If you've had to pull down your facemask to lick your fingers so you can get the plastic produce bag to open at the grocery store, you are not alone. But there may be a fix.
The last thing we want to do is spread germs via something that is supposed to stop the spread of germs, so it's good to know how many times we can use a facemask before we have to toss it or wash it. More than once?
Dr. Jason Newland, who's an infectious disease specialist at Washington University claims that gloves are meant for our brave health care workers who switch out their gloves regularly.
Hospital workers need masks the most, so while we leave the surgical supplies to them, homemade facemasks are becoming a thing. Here are the instructions to make them.