Now, doctors are disagreeing over the value of reintroducing masking mandates to help curb the spread of infection, according to CTV News .
The former scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 science table, Dr. Fahad Razak, told CTV that the unprecedented viral infections validates putting mask mandates in public settings. Those settings include masking in health-care facilities, grocery stores and public transit.
“The reason I think it’s the right time to start mask mandates now is because we have very few options,” he said, adding that encouraging vaccination should also be part of tactics to control the spread. Razak also spoke to the concerns over hospital staff shortages and limited capacity for patients across Canada.
In contrast, CTV reports, Dr. Jeffrey Pernica, infectious disease specialist and associate professor in pediatric medicine at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont., isn’t behind reintroducing mask mandates beyond health-care settings. He is especially concerned about mask mandates for children and questions the benefit of masking again in schools.
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