"Covid19 and Masks and Actions"

 "Covid19 and Masks and Actions"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Masks. By now most of the people you meet on the street or at work already wear a mask and a face shield on top of it. So why do people still get infected? There is debate if people should even wear masks.

To be clear. I advocate wearing masks. A surgical mask to be exact. A medical grade mask. The sad reality is that a vast majority of our country men cannot afford masks and are forced to wear whatever they could. Not the most ideal and that is why a face shield also helps.

We should remember though that covering is only part of this. Their is a trinity that works hand and hand and people have been saying it again and again. Like a broken record. 

Mask Wearing

Social Distancing

Hand Washing

A mask means nothing if you keep on scratching the part of your face underneath it or even picking your nose which is a good way of inserting the virus really deep in there.

A mask means nothing if you lower it down to your throat when you try or speak or it. Keep it on if you are speaking. It is protecting you and others around you. When you are eating or drinking remove it entirely and make sure that you are social distancing from others.

Eat only at designated areas where you can protect yourself and others with a barrier or limiting those who sit with you. Your face shield and mask mean nothing when you directly speak to each other on your breaks. The virus will not distinguish your friends and your enemies. You spread and get it just the same.

The paranoid survive. Assume that you have the virus. Make sure that you do not pass it around. Take care when you enter your house. Shower.Brush your teeth. wash your hands. 

If you live alone. Do it for yourself. If you live with others who might be worse off when they get this like the elderly , young or sickly , do it for them. 

Actions mean something in this day and age. People are showing their worst and their best selves. The time for you to choose has long gone past. And you should be choosing to be your best self right about now. Now is not the time to let your guard down. The virus is still here and spreading. Do your part. Do it consistently. 

Your actions matter. They always will.