We are not going to run out of most groceries. The primary advantage of stocking up is to make it possible to stay home. If you don't have Covid-19, staying ho

We are not going to run out of most groceries. The primary advantage of stocking up is to make it possible to stay home. If you don't have Covid-19, staying home limits your risk of getting it and then passing it on. If you do catch it, having enough supplies to manage a mild case at home also limits the likelihood of passing it on. As long as community transmission is low in your area, stocking up today in order to be able to stay home for the next couple of weeks seems to make sense. This is a collective fight. The average person can aid the global effort through the simple effort of avoiding in-person human contact. (Reaching out electronically can help us feel connected, too!)