Have you tried to get a hold of a protective mask recently?

Like just for yourself?

Yeah, you know, I need to.

David McSwain is a reporter for ProPublica.

He's been hold up at home, like a lot of us lately.

When he goes out, he wears this knockoff N95 that he found a few weeks back.

And I know it's a knockoff because it has the ear loops and it's not a strap around the back

of my head. So even if the material is in 95 grade, it doesn't offer you the same protection.

Lately, David's been thinking about how he could get his hands on the real thing.

But he knows the market for masks right now. It's crazy.

I picked up one of those masks at a grocery store.

And, you know, it's like six bucks, which is about six times what it was four months ago.

Probably more, because these are from China,

they're probably worth 40 cents.

But, you know, it's like if it has some level of protection,

I'm willing to pay it right now.

I don't know.

I've got to talk with my managers about maybe paying out the nose for a couple masks.

I know how David feels.

I tried to get masks recently.

They weren't even in 95s, just basic cloth masks.

I placed my order.

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