How to respond to this pandemic has never been as simple as choosing to risk contracting COVID-19 or go out of business.
And the damage from those promoting this false dichotomy is that it works to portray those who prioritize the public’s health as being against those concerned about their pocketbooks.
But the two groups are not mutually exclusive. Business owners need their employees to be healthy, after all, and want their establishments to be safe places to do business.