My mask and me

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A Dublin teenager living with cystic fibrosis has spoken of the importance of people wearing face coverings to help protect the vulnerable in our society. Benat Broderick's tweet saying there was "no excuse" for not wearing a face covering went viral on Twitter earlier this month. The 16-year-old was motivated to write the tweet when "seeing online people using excuses" for not wearing face coverings. In his tweet, Benat wrote: "I wear my mask and I have cystic fibrosis. There are times I find breathing difficult and I still wear a mask. I have have had low oxygen levels due to my disease and I still wore a mask. "I wear a mask to help protect you. Please wear your mask to help protect me. No excuse." Benat understands "it's difficult to change and put something over your face" but feels but it is "something that we can overcome." Keep up to date with all the latest Irish and international news and current affairs with http://www.rte.ie/news Follow us on twitter @rtenews and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rtenews

Published 2020-07-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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