Be a patriot. Wear a mask.

In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy famously said, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

These days, the answer should be simple: Wear a mask. Or, at least it would be if not for people prolonging this nation’s pandemic agony by refusing to wear one.

For most, this will likely be a July 4 unlike any other, one without family gatherings, backyard barbecues with friends, or beach parties. Yet far too many will still carry on and crowd together as if coronavirus is yesterday’s news.

If these recent record-shattering days prove anything, it’s that while some thought we were done with COVID-19, it isn’t close to being done with us. Still, many will celebrate by forgoing the most effective means of slowing the virus’s spread — wearing a mask over the nose and mouth.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/be-a-patriot-wear-a-mask/ar-BB16hN9V?ocid=NL_ENUS_A2_20200705_2_3