The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that most adults and children wear cloth masks or face coverings in public places and around people other than fellow household members, especially when social distancing is impossible. This recommendation — not to mention widespread public mask mandates in more than a dozen states and hundreds of cities across the United States — recognizes that cloth face coverings can reduce the spread of larger respiratory droplets that can contain harmful viruses and bacteria, per the CDC. Wearing a mask when you’re out is one of the easiest, most effective steps you can take to reduce the spread of the virus responsible for COVID-19 in your community.Make…