First: Not wearing a mask sends the message that it’s OK not to wear a mask, even in a place where medical authorities order the wearing of masks. That’s bad. And irresponsible. (2/5)— Richard Primus (@Richard_Primus) April 28, 2020
I wish the Mayo Clinic had just said he couldn’t come in. Sorry, Mr. VP: we don’t let unmasked people into the operating theater, and right now we don’t let them in at all. Surely you understand that. (4/5)— Richard Primus (@Richard_Primus) April 28, 2020
I get that it takes courage to bar entry to the VP. But the absence of that courage, in a hundred little ways, is what lets people who don’t respect the rules become a law unto themselves. I wish Mayo had modeled the right behavior. (5/5)— Richard Primus (@Richard_Primus) April 28, 2020