Come on man! A face mask in this heat? Really?!?! Sound familiar? This common objection is not new territory per se’, but ideas for making mask wearing more bearable are timely. Molly Longman shares ideas learned from doctors to make wearing a mask on a 100-degree day worth it.
. . . the fact is, face masks work. They reduce transmission, helping to curb the spread of coronavirus and to quite literally save lives.
Source: Refinery 29, July 3, 2020. Link.
Also see: SARS-CoV-2, Masks and Fomites, Worms and Germs Blog, July 6, 2020. Link. Normalizing mask use is the key. Mandatory masking rules are not meant to focus on penalties and enforcement. They’re meant to encourage everyone to act and to make wearing a mask the socially accepted approach.
Also see: Why you should still stay home if you can, summed up in one grim chart, Fast Company, June 16, 2020. Link. What this chart strikingly indicates is that we are nowhere near “normal.” It also indicates the mortal danger of complacency.