As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world and is at a high chance of soon infecting people within the United States, it is important to take preventative measures. Many have been rushing to buy surgical face masks to lower the chances of them contracting any form of the virus. Stores and online sellers are selling out at a very quick pace making people more worried than necessary.

According to the Center for Disease Control, there is no current need to be wearing any form of face mask. There are two types of face masks in the medical field, surgical and respirators. Surgical face masks are thinner and not as protective as people believe. They can help lessen the chances of retracting a virus but they can not eliminate it.

When wearing a face mask it is still vital to take proper measures since the main purpose of them is to just prevent an ill person from spreading their virus. There are many other ways to go about protection from viruses. In fact, these steps are quite simple. One can protect themselves by staying away from any infected person, washing their hands constantly and keeping your hands away from your face especially since they are germ heavy.