Show Respect to Others: Wear A Mask in Public

Source: Richmond Times Dispatch

Congratulations to my VCU colleague Dr. Alan Dow on a recent opinion essay published In the Richmond Times Dispatch. The essay, Masks- a new sign of respect, is available here.

Masks are worn in public for source control, to minimize respiratory viral droplet emission, thereby reducing the risk of contagion.  Face masks are critical non pharmacologic interventions to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV2. 

To go unmasked in public, particularly in closed spaces, is disrespectful and devoid of  altruism.