An open letter to my peers partying on the beach (Opinion)
CNNEditor’s Note: Annika Olson is the assistant director of policy research at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at the University of Texas at Austin and a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project. There’s even some reporting to indicate that some young people see an opportunity for travel deals – unconscionable, given that experts say we should all act as if we have the virus. Let’s say one – just one – person had the novel coronavirus and gave it to just two other people. Some young people who contract Covid-19 may never get physically sick – but they can still pass it to many others who will. We’ll get back to brunches and concerts once we’ve taken action, flattened the curve and shared social media posts about the importance of young people laying low.