Target, Kroger, Walgreens, Walmart mandate masks: COVID-19 Outbreak.

Seeing this several places: Target, Kroger, Walgreens, Walmart mandate masks. With the COVID-19 outbreak many companies are or will be mandating masks. First and foremost, don’t go into a store and take it out on the employees. The employees don’t have anything to do with it. For everyone up in arms a private company can do this. People have the right not to wear a mask, and a company has the right to refuse service to those who won’t wear a mask. Think of it like this. No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask, No Service. This is from the Washington Post: Top nine brick-and-mortar retailers now require coronavirus masks in U.S. stores.

Not sure how it is working at all stores but for those who won’t wear a mask you can do curbside pickup, Instacart, online order, etc. For those who can’t wear a mask you may want to call the store before going there thinking you will be able to go in without a mask. And if you are one of those that don’t have a medical reason not to wear a mask, but bring up ADA and HIPAA, this type of behavior hurts the people who do have disabilities. Please don’t do this.

COVID-19 and Mask Mandate Information

Quotes about Masks

CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield. “Cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus – particularly when used universally within a community setting. All Americans have a responsibility to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.” ~Dr. Robert R. Redfield, CDC Director.
“There is increasing evidence through comparisons of what’s happening in different countries and in different states, in terms of mask usage and mandates, that masks help slow transmission of COVID-19. Of course, it would be ideal if everyone had access to high-quality masks, but masks do not have to be 100% effective to reduce one’s exposure to virus. At this point, any reduction helps. I think it is becoming clear that the benefits to wearing face coverings outweigh any downsides.” ~Linsey Marr, PhD
“I’m all for masks.” ~President Trump
“If a company is mandating masks and you won’t wear a mask, then shop somewhere else. It is very simple. Don’t take it out on their employees, they are just there working. It is your right not to wear a mask, and it is a company’s right to refuse service to those that won’t wear a mask. Don’t trample on a company’s rights.” ~Dave Waters
“It is a person’s right not to wear a mask. Just like it is the right of a company to refuse service to those who won’t wear a mask.
“I think the biggest thing with COVID now that shapes all of this guidance on masks is that we can’t tell who’s infected. You can’t look in a crowd and say, oh, that person should wear mask. There’s a lot of asymptomatic infection, so everybody has to wear a mask.” ~Peter Chin-Hong, MD
“I’m a believer in masks, I think masks are good.” ~President Trump