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Buzz Aldrin knows a thing or two about quarantines.
After returning from the Moon in 1969, Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins spent 21 days in quarantine to prevent the spread of any contagions they might have brought back from the lunar surface.
Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, I spoke with Aldrin on Tuesday by telephone. He is at home, hunkering down, and doing fine health-wise. Aldrin turned 90 years old in January, and at this age, he is in the very highest of risk categories for COVID-19.
“Buzz, what are you doing to protect yourself from the coronavirus?” I asked.
“Lying on my ass and locking the door,” he replied, without hesitating.
Buzz Aldrin, ladies and gentlemen. A national treasure.