In many corners of the country, Americans are being told in-person voting is dangerous because of the coronavirus. This is especially true, we hear, for senior citizens who are most at-risk of contracting the virus and suffering its gravest consequences.
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To suggest voting in-person is a matter of life and death, as some argue, is simply naive and nonsensical. We should not be sacrificing our right to vote just because we are in the middle of a pandemic, especially during an election as consequential as this one.
We also need to remember that the COVID-19 situation is better now than it was six months ago. As new statistics reveal themselves, it has become clear that we are winning the battle, albeit gradually.
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Read the full op-ed on Tennessean by Dr. Christine Hoffman is a practicing physician in Tennessee and a partner of the Job Creators Network Foundation. She resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.