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Snicker if you want, but I plan to wear a face mask until the coronavirus pandemic has subsided | Jenice Armstrong

Experts are divided about whether it makes sense for us to wear masks to help protect against catching the coronavirus, which can be spread through contaminated droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Jessica Torres Terreforte, a certified nursing assistant, and her son Daniel Terreforte, in the parking lot of Walmart at the Philadelphia Mills Shopping Center on March 20, 2020. Ms. Terreforte wears a mask and gloves, and carries hand sanitizer at the hospital where she works and in public to keep from contracting the coronavirus.
Jessica Torres Terreforte, a certified nursing assistant, and her son Daniel Terreforte, in the parking lot of Walmart at the Philadelphia Mills Shopping Center on March 20, 2020. Ms. Terreforte wears a mask and gloves, and carries hand sanitizer at the hospital where she works and in public to keep from contracting the coronavirus.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
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