Thanks to crazed panic buyers – doctors, nurses, and others are resorting to ski goggles and even Halloween masks as they try to protect themselves while treating COVID-19 patients. CBS News published a photo of one healthcare worker using one of those plastic sheet protectors used in binders, to cover her face. Has the COVID crisis uncovered another epidemic – idiots? How much has social media played into this reaction as compared to previous viral outbreaks? Is America getting dumber?
Supply shortage forcing doctors and nurses to wear Halloween masks, ski goggles to protect themselves https://t.co/UZQhbejpO7 pic.twitter.com/xBVX2yDiOG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 25, 2020