'This is about us learning, not about becoming vigilantes with each other, but about building a way that we are actively interested in preventing infecting one another,' Dr. Atul Gawande told CNBC.
, stressed that it takes time to build a culture in which wearing a mask and measures such as frequent hand washing are a priority. But he said it must be done.
"The challenge is that our culture, our discussion in American life right now is about freedom versus safety, leave me alone or keep me safe," Gawande said. "We overcame this in the health-care sector by saying, 'I want to come to work every day never wanting to infect anybody else.' I never want to cause someone else to be in the morgue."
Gawande said he has so far been impressed with the number of people he sees in public wearing masks. But he said it has varied community by community. "The ones that are going to see the burst of infections, guess what? They're going to change," he said. "This is about us learning, not about becoming vigilantes with each other, but about building a way that we are actively interested in preventing infecting one another."
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