America's top doctor wants public health experts to stop shaming people who aren't wearing masks. Here's how he's trying to get Americans onboard with stopping the pandemic.

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• Surgeon General Jerome Adams said "shaming does not work" when it comes to getting people to follow public health advice, including the advice to social distance and wear masks. 
• Adams said he was "disappointed" to see public health officials resort to "just out-and-out shaming" to get Americans to comply with coronavirus prevention. 
• Instead, he thinks officials should take the time to help people understand why they should take the recommendations and what the dangers are if they don't. 
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams doesn't think that shaming people is the best way to get them to wear masks or practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. 

"I will be frank with you: I've been a little bit surprised — and to a degree disappointed — in how many of my colleagues across the country have resorted to just out-and-out shaming," he told Business Insider in an interview Friday, though he didn't name names.  

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