An opportunity to shine the guillotines.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

TW, in all seriousness, if you still have those unopened masks the hospitals need them now. Badly.

I only bought two. Leaving others on the shelf since the shortage was apparent even back in January.

Since I do the emergency maintenance work in a homeless shelter, I have kept them. Yes, I did consider a donation. It is only two. I figure (expect) I will need them. These are not the type that hospitals need.

Yes this and protective gear was needed over two months ago when the intelligence community told Trump on Jan 12 that it was coming and would be real bad. Trump denied it and subverted a necessary response until Mar 12. Despite claims that millions of test kits are available (he lies again), the industry knows these things are not sufficiently available and are desperately needed.

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by tw

I only bought two. Leaving others on the shelf since the shortage was apparent even back in January.

WARNING!!

Re-using disposable face masks will INCREASE your risk factor.

Source: The Lancet

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l.../fulltext#box1

Originally Posted by The Lancet

Notably, improper use of face masks, such as not changing disposable masks, could jeopardise the protective effect and even increase the risk of infection.