The coronavirus is everywhere right now, and it's going to get worse before it get's better. Masks are important now more than ever, because they stop YOU getting droplets into the air, or onto others. #wearamask! Surgical mask, face mask, medical mask… masks go by a lot of names, and when there’s a #health scare they seem to appear on faces everywhere (not just in #China or Asia). These masks are great at keeping bodily fluids off of others. You don't need a fancy mask, just a disposable one and you can make a real difference in this pandemic! The fancier N95 masks are not recommended for daily use by the #CDC or the #WHO, instead: wear a face covering, and keep your sick off others. #WashYourHands, #WearAMask, #KeepPhysicalDistance. Protect yourself, and protect others. 💪This video was supported in part by Skillshare! The first 500 people to click my link will get two months for free, and it supports the show! http://skl.sh/unodosoftrace8 If you want me to do more videos like this, let me know, I LOVE doing stuff like this, but it takes extra effort for sure. ✨ Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Hello Science opening sound by Twin Musicom ~~~ 👾 SOCIALS 👾 ~~~ Join my patreon to help grow the show 📍:: http://patreon.com/tracedominguez Follow me on the tweet-machine & instagrammy: 📷:: http://instagram.com/tracedominguez 🐤:: http://twitter.com/tracedominguez 😐:: http://facebook.com/official.tracedominguez 🎮:: http://twitch.tv/mrtraced ~~~ 🐱 LYNX 🐱 ~~~ Hong Kong Polytechnic Study: Transmission of communicable respiratory infections and face masks  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004550/ “Respiratory protection efficiency of face masks is critically important in the battle against communicable respiratory infections such as influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We studied the spatial distributions of simulated virus-laden respiratory droplets when human subjects wore face masks and were exposed to regulatory viral droplets by conducting in vivo experiments in face mask use.” Do N95 respirators provide 95% protection level against airborne viruses, and how adequate are surgical masks? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196655305009119 “Respiratory protection devices are used to protect the wearers from inhaling particles suspended in the air. Filtering face piece respirators are usually tested utilizing nonbiologic particles, whereas their use often aims at reducing exposure to biologic aerosols, including infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria.” Face masks offer little protection against coronavirus, flu, experts warn https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/01/31/coronavirus-flu-prevention-face-masks-offer-little-protection/4620463002/ As a new virus attacks the human population, people are reaching for face masks. Some stores across the nation are selling out, but infectious-disease experts say a face mask can offer only slight protection against airborne illness. A more effective defense against a virus is washing your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after using the restroom and before eating.” Should You Get A Face Mask? A Guide To Coronavirus Outbreak Face Protection https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2020/01/29/should-you-get-a-face-mask-a-guide-to-coronavirus-face-protection/#3fb6d00630a5  “With [thousands of] cases and over [one hundred] deaths, it’s only natural to get a little spooked. Some people have even started wearing face masks in the United States; but are they really necessary?” (Ahem, no.) === 😘 SPECIAL THANKS 😘 === To my parents for helping me put Fred and Ned through their paces. Mom was a great script supervisor and associate producer, and Dad was a good Best Boy (he flipped the light switch a lot). Also special thanks to my partner Flavia for suggesting the googley eyes (babe, they were AWESOME). ~~~~~ 🐣 EASTER EGGS FOR READERS 🐣 ~~~~~ P.S — I went to Meijer like 10 times to get all the supplies, lol. P.P.S — Ned’s mouth was a boba straw that my Dad just happened to have cleaned and saved, “Just in case.” he shrugged. Love you, #nerdfam! Stay #curious!