Graham, Donna
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From: Leah Donahue <missrose41007@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 9:27 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Mask Order: In Favor
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To Whom it May Concern,
Good morning. I'm writing in support of the recommendation to wear masks while in public.
As many of you are aware, the warm months are coming and we have been under quarantine for months now.
People are starting to feel restless and the re-opening of some places allows for more areas of congregation.
Caution fatigue sets in. People are tired of consistently being cautious and start to take back some normalcy,
regardless of how safe or not. We border the third highest state of confirmed cases, now close to 87,000, and
many of them cross into Nashua to grocery shop, get gas, avoid MA tax, etc. There is the opportunity to be
proactive against obvious and pressing risk here.
People's choice to wear a mask doesn't just effect them, as you all know. If their lack of care to wear a mask
exposes others prior to obvious symptoms setting in, the risk is greater and deadlier than their feelings on
whether a government should tell them to caution in certain ways.
All in all, I certainly see the benefit in people wearing masks in public to proatively keep Nashua's numbers low
and protect our citizens, even as the debate continues in the World Health Organization.
Thanks for reading,
Leah Donahue
