Provided you are healthy and not looking after someone who has coronavirus, any face masks you may have purchased would likely serve a higher purpose in the hands of a hospital, as doctors are running up against a shortage of crucial protective equipment
Send ‘em to the front lines! Photo: Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Despite what you may see at your local supermarket, it remains true that only people who are already sick or work in health care should be wearing masks right now. Provided you are healthy and not looking after someone who has coronavirus, any face masks you may have panic purchased would likely serve a higher purpose in the hands of a hospital.
On Twitter, health professionals have been tweeting pleas for PPE, asking the federal government to activate emergency production of masks, ventilators, and other dwindling medical supplies. So far, though, the Trump administration has dragged its feet, leaving companies, individuals, and televised medical dramas scrambling to fill the void.
Mask Match A handy tool for determining where to direct your N95 respirators and surgical masks: Mask Match, a peer-to-peer platform that links health-care workers with individuals willing to donate. If you fall into the latter category, please be aware that you need a stock of five or more masks to be eligible, and you will be responsible for shipping costs. Mask Match, meanwhile, promises that it will vet health-care workers’ identities before your precious facial prophylactics go out.
Donate PPE A partnership between Silicon Valley engineers and medical students at the University of California San Francisco, DonatePPE.org provides both lists of the items medical professionals currently lack — including but not limited to gowns, eye protectors, N95 and surgical masks, disinfecting wipes, and hand cleansers — and contact information for doctors and facilities in need. The recipients describe what they’re looking for and how you can get it to them.
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