I’m all stocked up on disposable face masks again.
It was a pleasant surprise to me to see how much wearing a mask helps on days when the pollen or pollution counts are high, too.
They’re not only for disease prevention.
I would have started wearing them decades ago if I had known they were helpful in those other situations, too.
#Masks #AirQuality #Allergies
#masks
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Wow! Caught a random episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show on TV. In flashbacks, Rob & Laura tell their son Ritchie stories about their wedding. After wacky antics, Rob ended up with an "upper respiratory infection" and everyone wore cloth #masks to avoid getting Rob's illness! 😷
So a mainstream TV show from the 1960s had a normalizing, albeit comedic, portrayal of masking up in the presence of a contagious illness. When and why did we ever stop doing that?!
Full episode: https://youtu.be/DLZw3vG3S7I
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 2, Episode 3 - The Attempted Marriage - Full Episode
My belated contribution to the Frogwares Fanweekend 2026. Theme: Masks + Eldritch.
#MastoArt #FediArt #portrait #illustration #Eldritch #Masks #BodyHorror #moth #Lovecraftian #SherlockHolmesChapterOne #SherlockHolmes #Frogwares
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Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill
Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise
Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/
#illness #PublicHealth #OurNHS
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