For those of you with beards, it’s time to shave them. The CDC has put out a warning that facial hair is dangerous and could lead to further spreading of the Coronavirus. A graphic released by the agency shows the fashionable facial-hair-wearer which styles will conflict with potentially life-saving respirators as the US braces for the quickly spreading coronavirus to emerge state-side. And while a clean-shaven face is OK, stubble could cause trouble, the CDC warned.
Men in Vermont love their beards. I hate them. A very trim well kept beard can be attractive on the right man, but it’s not for everyone. Big unkept beards are just ugly to me, and now the CDC says they need to go. If the epidemic comes to the Americas and becomes a pandemic, some men won’t give up their beards even if it will help save theirs and others lives. On the bright side, maybe we will finally be rid of those Duck Dynasty people forever.
Joe
The Closet Professor 
February 28th, 2020 at 10:23 am
Actually, the chart is older than coronavirus, and, officially, masks are recommended for few people. See, for example, https://www.waff.com/2020/02/27/cdcs-beard-guide-goes-viral-amid-coronavirus-concerns/
February 28th, 2020 at 10:33 am
I love when the article you refer to says: “Still, it’s amusing to think someone was paid to draw these images and think of names for some of the lesser known ones.” Some of the names are hilarious, and some I have no idea how they came up with them.