Response to COVID-19

I am very concerned about how people are responding to safety precautions relating to the COVID-19 virus. I understand that no one, including me, wants their personal rites curtailed or imposed upon. I also understand the importance of safe social practices. I am not sure why wearing a mask to protect you and me is a violation of my personal rights. I am not sure why keeping a 6 foot distance in public is a violation of my personal rights. I understand that people want to be able to negotiate themselves in public as they want and may not want their public personal interactions limited. But, why would I want to put someone else in danger. As citizens of the United States, we resist restrictions on our lives. But do we feel safer flying in airplanes with the inconveniences of TSA inspections? Do people feel safer having been educated about safe sex practices and other ways to avoid infection by HIV? I want our economy to survive. I want public education to be available to everyone who needs it. But more importantly, I want you and I to wake up tomorrow morning, alive, alert, and able to function without medical support. You tell me, what is more important.