TORONTO - A plea by health officials to resume masking in Ontario and Quebec is a tall order that is unlikely to take hold without a significant culture shift, say observers who point to pandemic fatigue, mixed messages and divisive politics as likely hurdles. She notes that many people abandoned masks altogether after most pandemic precautions were lifted earlier this year. “People are just so tired of public health directives,” says Lang. Turney McKee of the Montreal-based consultancy group Decision Lab was skeptical that “a mere recommendation” would be enough to drive the adoption needed to mitigate public health risks. “And when we see everyone else around us starting to stop, the social influence can be very potent.”However, that’s not to say this public health plea is completely powerless.

Source: thestar November 16, 2022 01:00 UTC