—Kayla Louis, Ames, Iowa We can create something good! One positive outcome would be this ongoing change in attitude: If you’re sick with a contagious respiratory illness such as a cold, flu or viral pneumonia (not to mention COVID-19, which requires quarantine), don’t go to school or work, if at all possible. Stay at home. If you must go out when you’re sick, wear a mask: It’s the right thing to do. If everyone lived this way, far fewer of us would get sick in the first place, let alone become so ill that we wind up in a hospital or even die as a result. Pass it on, readers!
