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Wearing a Mask in Warmer Temperatures

It makes "mask discipline" much harder, in my opinion.

As a nation, there is a significant portion of the population that is getting used to wearing a facial mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. I try to do my best when I'm out grocery shopping or running to the hardware store. Typically I'll add gloves to my wardrobe when grocery shopping.

As the temperatures have gotten warmer, so has the warming impact of wearing a mask. Which led me to this article How to Wear a Mask and Stay Cool and Safe During the Warmer Months.

I have to admit that when I walk, I don't wear a mask. I simply avoid other people. These days I'm confined to walking in the neighborhood, and if someone else is coming my way on the sidewalk, I simply go out into the street or cross the street entirely.  

We are living the COVID lifestyle!

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.