline removes gas mask-wearing passenger after he panics travelers

American Airlines removed a mysterious gas mask-wearing man from a Houston-bound flight and rebooked him on another plane after passengers became panicked.

abcnews.go.com

In April, a man was kicked off a bus for NOT wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus.

Philadelphia police drag man without mask off public bus, prompting policy change

SEPTA said it will now allow riders without masks on public buses.

abcnews.go.com

Personally, I feel that it is unfair to punish the man who knew in JANUARY that masks were important for safety - when it was society that was lagging behind.

I hope that society / politicians allow for the use of PPE in public. What do you think?

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[WEBB PINKERTON]

I hope so too. Maybe the fashion designers will come up with some stylish looking stuff.

 

[caffeinegirl]

In the SF bay area masks are strongly recommended when social distancing is difficult, such as grocery stores. Most people are adhering to this in my area, with all sorts of homemade masks, bandanas, etc.

Know when masks are needed | San Francisco

Well-fitting medical masks are more effective. Up your protection when cases are rising.

sf.gov

Many fashion houses are making masks as well.

Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Chanel put their fashion muscle behind face masks

Ever at the forefront of haute couture, Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Chanel are celebrated by fashion connoisseurs for defining style in handbags, dresses and shoes.

www.cnn.com

 

[Dro133]

New York will require all citizens to wear masks in public while not socially distancing.

 

[fecalith]

As of this morning, You are required in the state of Maryland to wear a mask/scarf before entering any establishment ( grocery store, carry out etc etc) or a couple of thousand dollars fine...

 

[yaah]

As of this morning, You are required in the state of Maryland to wear a mask/scarf before entering any establishment ( grocery store, carry out etc etc) or a couple of thousand dollars fine...

Do they give you a mask if you don't have one? I know many people can sew but unless you're adept at stealing things from health care facilities or anywhere else that has a mask the only way to get one is to attempt to buy one. I don't think these rules are legitimate unless the masks are provided, or they allow you to wrap a shirt around your face or something.

 

[fecalith]

Do they give you a mask if you don't have one? I know many people can sew but unless you're adept at stealing things from health care facilities or anywhere else that has a mask the only way to get one is to attempt to buy one. I don't think these rules are legitimate unless the masks are provided, or they allow you to wrap a shirt around your face or something.

They don't give you masks but a scarf/bandana would suffice. Anything to cover your mouth.

 

[D1b()4]

Do they give you a mask if you don't have one? I know many people can sew but unless you're adept at stealing things from health care facilities or anywhere else that has a mask the only way to get one is to attempt to buy one. I don't think these rules are legitimate unless the masks are provided, or they allow you to wrap a shirt around your face or something.

You can make a mask with zero sewing from a T-shirt. There are plenty of instructions online these days.

 

[gbwillner]

I got a stack of N95 masks from Home Depot for working with drywall. I guess I will have to start making use of it.

 

[LADoc00]

There is a HUGE difference between being ALLOWED to wear PPE and being FORCED to wear PPE.

Obviously we should ALLOW it. No way we should FORCE it.

Look at Michigan, there is only so much government can do before people used to the freedoms we have here push back.

And if anyone says "COVID-19 is killing thousands of Americans you idiot!!" I will respond: "Yes and you have no idea how many dead 4 angry men with thermobaric LAWs can rack up, but it will be around 10x that."

Don't worry folks the situation can always always be much worse than it is now.

 

[ScubaV]

You can't force people to wear medical-grade PPE that's currently unavailable, but I don't think it's unreasonable to require some sort of face covering even if it's a bandanna or t-shirt. It's pretty clear at this point there's a significant percentage of people who are positive for COVID-19 and are either entirely asymptomatic, or asymptomatic for an extended period of time. And there's no good way to distinguish carriers from non-carriers. Using a mask is as much about protecting others as yourself. To me, going to a place full of people like the grocery store without any face covering right now is equivalent to driving drunk. And if your millions in options plays can't get you any masks you can always be like this guy:

 

[gbwillner]

... be like this guy:

He must have some pretty sophisticated venting mechanism for that space-age helmet he made as I don't see any condensation in there. Kudos.

 

[deleted314957]

There is a HUGE difference between being ALLOWED to wear PPE and being FORCED to wear PPE.

Obviously we should ALLOW it. No way we should FORCE it.

Look at Michigan, there is only so much government can do before people used to the freedoms we have here push back.

And if anyone says "COVID-19 is killing thousands of Americans you idiot!!" I will respond: "Yes and you have no idea how many dead 4 angry men with thermobaric LAWs can rack up, but it will be around 10x that."

Don't worry folks the situation can always always be much worse than it is now.

You’re age is showing Marine. It is now Javelins with fire-and-forget.


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