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Collected Item: “Time to Standardize Masks with a Mask Mandate”

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Time to Standardize Masks with a Mask Mandate

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

With more states requiring face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, gaiters and bandannas have become popular accessories. But tests show those hipper face coverings are not as effective as surgical or cloth face masks.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#mask, #maskmandate, #bandanna

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-11-18/states-face-covering-mandates-leave-gaps-in-protection

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Markian Hawryuk

Give this story a date.

2020-11-18
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