You're all pretty.
First, I want to point out the contradiction of stating that Trump is screwing up and should let the experts handle things, then in the very next sentence, say that Trump needs to shut down travel because the experts at the CDC have screwed things up.
Second, quit quoting stories about masks when we're generally talking about N95s.
Third, N95 masks prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. That's why health care professionals use them. Yes, if you're an idiot wearing a Santa Beard or if you don't pinch the little metal nose piece, it won't help as much. Yes, if you don't use other precautions like hand washing it won't help at all. Yes, if you're an idiot it won't help you. But the good news is, if you're not an idiot, it will help. The good news is, not wearing PPE properly only hurts idiots, not people who wear the PPE correctly. If there are 100 people in the room, and 99 are wearing the N95 incorrectly, and don't use handwashing, they can all get the virus if exposed. But that is no reason for the one person who does know how to use the equipment to not use it.
I'm well aware of how stupid people are. There are examples all around me. I could have read something stupid this morning, though certainly not here. But the idea that people should not buy child seats because so many are too stupid to strap them up, or that people should not buy guns because there is always some guy who wants to check if it is loaded by looking down the barrel and pulling the trigger, or you shouldn't buy a deep fryer because hundreds of people burn their houses down every year deep frying turkeys, is ridiculous. We have to continue to move forward and be as safe as we can be regardless of idiots.
Fourth, if you're not 50-60 years old or older, or if you don't have a respiratory problem, you probably don't need an N95 mask. Guess what? We're eventually all going to get this virus unless they make a vaccine. It cannot be contained. It can only be slowed. So chill out and embrace the suck. It's not the end of the world. Yes, as many as 400,000 Americans could be killed by this thing this year. That's no small number. Yes, precautions need to be made.
If you're sick, stay home.
Wash your hands with alcohol based hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your face.
Stay away from public transportation and large public gatherings.
Practice social distancing.
Watch out for your elderly friends and relatives. Have an isolation plan. Supplies. Extra PPE. Shutting down travel in the US is not going to happen so bunker down the most vulnerable.
None of this is going to stop or contain the virus. It will simply slow it down and hopefully keep our most vulnerable protected.