Bystander Intervention
Covid-19 Edition
Episode 4
[Image of a large house with a bench in the yard. Some litter is on the ground and trashcans are by the porch.]
Bystander Intervention: “COVID’s not that big of a deal anyway.”
[Image of interior living room in house. Two male students are sitting in armchairs talking.]
[Student A speaks] “I’m so over this pandemic. A friend of mine got COVID and said it wasn’t that bad.”
[Student B speaks] “Yeah, I’m sick of it too. But you still don’t want to get it. I know a guy who got really sick from it and still doesn’t feel normal after two months.”
[Student A speaks] “Yeah, but I’m healthy. So, I’d be okay.”
[Student B shakes head and speaks] “Dude – you can’t know that. Even if you’re healthy you can get pretty sick. And you could pass it along to someone who could get it bad. So don’t risk it.”
The mindset “I’m young so I don’t care about COVID-19” helps no one.
Many younger people report lingering symptoms even after they recover from COVID-19.
So stay safe for yourself and for other people.
Remember:
Mask up. [Image of a person wearing a mask appears.]
Wash up. [Image of hands under running water appears.]
Keep your distance from people you don’t live with [Image of double sided arrow appears.]
And avoid groups. [Image of a silhouetted group of people with a circle with a line through it appears.]
Get vaccinated. [Image of a syringe appears.]
As soon as it’s available to you.
Everyone has a role to play to protect our community. [An infographic is displayed showing the various roles everyone has to play to protect their community.]
Wash hands.
Wear a mask.
Maintain physical distance.
Mask up.
Back up.
Wash up.
Daily check up.
The mask goes over the nose!
Brought to you by the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives @ Cornell Health.