William Petri, immunologist and professor of medicine at the University of Virginia reminds us that our individual behavior affects not only our own health, but that of others. These are just careful common sense, in a sense they shouldn’t even have to be stated:
— correlate level of risk-taking to data on incidence of new COVID-19 infections in the community
— extra caution if you or those with whom you will visit have risk factors for severe infection, such as age >65 or serious medical conditions
— attentiveness to knowledge about the virus’ modes of transmission
— mask-wearing, avoidance of touching surfaces, avoidance of touching face, frequent handwashing
— staying outdoors, limiting time indoors with others, social distancing
— mask wearing, avoidance of venturing out and risking infecting others if experiencing fever, cough or other symptoms of a viral syndrome
— Via The Conversation