This is a letter I wrote to the Vt. Governor’s office: I am writing this email to ask if you would consider making the wearing of masks mandatory inside of stores, public transportation, and other public enclosed environments. Here is my reasoning and some thoughts: • It is now known that COVID-19 can linger much longer in the air, and travel further via lighter bioaerosols (vs. heavier droplets) — lingering literally for hours and as far as 25 feet or more. Touch contagion is worrisome, but infection by a … (read more)