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"New shipments of medical mask should be here in Ottawa by Thursday or Friday."--应该很快就有货了。
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No masking the fear outbreak has created among general populace
By EARL MCRAE, OTTAWA SUN
Last Updated: 29th April 2009, 3:11am
Swine flu fear in the capital: "Dozens and dozens of them. We were wiped out. We've orderded new shipments, and they should be here by Thursday or Friday."
Dozens and dozens. No pittance. That's how many face masks, says Mary Jessup, citizens have bought since Saturday from the Home Health Care centre at Westgate Mall. Jessup, a health care expert, is manager of the store. It specializes in products that aid persons with various ailments.
One of her employees is Betty Richardson. Her daughter and husband are scheduled to fly to Mexico on vacation in two weeks. They've already paid the cost of the package; around $4,000. "They're looking in to see if they can get a refund," says Richardson.
And if they can't? "I'd prefer they didn't go. It's only money." Right. And a life's worth more than $4,000.
Many pharmacies sell face masks, but usually for dust particles. They do not, as a rule, carry the type of masks required for, in this case, the swine flu virus. The Home Health Care centre, one of four in the city, does.
Jessup says the average age of those who've bought the masks is between 30 and 40. "I will say we are dealing with people -- not all, but a good number -- who already have health issues. Now, with this swine flu thing, they're scared."
There is ignorance. Covering the mouth and nose with a scarf, kerchief, or some similar cloth for protection against breathing in small particles that could contain the virus does not work. They offer no protection.
The recommended mask is the paper N95 (the 95 referring to its filtering percentage) Particulate Respirator. It meets the guidelines of the Centre For Disease Control. It fits snugly over the mouth and nose, and retails at the Home Health Care stores for $2.99; a small cost when one considers the possible consequences of a mass epidemic. Jessup cautions that masks, any of the masks, "should not be worn more than one day. They get soiled from your breathing. They should be replaced with a new mask every day."
In this current scare, it's not just masks of which one should be cognizant, says Jessup. Using a tissue, or one's arm, to cough or sneeze into, should be adhered to. Also: "I totally recommend carrying a hand sanitizer. Frequent washing of hands is so important. Whether it's a liquid sanitizer or soap and water. When you consider what your hands come in contact with every day in just normal usage, they carry more bacteria than any other part of your body."
MASK SHY?
Jessup's job often requires her physically administering to people in need of the centre's services; sometimes those with open sores. "My hands are red and dry," she says with a smile, "but that's because I wash them so much during the day. It has to be done."
I mention to Jessup that I haven't seen any people wearing masks yet; maybe purchasers are waiting for the swine flu to become -- if it does -- a full-blown crisis. Either that, or they're too self-conscious to wear them in public when the majority of people aren't.
Jessup: "I don't think so. We're far more open as a society in everything than we once were. We're less judgmental. I did see a woman at a bus stop wearing a mask and thought 'good on you.' "
I tell Mary Jessup I have a manufacturing idea for those who might be embarrased to wear masks. Accessorized masks. Masks that look cool. Masks with faux diamonds, masks with spangles, masks with smiling teeth, masks with cartoon characters, masks with sexy nudes, masks with rock stars, masks with actors, masks with sports stars. On and on.
Mine would be the N95, Elvis Edition -- the King gyrating in his gold lame suit.
She laughs.
I laugh.
I think I'm on to something.
CONTACT MCRAE AT EARL.MCRAE@SUNMEDIA.CA OR LEAVE A MESSAGE AT 613-739-5133, EXT. 469.
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No masking the fear outbreak has created among general populace
By EARL MCRAE, OTTAWA SUN
Last Updated: 29th April 2009, 3:11am
Swine flu fear in the capital: "Dozens and dozens of them. We were wiped out. We've orderded new shipments, and they should be here by Thursday or Friday."
Dozens and dozens. No pittance. That's how many face masks, says Mary Jessup, citizens have bought since Saturday from the Home Health Care centre at Westgate Mall. Jessup, a health care expert, is manager of the store. It specializes in products that aid persons with various ailments.
One of her employees is Betty Richardson. Her daughter and husband are scheduled to fly to Mexico on vacation in two weeks. They've already paid the cost of the package; around $4,000. "They're looking in to see if they can get a refund," says Richardson.
And if they can't? "I'd prefer they didn't go. It's only money." Right. And a life's worth more than $4,000.
Many pharmacies sell face masks, but usually for dust particles. They do not, as a rule, carry the type of masks required for, in this case, the swine flu virus. The Home Health Care centre, one of four in the city, does.
Jessup says the average age of those who've bought the masks is between 30 and 40. "I will say we are dealing with people -- not all, but a good number -- who already have health issues. Now, with this swine flu thing, they're scared."
There is ignorance. Covering the mouth and nose with a scarf, kerchief, or some similar cloth for protection against breathing in small particles that could contain the virus does not work. They offer no protection.
The recommended mask is the paper N95 (the 95 referring to its filtering percentage) Particulate Respirator. It meets the guidelines of the Centre For Disease Control. It fits snugly over the mouth and nose, and retails at the Home Health Care stores for $2.99; a small cost when one considers the possible consequences of a mass epidemic. Jessup cautions that masks, any of the masks, "should not be worn more than one day. They get soiled from your breathing. They should be replaced with a new mask every day."
In this current scare, it's not just masks of which one should be cognizant, says Jessup. Using a tissue, or one's arm, to cough or sneeze into, should be adhered to. Also: "I totally recommend carrying a hand sanitizer. Frequent washing of hands is so important. Whether it's a liquid sanitizer or soap and water. When you consider what your hands come in contact with every day in just normal usage, they carry more bacteria than any other part of your body."
MASK SHY?
Jessup's job often requires her physically administering to people in need of the centre's services; sometimes those with open sores. "My hands are red and dry," she says with a smile, "but that's because I wash them so much during the day. It has to be done."
I mention to Jessup that I haven't seen any people wearing masks yet; maybe purchasers are waiting for the swine flu to become -- if it does -- a full-blown crisis. Either that, or they're too self-conscious to wear them in public when the majority of people aren't.
Jessup: "I don't think so. We're far more open as a society in everything than we once were. We're less judgmental. I did see a woman at a bus stop wearing a mask and thought 'good on you.' "
I tell Mary Jessup I have a manufacturing idea for those who might be embarrased to wear masks. Accessorized masks. Masks that look cool. Masks with faux diamonds, masks with spangles, masks with smiling teeth, masks with cartoon characters, masks with sexy nudes, masks with rock stars, masks with actors, masks with sports stars. On and on.
Mine would be the N95, Elvis Edition -- the King gyrating in his gold lame suit.
She laughs.
I laugh.
I think I'm on to something.
CONTACT MCRAE AT EARL.MCRAE@SUNMEDIA.CA OR LEAVE A MESSAGE AT 613-739-5133, EXT. 469.
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