Drew: Part II: Making or Buying Face Masks

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Drew: Part II: Making or Buying Face Masks

By Samuetta Hill Drew This series on wearing facial coverings (masks) for protection during the current COVID - 19 pandemic started with the initial article on July 9. The article was entitled “To Mask or Not to Mask – Is It Really a Question?” Since the onset of that article Jefferson County issued a mandatory […]

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