I agree that wearing a mask for a few more months is not that difficult. Do masks really help? The “Ask Marilyn” column in the Parade magazine today makes a lot of sense. She says, “Say we have 100 people, one of whom is sick, and one mask is available. Who should wear the mask? Obviously, the sick person. In short, a mask worn by a sick person benefits many, but a mask worn by a healthy person benefits only one. It’s also obvious that the more people wear masks, the better for all. Again, why? We don’t know who may be sick.”
There are many people who do not show any symptoms of COVID but actually have it. These are the people that can give it to the rest of us if they do not mask. During the period that they have the virus prior to any symptoms showing, which could be from 5-14 days, think of all the people they could transmit the virus to. Wearing a mask is not that difficult and it could save the lives of your relatives and friends.
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