Mandatory Masks
Face Coverings Now Required
An important note on face shields: Face shields are primarily used for eye protection for the person wearing it. At this time, it is not known what level of protection a face shield provides to people nearby from the spray of respiratory droplets from the wearer. There is currently not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of face shields for source control. Therefore, CDC does not currently recommend the use of face shields as a substitute for masks.
Dear LifeSource Customers, To help protect the health and safety of our community, LifeSource is requiring that customers and team members wear masks at all times This requirement does not apply to children under the age of 2 or to individuals who are unable to wear a mask or face covering due to a medical condition. This decision was made with the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as our local government in mind. After conducting our own research into the benefits of wearing a mask, we believe it’s in our community’s best interest to protect one another by covering our mouth and nose while in public. Please continue to social distance and use alternative methods to shop when available, including online shopping with free curbside pickup or using our contactless delivery service. We understand how uncomfortable and inconvenient this change may be, however we felt it was the right thing to do when reviewing all the information available to us. Together we can reopen Marion County for business and join the rest of the state of Oregon in our mission to protect each other and rebuild our economy. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to info@lifesourcenaturalfoods.com. Please refrain from directing any comments to our staff on the floor, since they are also adjusting to this new change as well. Thank you for your cooperation, patience and compassion as we continue to navigate this rapidly evolving and challenging situation.
An important note on face shields: Face shields are primarily used for eye protection for the person wearing it. At this time, it is not known what level of protection a face shield provides to people nearby from the spray of respiratory droplets from the wearer. There is currently not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of face shields for source control. Therefore, CDC does not currently recommend the use of face shields as a substitute for masks.
Dear LifeSource Customers, To help protect the health and safety of our community, LifeSource is requiring that customers and team members wear masks at all times This requirement does not apply to children under the age of 2 or to individuals who are unable to wear a mask or face covering due to a medical condition. This decision was made with the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as our local government in mind. After conducting our own research into the benefits of wearing a mask, we believe it’s in our community’s best interest to protect one another by covering our mouth and nose while in public. Please continue to social distance and use alternative methods to shop when available, including online shopping with free curbside pickup or using our contactless delivery service. We understand how uncomfortable and inconvenient this change may be, however we felt it was the right thing to do when reviewing all the information available to us. Together we can reopen Marion County for business and join the rest of the state of Oregon in our mission to protect each other and rebuild our economy. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to info@lifesourcenaturalfoods.com. Please refrain from directing any comments to our staff on the floor, since they are also adjusting to this new change as well. Thank you for your cooperation, patience and compassion as we continue to navigate this rapidly evolving and challenging situation.
Recommended Studies
- How much protection do face masks offer?
- Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
- The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission
- Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review (Hasn’t been peer reviewed)
- Over 100 Prominent Health Experts Call For Cloth Mask Requirements
- Testing Shows Type of Cloth Used in Homemade Masks Makes a Difference, Doctors Say
- New research is available daily from the CDC and local governments
CDC Recommended Studies
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- Pan X, Chen D, Xia Y, et al. Asymptomatic cases in a family cluster with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Lancet Infectious diseases. 2020. PMID: 32087116 external icon
- Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T, et al. Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19. Jama. 2020. PMID: 32083643 external icon
- Kimball A HK, Arons M, et al. Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020. MMWR Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 2020; ePub: 27 March 2020. PMID: 32240128 external icon
- Wei WE LZ, Chiew CJ, Yong SE, Toh MP, Lee VJ. Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 — Singapore, January 23–March 16, 2020. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020;ePub: 1 April 2020. PMID: 32271722 external icon
- Li R, Pei S, Chen B, et al. Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). Science (New York, NY). 2020. PMID: 32179701 external icon
- Furukawa NW, Brooks JT, Sobel J. Evidence Supporting Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 4]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(7):10.3201/eid2607.201595. Link
- Oran DP, Topol Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 3]. Ann Intern Med. 2020;M20-3012. PMID: 32491919 external icon
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Rapid Expert Consultation on the Possibility of Bioaerosol Spread of SARS-CoV-2 for the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 1, 2020). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25769 external icon.
- Schwartz KL, Murti M, Finkelstein M, et al. Lack of COVID-19 transmission on an international flight. CMAJ. 2020;192(15):E410. PMID: 32392504 external icon
- Anfinrud P, Stadnytskyi V, Bax CE, Bax A. Visualizing Speech-Generated Oral Fluid Droplets with Laser Light Scattering. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 15. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2007800. PMID: 32294341 external icon
- Davies A, Thompson KA, Giri K, Kafatos G, Walker J, Bennett A. Testing the efficacy of homemade masks: would they protect in an influenza pandemic? Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013;7(4):413-8. PMID: 24229526 external icon
- Konda A, Prakash A, Moss GA, Schmoldt M, Grant GD, Guha S. Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks. ACS Nano. 2020 Apr 24. PMID: 32329337 external icon
- Aydin O, Emon B, Saif MTA. Performance of fabrics for home-made masks against spread of respiratory infection through droplets: a quantitative mechanistic study. medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.19.20071779, posted April 24, 2020.
- Ma QX, Shan H, Zhang HL, Li GM, Yang RM, Chen JM. Potential utilities of mask-wearing and instant hand hygiene for fighting SARS-CoV-2. J Med Virol. 2020. PMID: 32232986 external icon
- Leung, N.H.L., Chu, D.K.W., Shiu, E.Y.C. et al.Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks. Nat Med. 2020. PMID: 32371934 external icon
- Johnson DF, Druce JD, Birch C, Grayson ML. A quantitative assessment of the efficacy of surgical and N95 masks to filter influenza virus in patients with acute influenza infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jul 15;49(2):275-7. PMID: 19522650 external icon
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12 Comments
Thank you for deciding to require face masks. I will definitely be shopping more at Lifesource.
Thank you
Terri Toney
Thank you so much Terri, we really appreciate the kind words and look forward to seeing you more often 🙂 – Felipe G., Director of Marketing
Worst decision ever! Com’on Life Source, you guys are smarter than this! I’ve already stopped shopping at Costco for this same decision… you have one thing I can’t get anywhere else but consider all of my additional shopping with you discontinued affective immediately.
Thank you Marjorie for your comment.
We completely understand your decision and hope to see you back after this Pandemic subsides. The decision wasn’t made lightly and we understood the political ramifications of making any type of decision (for or against masks), but a decision was required due to the recent outbreaks in West Salem.
The decision we made was utilitarian, we believe it benefits the most people, even though our team members have to personally sacrifice even more than they already have to continue keeping our community fed.
I want to thank you for directing your comment here and not our team in-store since they’re also adjusting to this new policy. If you have any links or resources that could better educate the management team, I’d love to review those. Thank you Marjorie.
– Felipe G., Director of Marketing.
Thank you to all the staff that sacrifice everyday so we can buy the things we need! I support your decision and will wear my mask for the good of others. Keep up the good work! I appreciate all you do!
Hey Marjorie
No shirt
No shoes
No service
Think of a mask like a shirt for your face
Think of a mask like a burqa or hijab for your face. It’s really about control and subservience. Sorry, I’ll shop where I don’t have to worship Globalist authoritarian organizations like the CDC. This virus, even with all the over-counting of “assumed” C-19 deaths (of which many are actually from other causes and comorbidities), still has a mortality rate on par with a bad seasonal flu.
I’ve been shopping here since the grand opening many years ago. However, I’m with Marjorie on this. I won’t shop here until the insanity stops. I can’t wear a mask because I have a life-long and seemingly very rare condition known as CTS (Critical Thinking Syndrome).
When face masks are not required please post on your website. Until I will not be shopping with you. Sad, because you were my favorite.
Sue,
Thank you for your comment regarding LifeSource policy about masks. We have received many responses to our decision, both positive and negative. As we continue to watch infection numbers rise in Marion county, we will continue this policy until the situation improves significantly. There is a way to shop at LifeSource without having to wear a mask – Click Here For Details!
As always, we appreciate you sharing your concerns.
-LifeSource Natural Foods
No one likes to wear masks, but think of it a Community Service. When you are wearing a mask you are preventing others from exposure. I feel the people who refuse to wear masks are selfish…instead be selfless and protect your community. We all need to work together to control this pandemic.
Is wearing a “mask” required at Natural Grocery on Arapahoe Rd. in Centennial, CO? Because the statement on the door say: By government order a face mask or other suitable face covering is required to be worn while shopping, Customers without face masks or other suitable covering are not allowed inside. I wear a plastic face covering that protect from my forehead to below my chin. So, if that’s not acceptable then you should change the statement at the entrance. Please respond. Thanks
Quetta,
Thank you for your question regarding face shields vs masks. LifeSource is an independent natural food store in Salem Oregon. LifeSource policy regarding face shields and face masks is found here: https://lifesourcenaturalfoods.com/face-shields/
Regarding the policies of the business in Colorado, you would need to contact them by calling the following phone number: (303) 790-0488
If you are ever in Oregon, we welcome your visit to our store!