Wearing a face mask takes some getting used to. To get the most benefit, you need to avoid these common mistakes.
Masks in a variety of colors, styles and materials have appeared on the faces of people around us. While it’s good news that many people are doing their part to slow the spread of coronavirus, the bad news is that many people are wearing their masks wrong.
“Wearing a mask takes some getting used to, for sure,” said Dr. Scott Segal, chairman of anesthesiology at Wake Forest Baptist Health. “You are probably wearing it exactly right if it’s a little stuffy.”
One of the biggest mistakes people make is that they fidget with their masks, and pull them under their noses or completely off their faces to rest under their chins. “You should absolutely not be pulling up and putting down your mask while you’re out,” said Shan Soe-Lin, a lecturer at the Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. “If you’re going to go to the trouble of using a mask, leave it on.”
Here are the dos and don’ts of wearing a mask.
And once you’ve figured out the correct position for wearing your mask, follow these tips to stay safe:
Always wash your hands before and after wearing a mask.
Use the ties or loops to put your mask on and pull it off.
Don’t touch the front of the mask when you take it off.
For apartment dwellers, put the mask on and remove it while inside your home. Elevators and stairwells can be high-contamination areas.
Wash and dry your cloth mask daily and keep it in a clean, dry place.
Don’t have a false sense of security.
Masks offer limited protection, and work better when combined with hand washing and social distancing. “It’s not that one excludes the other,” said Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University. “They compound the effects of the other.”
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I’m tired. I am fortunate that after spending 21 hours driving and waiting in long lines (over a few days at different locations) to get vaccination tickets for family members, someone gave me a ticket… for myself.
It doesn’t hurt. You’ll feel a pinch and slight soreness in the injection area by Day 2. But, in the 15 minutes that you’re held after receiving the vaccine, you’ll likely experience joy mixed with unexpected anger and sadness.
This is for my friends who’ve lost moms, dads, brothers, sisters and loved ones. This is for my friend whose toddler tested positive today. This is for everyone.
