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Center for Disease Control (CDC)
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Link: Coronavirus Information - What you need to know

• Link: Older Adults

• Link: How to Protect yourself

• Link: What to Do if You Are Sick

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Advanced Directives:

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2) Cake: joincake.com

3) Five Wishes: signnow.com

4) Molst Form MA : Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment: https://www.molst-ma.org/download-molst-form

Cloth Face Masks

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People

Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

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Cloth face coverings should:

· Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face

· Be secured with ties or ear loops

· Include multiple layers of fabric

·  Allow for breathing without restriction

·  Be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape

CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings

CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.  Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.

Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators.  Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.

Should cloth face coverings be washed or otherwise cleaned regularly? How regularly?

Yes. They should be routinely washed depending on the frequency of use.

How does one safely sterilize/clean a cloth face covering?

A washing machine should suffice in properly washing a face covering.

How does one safely remove a used cloth face covering?

Individuals should be careful not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth when removing their face covering and wash hands immediately after removing.

Sew and No Sew Instructions

Sewn Cloth Face Covering

Materials

· Two 10”x6” rectangles of cotton fabric

· Two 6” pieces of elastic (or rubber bands, string, cloth strips, or hair ties)

· Needle and thread (or bobby pin)

· Scissors

· Sewing machine

Tutorial

1. Cut out two 10-by-6-inch rectangles of cotton fabric. Use tightly woven cotton, such as quilting fabric or cotton sheets. T-shirt fabric will work in a pinch. Stack the two rectangles; you will sew the mask as if it was a single piece of fabric.

2. Fold over the long sides ¼ inch and hem. Then fold the double layer of fabric over ½ inch along the short sides and stitch down.

3. Run a 6-inch length of 1/8-inch wide elastic through the wider hem on each side of the mask. These will be the ear loops. Use a large needle or a bobby pin to thread it through. Tie the ends tight.
Don’t have elastic? Use hair ties or elastic head bands. If you only have string, you can make the ties longer and tie the mask behind your head.

Quick Cut T-shirt Face Covering (no sew method)

Materials

• T-shirt

• Scissors

Tutorial

CDC Link to full article here