This is a reminder to those of you who seem to have forgotten your masks since “going green” to continue wearing your face covering into the store and not below your nose — or even worse, not at all. The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing a cloth face covering when social distancing is difficult to maintain, like in grocery stores and pharmacies.

It is selfish to not protect others from your possible asymptomatic spread of covid-19. I do my part and wear my mask in public to protect you, and I’d appreciate you wearing yours to protect me.

I understand the information was controversial when the covid-19 pandemic began and we were told not to wear masks, but now studies have shown significant transmission from asymptomatic people’s droplets spread by talking, coughing and sneezing.

Wearing a mask is uncomfortable. I get it. I am a nurse and wear a mask for an entire 12-hour shift — not to protect myself, but to protect my vulnerable patients. If our area has a surge of cases requiring us to return to the “red phase,” we can partially thank all of you who stopped wearing masks.

Kassie Thompson

Murrysville

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