Thread by @purplemamabear

#NorthDakota is #3 in the rate of increased cases. Sadly not impressed with #NDSmart. I highly doubt there will be a mask mandate. I know the belief is 2 encourage those around to do the right thing and #MaskUpND yet many of ND leaders are not actively demonstrating this 1/

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Many places implemented temperature checks and people have willingly gone along, yet somehow asking people to wear masks is a ‘civil liberties’ issue. Continued research supports that this is one ☝🏼 of the best ways to 🛑 the spread, yet out & about the majority 2/

of individuals are not doing this. Even in the Capitol people are NOT masking up. You walk through the halls and our legislators our ‘leaders’ most often do NOT have masks on. It’s NOT a matter of recovering or death. There IS an third outcome that people and I contend 3/

ND government leaders are NOT talking about, the inds that have complications from #COVID; heart issues, kidney issues, issues similar to ME as well as a host of others. In ND there are inds trying to learning to swallow again due to the impacts of #COVID. Masks are 4/

a simple strategy to decrease spread AND the research continues to support it, actually the research is pointing to this being one of best strategies. Standing six feet apart wo masks is bring called into question now due to how spread. Why can we not unite & #MaskUpND 5/