May 1, 2020 announcement - begins May 6, 2020
April 6, 2020 / Boston Area Mask Initiative
April 3, 2020
Masks and Critical Thinking - Why homemade masks really work against coronavirus
uploaded March 19, 2020 (5:41 min)
How to Significantly Slow Coronavirus?
uploaded March 27, 2020 (3:30 min)
A Surgeon's Perspective on Masks for All
uploaded March 31, 2020 (14:29 min)
Late March 2020
Boston Globe / March 19, 2020 / Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht
New York Times / March 27, 2020 / Knvul Sheikh
Washington Post / March 28, 2020 / Jeremy Howard (see also #Masks4All below)
source analysis of a variety of masks / good graphics of data presented in Davies et al. 2013
compendium of primary research articles about masks / Jeremy Howard video mentioned on the Forum
Face masks for COVID-19: A deep dive into the data
sewn by machine or by hand
hand-stitched masks with 36-inch ties
(contrasting fabric on reverse side)
video shows approach for masks with elastic loops
see hosting page for instructions for masks with ties and other variations
no-sew variation
bandana + 2 hair bands
cut T-shirt + 2 hair bands
T-shirt only, using the TOP third of the T-shirt