Furthermore, following that up with "even if science says it increases my risk of contracting a serious virus" means it's not about valuing the health and safety of others, just yourself.
You have probably drawn this line in similar areas in life yourself but were probably not thoughtful about it because the media wasn't shaming you into it.
For me personally, I likely feel similar to him. From all the data I've seen - the vast majority of people - especially the workforce - have very little to worry about personally. The small (but not negligible) fraction of people that have increased risk can often reasonable take their own appropriate extra precautions. Then there is the even smaller fraction that can't reasonable take the precautions that they feel they need - those are the people we should work to support directly. We should be able to do this without broad, sweeping measures that are just completely not necessary for the direct benefit of most people.