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Should I wear a face mask???

I am sure most of ya'll have heard that the Swine Influenza is sweeping through Mexico, the US and other countries...I thought ok...this is not a big deal, just media hype, but today I changed my mind...

A customer came in and I sneezed just before he came to my desk and he was like "should I be scared?"  and I say, "oh no, I just have allergies!"  then he goes on saying how his niece has the swine flu!  She lives in Texas and was suppose to come to California to visit, but she got the flu and can't!  It was the first person I met that actually knows someone with it, and it made me think of how it would be soooooo easy for it to spread into my office.  What if his niece wasn't diagnosed before boarding the plane to LA and she visited her uncle and he came into my office right up to my desk and sneezed???  TWO DEGREES of separation!  It freaks me out!  

One of my co-workers wants us to all wear masks!  I mean we come into contact with SO many people in one day, me especially since I am the receptionist! 

I am not taking any chances now...Hand sanitizer is my new best friend!