'Positive step' to make mask-wearing voluntary
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'Positive step' to make mask-wearing voluntary
'Positive step' to make mask-wearing voluntary
While some public health เกมสล็อต experts have urged caution over removing mandatory
mask-wearing in England, others are more relaxed about the prospect.
Prof Paul Hunter, an expert in health protection at the University of East Anglia, says he
is fine with lifting the restriction - although he adds there are times when people may
wish to take extra care.
"What I would say is that if you are in a vulnerable group and are going into a crowded
indoor environment then it is sensible to still wear one, at least whilst infection rates are
high.
"Also, if you are visiting a very vulnerable individual indoors when Covid is common in
the community, then I would wear one for their protection, even though I have been
fully vaccinated."
Prof Robert Dingwall, a sociologist, says it is a "positive step" to make mask-wearing
voluntary.
"The benefits of masks have always been uncertain because the quality of
the evidence in both directions is so weak.
"Any benefit has probably been quite small, or it would have been obvious even from
weak studies."
He adds that any positive needs to be offset by the negative effect masks have had
such as the impact on children's learning and interactions with adults and on people
with communication issues.
However, Prof Calum Semple, a member of the government's Scientific Advisory
Group for Emergencies, said he would probably continue to wear a mask in some
settings.
The professor of child health and outbreak medicine added: "But it's got to be
remembered that the mask-wearing is primarily to stop transmission rather than
acquisition.
"So it's people that have got symptoms, who should really be staying at home, that are
going to be the risk here, rather than the people walking around who are double-
vaccinated. They're far less at risk" |
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