Some #COVID19 facts: It was not created in a lab or part of a Big Pharma plot. It is not a hoax to embarrass Trump. (He is doing fine on that score all by himself.) It won't go away in the warm weather. The UN, WHO, China or the Illuminati aren't using it to take over the world.

Wearing masks do not take away your freedom, are not a sign of slavery, not a media plot to create fear, nor will they cause you to suffocate. Your freedoms do not extend to potentially making other people sick. Those on government emergency assistance are not lazy or stupid.

Businesses wanting to reopen are not greedy. Science is not a fool's errand. Data matters. Facts matter. Pie in the sky promises, snake oil cures, faith healing, con artists and deliberate misinformation are the enemy here, not people trying to understand what is happening.

The virus is real. It can make many very ill. It does kill. Frontline workers are risking themselves for our sakes. Warm weather is not an excuse to behave irresponsibly. Suffering is not an excuse to score political points. There is no transgression that is a means to an end.

Vaccines are not evil. They do not contain microchips. They do not cause autism. They are our best weapons against pandemics and a grand human achievement. A vaccine will be our best way out of this crisis.

The pandemic will not last forever. Times are hard. But the crisis will end. Until then, be safe, be kind and be smart.
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