My stepmom went for an MRI for her brain tumor at Mayo Florida today and she was not provided with a mask. Here is my current thinking. Masks should be on the people who are coughing and sneezing, have undiagnosed fever, or test positive. There doesn't appear to be strong evidence that wearing a mask keeps you from getting the virus, unless you are providing care to a positive patient, which I am not. I wonder though, for an immunocompromised patient at the hospital, it probably couldn’t hurt to wear a mask, but not just any mask, it has to be N95 which should probably be reserved for treating providers. Hopefully Mayo will keep patients at a safe distance from one another, and screen and isolate any patients who might be infected. Hand washing and distancing are still more important than anything else we can do. I will try to make sure my family members don’t touch things at the hospital and don’t touch our faces. I'm also wondering if gloves are a good idea, even if only to remind us not to touch our faces and eyes.

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