Our experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center strongly encourage the public to continue following COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC. That includes wearing an appropriate face mask and staying physically distant, while keeping home gatherings as minimal as possible. We have created social media assets for you to download and share with your followers in an effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. When sharing, please include the hashtags #InThisTogetherOhio and #TogetherAsBuckeyes and tag us at @OSUWexMed on Twitter and Instagram. 

#MaskUp facts - Share on your social media profiles:

FACT: Face masks can reduce our risk of spreading COVID-19 by as much as 85%.

FACT: If 95% of Americans wore masks in public for five months, we could save as many as 130,000 lives.

FACT: If 95% of Ohioans wore masks in public for four months, we could save as many as 2,000 lives in Ohio.

FACT: If 95% of central Ohioans wore masks in public for four months, we could save more than 500 lives in the Columbus area.

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